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Central Branch. LIRR #408 ( EMD DE30AC) leads an eastbound service on the Central Branch in West Babylon in 2012. The Central Branch is a rail line owned and operated by the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) in the U.S. state of New York, extending from 40.734°N 73.470°W just east of Bethpage station to 40.696°N 73.341°W just west of Babylon ...
EMD 12N-710G3B-EC: RPM range: 434–904: Engine type: 45° V12, two stroke cycle: Aspiration: Mechanically-assisted Turbocharger: Displacement: 8,520 cu in (139.6 L) Alternator: EMD TA12-QBE: Traction motors: 4 × Siemens 1TB2624-0TA02 720 hp (540 kW) Cylinders: 12: Cylinder size: 710 cu in (11.63 L) Transmission: AC-DC-AC: MU working: Yes ...
Ordered by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority for use on the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR), the cars began to enter revenue service in 1997. The rail cars are pulled and pushed by EMD DE30AC and DM30AC dual-mode (diesel and electric) locomotives. The C3 cars are powered by 480 V AC head-end power supplied from the locomotive.
OYSTER BAY, NY — The Long Island Rail Road has plans to run a retro-fitted train with a battery along the Oyster Bay line in a test run to determine if an electric train can eliminate diesel ...
EMD DE30AC: 1997–1999 400–423 3,000 horsepower (2,200 kW) 423 converted from DM30AC 507; EMD DM30AC: 1997–1999 500–502, 504–506, 508–510, 512–522 3,000 horsepower (2,200 kW) Dual mode for operation into New York Penn Station; 503 and 511 were wrecked and retired; 507 converted into DE30AC and renumbered 423; EMD SW1001: 1977 100-107
Those tunnels would connect to a new train line running underneath Third Avenue, giving commuters access to Lower Manhattan and Downtown Brooklyn, where they could transfer to the LIRR at Atlantic ...
The EMD GP38-2 is an American four-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors, Electro-Motive Division. Part of the EMD Dash 2 line, the GP38-2 was an upgraded version of the earlier GP38. Power is provided by an EMD 645E 16-cylinder engine, which generates 2,000 horsepower (1.5 MW).
EMD 12-567B: 2,400 hp (1,789 kW) TR6: 1950–1953 12 B-B+B-B Cow-calf: Dual EMD 8-567B: 1,600 hp (1,193 kW) SW1: 1939–1953 661 B-B: EMD 6-567 or 6-567A 600 hp (447 kW) SW7: 1949–1951 489 B-B: EMD 12-567A: 1,200 hp (895 kW) SW8: 1950–1954 373 B-B: EMD 8-567B: 800 hp (600 kW) DH2: 1953 1 B-B: EMD 8-567B: 800 hp (600 kW) SW9: 1950–1953 815 ...
Retired from Metro North and ConnDOT, some in service in museums and excursion trains. The EMD FL9 (New Haven Class EDER-5) is a model of electro-diesel locomotive, capable of operating either as a traditional diesel-electric locomotive or as an electric locomotive powered from a third rail.
HICKSVILLE, NY — The Long Island Rail Road has rolled out upgrades to its notification system — allowing passengers to view real-time information on platform screens, hear updated ...