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[dodi4200]

hi all i have asmall questions but im really wanna to know the answer.
-wat is the difference between the new bnsf GE ES44DC and the AC powered locos in bnsf ?
-also i saw anew version of union pacific called GE ES44AC so wat is the
differene between this version and GE AC4400CW-CTE ?
-also i wanna know the weight of the BIG BOY loco 4-8-8-4.
-also is METRA trains runs only in chicago and why?
-wheres the METRO LINK trains run in the US?
-also i heared that TGV trains runs in america can i know where is they run?
-how many maximum number of cars can the BIG BOY loco pull?
-does MONTANA RAIL LINK company just use SD40-2 and SD40-2XR locos?
im really wanna know the answers for these small question and i think that all my brothers here in this great website will help me (mohamed)

[Joe]

1. ES44ACs and DCs are the newest General Electric locomotives, they each have a GEVO 12 Cylinder engine that produces 4400 horsepower. The difference is ES44ACs have an alternator that supplies power to the traction motors, while ES44DCs have a generator that supplies power to the traction motors.
2. Union Pacific ES44ACs are just like BNSF ES44ACs, they have a GEVO 12 engine that supplies power to an alternator that powers the traction motors. The AC4400CW-CTE is a slightly older version that has a 16-cylinder GE 7FDL engine, which produces 4400 Horsepower. The CTE designates special computer software in the locomotive.
3. Big Boys weigh(ed) 1.2 million pounds (1,200,000 LBs) with tender.
4. Metra trains only run in Chicago because Metra is the commuter railroad of Chicago, serving many suburbs on 12 railroad lines, most of them freight-owned lines.
5. Metrolink is the commuter railroad of Los Angeles, California.
6. TGV trains do not run in America, however, similar "bullet trains," called Acelas do run in the Northeastern USA. They operate on the electrified Northeast Corridor, and are owned by Amtrak.
7. I'm not sure how many cars a Big Boy can pull, but I've heard that one could pull a 5-mile long train on level track (however, they were used in the Rocky Mountains and probably never hauled trains that long.)
8. Montana Rail Link owns mostly only SD40-2s because it makes maintenence a whole lot easier, only having one type of locomotive to maintain. However, they have ordered 13 EMD SD70ACes which will soon be delivered. A full roster can be foound here: http://www.its.caltech.edu/~timharri/mrl.html#Power_Roster_and_Pictures_of_MRL_Motive_P ower

[Guilford350]

1. ES44ACs and DCs are the newest General Electric locomotives, they each have a GEVO 12 Cylinder engine that produces 4400 horsepower. The difference is ES44ACs have an alternator that supplies power to the traction motors, while ES44DCs have a generator that supplies power to the traction motors.

Slight correction here- Both models use altenators. ES44AC's have an AC traction system. ES44DC's have a DC traction system.

[dodi4200]

thanks guys for the replies and i have another small question
is there is atype in the americans locos called GE C18-7I?
this type runs here in egypt i heared dat this type is from america but sorry its abad one GN and HENSCHEL locos are best than it but i donot think that this type is run in the american railways.
also this type broke down alot
waiting for yur replaies
mohamed

[dodi4200]

and here is alink for the this type of locos caught in the central cairo station in egypt
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=88706
you can notice that there is no hand rails and no couplers just hocks and shoks waiting for yuors replays
mohamed

[J]

thanks guys for the replies and i have another small question
is there is atype in the americans locos called GE C18-7I?
this type runs here in egypt i heared dat this type is from america but sorry its abad one GN and HENSCHEL locos are best than it but i donot think that this type is run in the american railways.
also this type broke down alot
waiting for yur replaies
mohamed


Older GE's (before "Dash 7") had a poorer reputation in the US as well. A mechanical department friend of mine said that the GE traction motor and generator were superior to EMD but the control systems and the older FDL engines were problematic.

SP had bought the first production low-nose U25B's in 1962 and they were pretty much side lined by the late 1970's. SP had a successful GP9 rebuild program underway and decided to remanufacture two U25s that were ditting on a dead line. The resulting U25BE (Electrical upgrade) was a good unit but too expensive to replicate. They spent their lives around Los Angeles in local service.
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=100011

A similar experiment was the three U25B's that Morrison Knudson rebuilt into TE-70-4's. The GE traction motors and main generator remained but the GE diesel was replaced by a Sulzer engine. These units had a number of novel features such as hydraulically-powered radiator fans but were not as successful as the U25BE's and only worked a few years.
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=93852

[dodi4200]

thanks j for the information
i wanna to know the version of the train and its pic is attached to the replay .
also i wanna to know awebsite which is easy in dealing with it for the EMD EXPORT locos as i can from it know alot of information about the locos which runs here in my country also i wanna to know if you are using adigital camera for catching trains pictures or not ? and if not which kind you are using ?
thanks ( j ) mohamed
see my pix at www.everythingtrains.org
http://members.cox.net/hughes450/Page30.html
and here is the pic of the train

[J]

I'm not familair with the equipment shown in your message. Looks similiar to the experimental Alstom/Bombardier turbine locomotive built for the US.

http://www.trainscan.com/news/scan/s0211/jettrain.html

Here is EMD's current website dealing with European equipment.
http://www.gmemd.com/eu/home/

I have an Olympus 35mm SLR camera but haven't used it in years.

