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| Power type | Straight electric |
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| Builder | General Electric |
| Build date | 1972 – 1976; 1982 – 1983 |
| Total production | 73 |
| AAR wheel arr. | C-C |
| Gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8½ in) |
| Length | 70 ft (21. GE Transportation, formerly known as GE Rail, is a division of General Electric GE Technology Infrastructure (which also includes GE Aircraft Engine The AAR wheel arrangement system is a method of classifying locomotive (or unit Wheel arrangements that was developed by the Association of American Railroads. The AAR wheel arrangement system is a method of classifying locomotive (or unit Wheel arrangements that was developed by the Association of American Railroads. Rail gauge is the distance between the inner sides of the two parallel rails that make up a railway track. 33 m) |
| Locomotive weight | 193. 5 tons (387,000 lb, 175,698 kg) |
| Electric system(s) | 11,000 V AC, 25 Hz 11,000-13,500 V AC, 60 Hz 25,000 V AC, 60 Hz 50,000 V AC, 60 Hz |
| Curent collection method | Overhead AC |
| Top speed | 90 mph (145 km/h) |
| Power output | 6,000 hp (4. The pound or pound-mass (abbreviation lb, lbm, or sometimes in the United States #) is a unit of Mass Railway electrification supplies electrical energy to railway Locomotives and Multiple units so they can operate without having a Reciprocating The volt (symbol V) is the SI derived unit of electric Potential difference or Electromotive force. An alternating current ( AC) is an Electric current whose direction reverses cyclically as opposed to Direct current, whose direction remains constant The hertz (symbol Hz) is a measure of Frequency, informally defined as the number of events occurring per Second. The volt (symbol V) is the SI derived unit of electric Potential difference or Electromotive force. An alternating current ( AC) is an Electric current whose direction reverses cyclically as opposed to Direct current, whose direction remains constant The hertz (symbol Hz) is a measure of Frequency, informally defined as the number of events occurring per Second. The volt (symbol V) is the SI derived unit of electric Potential difference or Electromotive force. An alternating current ( AC) is an Electric current whose direction reverses cyclically as opposed to Direct current, whose direction remains constant The hertz (symbol Hz) is a measure of Frequency, informally defined as the number of events occurring per Second. The volt (symbol V) is the SI derived unit of electric Potential difference or Electromotive force. An alternating current ( AC) is an Electric current whose direction reverses cyclically as opposed to Direct current, whose direction remains constant The hertz (symbol Hz) is a measure of Frequency, informally defined as the number of events occurring per Second. An alternating current ( AC) is an Electric current whose direction reverses cyclically as opposed to Direct current, whose direction remains constant (For the South African airport with IATA code "KMH" see Johan Pienaar Airport. 48 MW) |
| Career | Black Mesa & Lake Powell Amtrak New Jersey Transit Navajo Mine Railroad Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México Texas Utilities Deseret-Western Railway |
| Number | BM&LP 6000-6007 AMT 950-975 (Original) NdeM EA001-EA039 |
| Locale | Kayenta, AZ - Page, AZ Amtrak's Northeast Corridor Mexico City-Irapuato (Planned) |
The GE E60 is a C-C electric locomotive made by GE Transportation Systems. The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Doing business as Amtrak, is a Government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971 The New Jersey Transit Corporation (usually shortened to New Jersey Transit, NJ Transit or NJT) is a statewide Public transportation system serving Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México, (better known as N de M) was Mexico 's state owned Railroad company from 1938 to 1998 Energy Future Holdings Corporation is an Energy company headquartered in Energy Plaza in Dallas Texas. The AAR wheel arrangement system is a method of classifying locomotive (or unit Wheel arrangements that was developed by the Association of American Railroads. "Electric Trains" redirects here For the 1995 Squeeze single see Electric Trains (song. GE Transportation, formerly known as GE Rail, is a division of General Electric GE Technology Infrastructure (which also includes GE Aircraft Engine The E60s were based on existing locomotives designed for freight service. There are several types of E60s: E60C, E60CP, E60CH and E60C-2.
