The AC6000CW locomotive was designed at General Electric Transportation Systems in Erie, Pennsylvania, in late 1993 or early 1994, and first delivered on December 31, 1998. Its overall length is 76 feet, with a fuel capacity of 5,500 US gallons. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 593 pixelsFull resolution (1018 × 755 pixel, file size: 101 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Photo by William Grimes This image is watermarked to give credit to the photographer, just as an artist signs there work! File history Legend: (cur) = this... CSX Transportation (AAR reporting marks CSXT) is a Class I railroad in the United States, owned by the CSX Corporation. ... Map Political Statistics Founded 1752 County Independent city Mayor Dr. James W. Holley III Geographic Statistics Area  - Total  - Land  - Water 120. ... GE Transportation Systems is the division of the General Electric corporation producing railroad locomotives and electrical and propulsion equipment for transit cars. ... 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 dominant rail gauge in each country shown Rail gauge is the distance between the inner sides of the two parallel rails that make up a railway track. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... An inch (plural: inches; symbol or abbreviation: in or, sometimes, ″ - a double prime) is the name of a unit of length in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... A millimetre (American spelling: millimeter, symbol mm) is an SI unit of length that is equal to one thousandth of a metre. ... Cylinder with piston in a steam engine A cylinder in the central working part of a reciprocating engine, the space in which a piston travels. ... hp, see HP (disambiguation) The horsepower (hp) is the name of several non-metric units of power. ... is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Great Western Railway No. ... Nickname: Location in Erie County Location in the state of Pennsylvania Coordinates: , Country  United States State  Pennsylvania County Erie Founded 1795 Incorporated 1851-04-14 Government  - Mayor Joseph Sinnott Area  - City  28. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... The gallon is a unit of volume used for measuring liquids (as well as dry matter). ...

Unlike competing designs which feature only a single inverter per truck, the AC6000 has one inverter for each traction motor. There is one traction motor per axle. The AC6000 delivers the highest traction-rating ever offered in a single-engine locomotive. The 16-cylinder model HDL 4-stroke GE diesel engine provides 6,000 hp. It was designed in close collaboration with Deutz-MWM of Germany, a major European manufacturer of locomotive and marine propulsion systems. An inverter is an electronic circuit for converting direct current (DC) to alternating current (AC). ... Traction motor typically refers to those motors that are used to power the driving wheels of a railroad locomotive, electrical multi-unit train (such as a subway or light rail vehicle train), or a tram. ... An axle is a central shaft for a rotating wheel or gear. ... Look up traction, gription in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Cylinder with piston in a steam engine A cylinder in the central working part of a reciprocating engine, the space in which a piston travels. ... The four-stroke (4 Stroke) cycle of an internal combustion engine is the cycle most commonly used for automotive and industrial purposes today (cars and trucks, generators, etc). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... hp, see HP (disambiguation) The horsepower (hp) is the name of several non-metric units of power. ...

Companies owning GE AC6000CWs, as of 2006, include: CSX Transportation with 117 (they classify these locomotives as CW60ACs), and BHP Billiton, a mining concern in Australia with eight. The Union Pacific Railroad has 186; however, some of these were delivered as "convertibles", with 4400 horsepower 7FDL diesel engines; these are classified as C44/60CW's and are capable of being retrofitted with the 6000 hp HDL engine. This has not yet taken place. CSX Transportation (AAR reporting marks CSXT) is a Class I railroad in the United States, owned by the CSX Corporation. ... BHP Billiton is the worlds largest mining company. ...

The HDL powerplant subsequently evolved into the highly successful "GEVO" engine, in V12 form, and now (August '07) powers over 900 production Evolution series (ES44AC or ES44DC) locomotives on many North American railroads.

See also

• EMD SD90MAC A similarly powerful locomotive built by EMD which entered production prior to the AC6000CW, but which was a failure in the marketplace. The 265H powerplant used in these locomotives was mechanically unreliable and EMD chose not to upgrade it to meet current EPA emissions standards. It has not been developed further and can no longer be sold in the United States. Current EMD models, such as the SD70ACe and SD70M-2, are powered by the same 710 series two-stroke V16 used since the introduction of the 60-series in the mid-1980's.

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