Diesel locomotive - Wikipedia
网页A diesel locomotive is a type of railway locomotive in which the power source is a diesel engine. Several types of diesel locomotives have been developed, differing mainly in the means by which mechanical power is conveyed to the driving wheels. The most common are diesel-electric locomotives and diesel-hydraulic.
How Diesel Locomotives Work - HowStuffWorks
网页2022年4月14日 · The hybrid diesel locomotive is an incredible display of power and ingenuity. It combines some great mechanical technology, including a huge, 12- to 16-cylinder, two-stroke diesel engine, with some heavy-duty electric motors and generators, throwing in a little bit of computer technology for good measure.
Diesel Locomotives - The Railway Technical Website
网页Early diesel engines were less than 100 horse power (hp) but today the US is building 6000 hp locomotives. For a UK locomotive of 3,300 hp (Class 58), each cylinder will produce about 200 hp, and a modern engine can double this if the engine is turbocharged.
Diesel Locomotives Of The 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, and Today
网页2024年9月18日 · Read about the history of diesel locomotives, how they function and operate, and the dozens of different models built by the five major manufacturers.
Diesel locomotives by generation - Trains
网页2023年7月1日 · Today, fourth-generation locomotives dominate key trains, but there are plenty of third-generation diesels still in mainline service, and many earlier third-gen diesels have been acquired by regional and shortline railroads to replace their aging second-hand first- and second-generation diesels.
8 diesel locomotive breakthroughs - Trains
网页2024年3月27日 · Diesel-electric locomotive technology has advanced significantly since World War II. Experience leads me to list these eight technological breakthroughs as the most important in the postwar period.
Locomotive - Diesel, Traction, Engines | Britannica
网页Most yard-switching and short-haul locomotives are equipped with diesel engines ranging from 600 to 1,800 horsepower; road units commonly have engines ranging from 2,000 to 4,000 horsepower. Most builders use V-type engines, although in-line types are used on smaller locomotives and for underfloor fitment on railcars and multiple-unit train-sets.
Diesel locomotive builders explored | Trains Magazine
网页2024年2月6日 · One was an old-line railroad supply firm that produced pumps, track cars, and other railroad-related items. The other was a supplier of non-railroad diesel and gasoline engines, which gained renown for the development in the 1930s of a highly successful opposed-piston diesel engine for submarines.
The Diesel Shop
网页The railroad's attractive fleet of Zephyr orange and silver-painted passenger and freight diesels was another factor. On multiple occasions however, WP stepped away from the Zephyr colors in favor of a simplified scheme that would help reduce locomotive maintenance costs -- such as the Perlman green format reviewed last month.
How EVERY TYPE Of Diesel Locomotive Works! (Part 1)
网页In this video, we discuss how a diesel-electric locomotive gets power from the engine to the wheels. We also discuss a very special feature diesel-electric l...