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E60C
Black Mesa and Lake Powell Railroad (BM&LP) ordered 6 E60Cs between 1972 and 1976 to transport coal 78 miles from the Black Mesa Mine near Kayenta, Arizona to the Navajo Generating Station power plant at Page, Arizona. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kayenta ( Tó Dinéeshzhee) is a Census-designated place (CDP which is part of the Navajo Nation and is in Navajo County, Arizona, United Page is a town in Coconino County, Arizona, United States, near the Glen Canyon Dam and Lake Powell. These E60Cs have only single cabs and single pantograph. A pantograph is a device that collects electric current from Overhead lines for electric Trains or Trams The term stems from the resemblance to pantograph The E60Cs collect the power via 50,000 volt overhead catenary supplied by their power plant at Page, Arizona. The volt (symbol V) is the SI derived unit of electric Potential difference or Electromotive force. In Physics and Geometry, the catenary is the theoretical Shape of a hanging flexible Chain or Cable when supported at its ends and Page is a town in Coconino County, Arizona, United States, near the Glen Canyon Dam and Lake Powell. [1] The road numbers are between 6000 and 6005.
E60CP and E60CH
Amtrak ordered 26 E60s between 1974 and 1976. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The E60s were split between 7 E60CP units (950, 952-957) with steam generators for older passenger equipment, and 19 E60CH units (951, 958-975) with newer head-end power (HEP) generators for the Amfleet and rebuilt Heritage Fleet equipment. Steam generator is the term used to describe a type of boiler used to produce Steam for climate control and Potable water heating in Railroad Head end power (HEP or Electric train supply ( ETS) in the United Kingdom is a Rail transport term for the electrical power distribution system Amfleet are a series of intercity railroad passenger cars built for Amtrak by the Budd Company in two series during the late 1970s and early 1980s A Heritage Fleet is a collection of historic vehicles or vessels representing a record of Transportation Heritage. These E60s had double cab and double pantographs. In 1976, the road numbers of 951 and 957 were swapped so that both the E60CP units (950-956) and the E60CH units (957-975) had numbers without interruption. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Their initial weight was 193. 5 tons, which was more than double the optimum weight for passenger service and contributed to poor running during testing. The locomotives had a tendency to yaw sideways when accelerating, placing high stress on the rails. The Federal Railroad Administration only allowed the E60’s to operate at 90 mph, not the intended 120 mph after they derailed twice during testing. The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA is an administration in the United States Department of Transportation.
By 1984, with the arrival of AEM-7 electrics, most of the E60 fleet went into storage. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) The AEM-7 is a B-B Electric locomotive that is used in the United States on the Northeast Corridor between Washington DC and Ten units (958-963, 967, 971-973) were sold to New Jersey Transit in 1984. The New Jersey Transit Corporation (usually shortened to New Jersey Transit, NJ Transit or NJT) is a statewide Public transportation system serving Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Two additional units, 966 and 968 were sold to the Navajo Mine Railroad. In 1995, New Jersey Transit sold E60 961 to the Navajo Mine Railroad. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 All New Jersey Transit E60s were scrapped by 1998 except 958 for preservation. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) In 2003, the Navajo Mine Railroad scrapped all of its E60s. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar.
Between 1986 and 1988, those E60s that remained with Amtrak were rebuilt, reclassified and renumbered. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) All E60CPs had their steam generators removed, and four of these had HEP fitted. Those with HEP, both the E60CHs and the converted E60CPs, were rebuilt and renumbered as E60MA in the 600 series, where MA stands for Motor Alternating set. The road numbers of the E60MAs were between 600 and 610. The two remaining E60CPs without HEP were renumbered as 620 and 621. The E60MAs weighed 183 tons, 10. 5 tons less than their original weight. The conversions between the old numbers and the new numbers are shown below. The GE E60 is a C-C Electric locomotive made by GE Transportation Systems.
When returned to service, they were used mainly on heavy, long-distance trains, such as the Crescent, Silver Meteor, and Broadway Limited, in addition to Clockers and special movements including circus and mail trains, or maintenance of way runs. The Crescent is a passenger Train operated by Amtrak in the eastern part of the United States. History The Silver Meteor was originally a train of the Seaboard Air Line Railroad (SAL placed in service on February 2, 1939. The Broadway Limited was the Pennsylvania Railroad 's (PRR premier named passenger train operating one train daily in either direction between New York Clocker was an Amtrak rail service operating between Philadelphia and New York City on the Northeast Corridor.
All Amtrak E60s were retired in 2003. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. In April 2004, the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania acquired Amtrak E60 603 for preservation. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania is a railroad museum in Strasburg, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. NJ transit 958 was also Preserved. All others were scrapped.
