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Re: GE wins first order for new Brazilian locomotive [meter-gauge Evolution ES43BBi, eight-axle diesel locomotive]

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Brian Norden

October 17, 2014 07:33PM

Registered: 16 years ago
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The Brazilian meter gauge operations have -- for years -- been buying North American C-C diesels and having them equipped with four two-axel trucks (B-B+B-B ). The extra axles compensate for the narrower motors that must be used for meter gauge.

So one way or another the two major builders have made new equipment sales to Brazilian railroads.

BN

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GE builds metre gauge Evolution ES43BBi (eight-axle diesel locomotive)	Chris Webster	August 21, 2014 06:32AM
Re: GE builds metre gauge Evolution ES43BBi (eight-axle diesel locomotive)	rehunn	August 21, 2014 11:49AM
Re: GE to build 3' gauge Evolution ES43BBi (8-axle diseasel loco)	Johnson Barr	August 21, 2014 12:28PM
Re: GE to build 3' gauge Evolution ES43BBi (8-axle diseasel loco)	rehunn	August 21, 2014 12:33PM
Re: GE to build 3' gauge ES43BBi (8-axle diseasel) for C&TS ...	Russo Loco	August 22, 2014 07:33PM
Re: GE to build 3' gauge Evolution ES43BBi (8-axle diseasel loco)	Chris Webster	December 27, 2017 09:08AM
Re: GE builds metre gauge Evolution ES43BBi (eight-axle diesel locomotive)	Randall Hess	August 21, 2014 04:46PM
Re: GE builds metre gauge Evolution ES43BBi (eight-axle diesel locomotive)	rehunn	August 21, 2014 05:26PM
Re: GE builds metre gauge Evolution ES43BBi (eight-axle diesel locomotive)	Ed Stabler	August 21, 2014 06:01PM
Re: GE builds metre gauge Evolution ES43BBi (eight-axle diesel locomotive)	B. Barry	August 21, 2014 08:49PM
Re: GE builds metre gauge Evolution ES43BBi (eight-axle diesel locomotive)	Earl	August 22, 2014 08:09AM
GE wins first order for new Brazilian locomotive [meter-gauge Evolution ES43BBi, eight-axle diesel locomotive]	Chris Webster	October 17, 2014 08:08AM
Re: GE wins first order for new Brazilian locomotive [meter-gauge Evolution ES43BBi, eight-axle diesel locomotive]	Brian Norden	October 17, 2014 07:33PM

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