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Energy-Efficient
Diesel Engines
D
iesel electric locomotives are
an important, environmentally
sensitive and energy-efficient
way to move freight. But the full power
of a diesel engine isn’t necessarily
needed just to switch cars in rail yards.
CSX is among the leaders in finding
more fuel-efficient locomotives for
that task; ultra-low-emission GenSet
locomotives can be cranked up as
quickly as a truck engine, and when
they’re inactive for a long period of time,
they automatically switch to a “sleep”
mode, reducing fuel consumption.
To create a multi-engine GenSet, the
large single diesel engine is removed and
replaced with three smaller, EPA-certified,
ultra-clean diesel generators akin to
truck engines. The locomotive then calls
on as many of the engines necessary to
produce the power needed to pull the
loads. Using these engines, which are
noticeably quieter, CO
2
admissions can
be reduced up to 50 percent, and nitrous
oxide and particulate matter emissions
by 80 percent.
One of these locomotives is at work
at CSX’s Curtis Bay Yard, and a second
one is on the way for the region.
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