Road Number Conversions of Amtrak GE E60s
| New Road Number | Old Road Number |
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| E60MA 600 | E60CH 974 |
| E60MA 601 | E60CP 956 |
| E60MA 602 | E60CH 975 |
| E60MA 603 | E60CH 964 |
| E60MA 604 | E60CH 951 (Renumbered to 957 in 1976) |
| E60MA 605 | E60CH 965 |
| E60MA 606 | E60CH 970 |
| E60MA 607 | E60CH 969 |
| E60MA 608 | E60CP 952 |
| E60MA 609 | E60CP 957 (Renumbered to 951 in 1976) |
| E60MA 610 | E60CP 955 |
| E60CP 620 | E60CP 950 |
| E60CP 621 | E60CP 953 |
The table is based on Amtrak Locomotive and Car Notes by Geoff Sarbutt. [2]
E60C-2
Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México (NdeM) ordered 39 E60C-2 locomotives built between September 1982 and December 1983. Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México, (better known as N de M) was Mexico 's state owned Railroad company from 1938 to 1998 Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) They were numbered EA001-EA039. These E60C-2s have double cabs and double pantographs. [3]
These locomotives were intended for use on a new double-track electric line between Mexico City and Irapuato, but economic conditions delayed the project and prevented its completion as planned. On February 24, 1994, 28 of the locomotives finally went into operation by NdeM on a shortened version of the project, but six of these soon wrecked. Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Eleven more were never placed in service and remained in storage. When the electric line was privatized in 1997, the 22 operating E60C-2s passed to Grupo Transportación Ferroviaria Mexicana (TFM), and the unused 11 remained in storage in government ownership. Kansas City Southern de México (KCSM, formerly Transportación Ferroviaria Mexicana (TFM, is the name of a company dedicated to freight transportation using Most of the catenary was soon removed for increased vertical clearance.
All of the E60C-2s have been offered for sale since, and 22 of them were sold back to GE for more GE AC4400CWs. GE Transportation, formerly known as GE Rail, is a division of General Electric GE Technology Infrastructure (which also includes GE Aircraft Engine The GE AC4400CW is a 4400 Horsepower Diesel-electric locomotive built by GE Transportation Systems between 1993 and 2004. 3 E60C-2s were sold to Texas Utilities (TXU) to serve the company's Martin Lake Line in 1999. Energy Future Holdings Corporation is an Energy company headquartered in Energy Plaza in Dallas Texas. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) [4] BM&LP acquired several E60C-2s to replace their own aging E60Cs. The GE E60 is a C-C Electric locomotive made by GE Transportation Systems. The Deseret-Western Railway acquired 7 E60C-2s to ship coal over the 35-mile stretch from the Deserado Coal Mine located near Rangely, Colorado to Deseret's Bonanza Power Plant located near Bonanza, Utah. Rangely is a Statutory Town in Rio Blanco County, Colorado, United States. Bonanza is a settlement in eastern Utah in southeastern Uintah County. [5] Seven were acquired in 2006 by the Montréal Agence Métropolitaine de Transport, in Québec.
Five units, EA011, EA016, EA014, EA025, and EA019, likely part of the Montréal Agence Métropolitaine de Transport group, were seen in transit on CSX on April 13th, 2008, in Syracuse NY. The train hauling the units operates from Montreal to Selkirk (near Albany) NY. It is unknown if they had been sold or were enroute to a contractor for modification.
References and notes
- ^ Wes Carr. Black Mesa and Lake Powell Railroad. Retrieved on 2006-09-07. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece.
- ^ Geoff Sarbutt. Amtrak locomotive and car notes. Retrieved on 2006-09-08. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 70 - Roman forces under Titus sack Jerusalem. 1264 - The Statute of Kalisz
- ^ Harold Geissenheimer (March 9, 2002). Rail commentary. Free Congress Foundation.
- ^ Wes Carr. TXU - Martin Lake Line. Retrieved on 2006-09-08. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 70 - Roman forces under Titus sack Jerusalem. 1264 - The Statute of Kalisz
- ^ Deseret Western Railway Motive Power. Retrieved on 2006-09-08. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 70 - Roman forces under Titus sack Jerusalem. 1264 - The Statute of Kalisz
External links
- GE E-Series Electrics Roster
- The Locomotive Place - GE Electric Locomotives
- The E60 Page by the RR Museum of PA
- E60 Photos at Railpictures.net and RR Picture Archives
- Amtrak Electrics by Kenneth Arnerstedt
- Amtrak Photo Archives
- Stan's Railpix E-60 Photos
- NdeM E60C-2 Photo Gallery by Jorge Luna Helú
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