EMD BL20-2
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel-electric
BuilderElectro-Motive Diesel
Build dateMay 1992 - August 1992
Total produced3
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • AARB-B
Gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Length:
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 • Body56 ft 2 in (17.12 m)
Loco weight250,000 lb (110,000 kg)
Prime moverEMD 567
AlternatorAR10
Traction motorsD77
Cylinders16
Performance figures
Power output2,000 hp (1.5 MW)
Career
DispositionAll 3 in service

The EMD BL20-2 is a model of diesel electric locomotive produced by Electro-Motive Diesel in 1992. The locomotives were designed as rebuilds of the EMD GP9 with the addition of new technology, including an alternator and electronics equivalent to those of the Dash 2 line of locomotives.[1][2] Despite the BL prefix, these locomotives were unrelated to the earlier EMD BL2.

EMD produced three BL20-2 demonstrators numbered 120–122, but no customers could be found for the model, which was competing in a saturated rebuilt locomotive market. The three demonstrators remain in service as part of a locomotive leasing company run by GATX and EMD's leasing division.[2]

References

  1. ↑ GM rebuilds offer improved efficiency Railway Age August 1992 page 20
  2. 1 2 McDonnell, Greg (2002). Field guide to modern diesel locomotives. Waukesha, Wisc.: Kalmbach Publishing. pp. 104–105. ISBN 0-89024-607-6. OCLC 50411517.
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