National Railway Equipment Company

National Railway Equipment Company (reporting mark NREX) is an American railroad equipment rebuilding, leasing, and manufacturing company, headquartered in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. NREC sells new and rebuilt locomotives to railroad companies worldwide, with an emphasis on the North American market.

National Railway Equipment, Co.
Private
IndustryRailroad
Founded1984
HeadquartersMt. Vernon, Illinois, United States
ProductsLow emission diesel locomotives, Locomotive maintenance & rebuilding
Websitewww.nationalrailway.com

N-ViroMotive Series

New NRE 3GS21B locomotives delivered to the U.S. Army.

NRE's flagship locomotive product is dubbed the N-ViroMotive[1] and is targeted at providing light duty road switcher engines with increased efficiency and decreased air and noise pollution. These locomotives are specifically targeted for yards and other urban environments where noise & exhaust from idling locomotives can become a nuisance. They also fill a market segment for light duty locomotives now largely abandoned by the major builders, GE & Electro-Motive, which have not listed such locomotives in their catalog for nearly 20 years.

N-ViroMotives are newly built as opposed to a rebuilt with donor parts. They use a low hood design with up to three diesel gensets that supply current to the traction motors. The current gensets use a 700 horsepower (522 kW) Cummins diesel engine and can be easily swapped in and out for repair or overhaul work. The gensets are computer controlled to switch on and off according to the demands of hauling the load.[2] Trucks are of the EMD standard Blomberg B design.

As of 2009, NREC has sold upwards of 210 N-ViroMotives to many different railroads, including the U.S. Army, with the largest order of 60 being delivered to the Union Pacific who plans to use them in the smog conscious L.A. area.[3]

Model Information

Model designationBuild yearTotal produced[4]AAR wheel arrangementPrime moverPower outputImage
N-ViroMotive Series Genset Locomotives
1GS7B2008–Present7B-BCummins QSK19C700 hp (0.52 MW)
2GS14B2005–Present10B-BCummins QSK19C(×2)1,400 hp (1.04 MW)
3GS21B2006–Present181B-BCummins QSK19C(×3)2,100 hp (1.57 MW)
3GS21C2008–Present27C-CCummins QSK19C(×3)2,100 hp (1.57 MW)
2GS36C-DE2011–Present1C-CCummins QSK50L(×2)3,600 hp (2.68 MW)
2GS12B2014–Present4B-BCummins QSK15(×2)1,200 hp (0.89 MW)
Narrow Gauge Locomotives
E3000CC-DC2019–202010C-C (narrow gauge)EMD 16-6453,300 hp (2.46 MW)


Export

DestinationModel designationBuild yearTotal produced[5]AAR wheel arrangementPrime moverPower outputImageNotes
 ArgentinaE-2300 [6]20082Co-CoEMD 12-645E3B2,300 hp (1.72 MW)
 AustraliaE-3000E3B2012–Present12Co-CoEMD 16-645E3C3,300 hp (2.46 MW)
 AustraliaAT36-C [7]2005-20109Co-CoEMD 16-645F3B3,800 hp (2.83 MW)Project taken over from Morrison-Knudsen. Manufactured in Australia.
 Australia3GS24C-DE-AU[8]2013–Present2C-CCummins QSK19C (×3)2,400 hp (1.79 MW)Demonstrator units owned by NREC.
 Australia2GS16B-AUmid-20147B-BCummins QSK19C (×2)1,600 hp (1.19 MW)
 BrazilE-3000C[9][10]20072Co-CoEMD 16-645E3C3,300 hp (2.46 MW)
 CameroonE3000C-UN20092Co-CoEMD 16-645E3C3,300 hp (2.46 MW)
 Ivory CoastNRE GT2620156Co-Co[11]

See also

  • List of low emissions locomotives

References

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