P40DC
E940420
The P40DC is a diesel-electric passenger locomotive built by General Electric for Amtrak’s long-distance and intercity services in the United States.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
diesel-electric locomotive
ⓘ
passenger locomotive ⓘ |
| brakeSystem | dynamic brakes ⓘ |
| brakeType | air brakes ⓘ |
| builder | GE Transportation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builderLocation | Erie, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builderModelDesignation | AMD-103 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Amtrak locomotives
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
GE locomotives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOperation |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designedFor |
Amtrak intercity trains
ⓘ
Amtrak long-distance trains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedForSignalingSystems | North American railroad signaling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineType | GE 7FDL16 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enteredServiceWith | Amtrak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| family | GE Genesis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fuelCapacity | approximately 1800 US gallons ⓘ |
| fuelType | diesel fuel ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasCabDesign | monocoque carbody ⓘ |
| hasControlStand | desktop control stand ⓘ |
| introduced | early 1990s ⓘ |
| length | approximately 69 ft ⓘ |
| locomotiveConfiguration | single-cab ⓘ |
| manufacturer | General Electric NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| market | North American passenger rail market ⓘ |
| modelSeries | Genesis Series I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator |
Amtrak
ⓘ
Via Rail (short-term lease, historical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerOutput | 4000 hp ⓘ |
| powerType | diesel-electric ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
intercity passenger service
ⓘ
long-distance passenger service ⓘ |
| primeMover | GE 7FDL16 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorModel |
P32AC-DM
ⓘ
P42DC ⓘ |
| topSpeed |
103 mph
ⓘ
166 km/h ⓘ |
| trackGauge | 1435 mm ⓘ |
| tractionMotors | DC traction motors ⓘ |
| tractionType | adhesion ⓘ |
| trainHeating | head-end power ⓘ |
| transmission | electric ⓘ |
| UICClassification | Bo′Bo′ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedOn |
Amtrak corridor routes
ⓘ
Amtrak long-distance routes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| weight | approximately 268,000 lb ⓘ |
| wheelArrangement | B-B ⓘ |
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