[dodi4200]

ok j thanks for the replay
i wanna to know are you like huge yards ? if so i wanna to know yur favourite one . im also like them we alot of huge yards here in egypt in some cities like cairo - alexandria and tanta and i will attach some pix now for you to see them the first one in cairo and the other three in tanta (notice tanta central yard is about 40KM from my city) also i wanna to tell u that parts that u will see for the yards are very small parts compared to the overall size of the yard so you can imagine how will the overall volume will be like.
also i wanna to tell you that in tanta central yard you can see atrain every 4mintues and maximum time between 2 trains is 10 mintues.
i hope that you enjoy the pix (mohamed)

[WAP7]

thanks j for the information
i wanna to know the version of the train and its pic is attached to the replay .
also i wanna to know awebsite which is easy in dealing with it for the EMD EXPORT locos as i can from it know alot of information about the locos which runs here in my country also i wanna to know if you are using adigital camera for catching trains pictures or not ? and if not which kind you are using ?
thanks ( j ) mohamed
see my pix at www.everythingtrains.org
http://members.cox.net/hughes450/Page30.html
and here is the pic of the train
which place is this? just quizzing, and also those in the link provided.
thanks
WAP7

[dodi4200]

thanks wap7 for the replay

the train in the pic is the turbo train that running between cairo and alexandria in egypt at aspeed of about 160km per hour without any stopping at any stations in the route also all the pix in the links is for the egyptian railways as iam egyptian i hope that u enjoy them and also u can find some cool pix of the yards at the replay that is before yur replay.

thanks again for the replay and enjoy yur time (mohamed)

[dodi4200]

thanks wap7 for the replay

the train in the pic is the turbo train that runs in egypt between cairo and alex central stations with out any stopping at any stations .
it take this huge distance in about 2hours and 10 mintues
also all of the pix in the links are for egyptian railways as iam egyptian i hope that u enjoy them and i have more for another types

thanks again for the replay and have anice time (mohamed)

[dodi4200]

sorry man for the doubled replay as there was aproblem with the site at this time (mohamed)

[WAP7]

sorry man for the doubled replay as there was aproblem with the site at this time (mohamed)
thanks for sharing!!! we have a similar site about Indian Railways. Feel free to visit www.irfca.org. My "avataar" photo has been taken from there.
rgds
WAP7

[dodi4200]

hey man its really great website i really like it
but sorry we donot have any websites for egyptian railways but im trying with afriend to make one with aorganization called FREA (friends of egyptian railways and arab world) and i think that u will find agood work in this summer for the railways in egypt
also if u wanna ask me any questions u can feel free to ask and i will replay to u as soon as i can .
mohamed

[dodi4200]

its really nice website and i will visit it alot of times
and u can ask me at anytime for anything that u wanna to know about egyptian railways and i will replay to as soon as i can

(mohamed)

[WAP7]

hi there,
if you want you can join the mailing list of that website. The mailing list is administered by Yahoogroups, and we have more than 2000 fans over there. It is open to foreign enthusiasts, although it make take you time to blend as topics are restricted to Indian Railways. Maybe folks over there might help you getting started with your own Egyptian site. Here is the link to recent uploads
http://www.irfca.org/photos/recent.php
cheers!!
WAP7

[dodi4200]

really cool one im also looking for seeing some more pix for indian railways from u and i wanna to know wat is the type of signals system there mechanic or electric we have the 2 types here in egypt.
also i wanna to know which type of gauge does indian railways use
here in egypt we have the standard gauge(1423mm) so wat about india
hope to hear soon from u
(mohamed)

[WAP7]

hi there,
i won't be able to provide you info about technical specifications, as I am more of interested in operations and routes etc. But you can get all the info of the very well compiled FAQ provided on that site
http://www.irfca.org/faq/index.html
As for guage, mostly we have "broad guage", whatever remaining "meter guage" is rapidly being converted into former. We too have some stretches of "narrow guage" like the Darjeeling Himalalyan Railway, which has been declared World Heritage Site by UN. Hence cannot be changed/upgraded. We have fair amoung of doubling of lines and electrification on almost all major routes.
Feel free to visit that FAQ site, you'll find a lot of information over there.
Looking forward to more of photos of your home country.
thanks
WAP7(my username is one of the new high speed electric loco over there)