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PublisherQuarto Publishing Group USA

ISBN-100760322988

ISBN-139780760322987

eBay Product ID (ePID)57064949

Product Key Features

Book TitleGe Evolution Locomotives

Number of Pages144 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2007

TopicRailroads / General, Railroads / Pictorial, Corporate & Business History

IllustratorYes

FeaturesRevised

GenreTransportation, Business & Economics

AuthorSean Graham-White

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.4 in

Item Weight32.1 Oz

Item Length10.6 in

Item Width8.2 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2006-032318

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Dewey Edition22

Dewey Decimal625.26/62

Table Of ContentContents One "Evolution" of a Locomotive Design Two Emissions Impetus Three Platform for Growth Four Testing on the Rails Five Getting Orders: The Effort to Sell a Locomotive Six Putting It All Together Seven At Your Service Eight The Push Is On: The Future Index

Edition DescriptionRevised edition

SynopsisA new generation of locomotives for a changing world: greener, cleaner, and just as powerful. This book introduces readers to General Electric's Evolution Series, the company's latest achievement in a long and distinguished history of locomotive design...At the heart of the Evolution's success is the GEVO 12-cylinder engine, which produces the same horsepower as the old 16-cylinder FDL while using less fuel and reducing emissions. ..Today's most up-to-date railfans will want to read about the development, testing, production, and use of the locomotive that, in its first year of production, has already been ordered by every Class 1 railroad in North America...Photographs and illustrations document the features and components of the Evolutions operating across the country, and interviews with GE and railroad personnel fill in the details of current operations and plans for what is certain to be the future of American rail., General Electric's new Evolution Series, a greener, cleaner, but no less powerful locomotive; with pictures, interviews, and all the details., A new generation of locomotives for a changing world: greener, cleaner, and just as powerful. This book introduces readers to General Electric's Evolution Series, the company's latest achievement in a long and distinguished history of locomotive design. At the heart of the Evolution's success is the GEVO 12-cylinder engine, which produces the same horsepower as the old 16-cylinder FDL while using less fuel and reducing emissions. Today's most up-to-date railfans will want to read about the development, testing, production, and use of the locomotive that, in its first year of production, has already been ordered by every Class 1 railroad in North America. Photographs and illustrations document the features and components of the Evolutions operating across the country, and interviews with GE and railroad personnel fill in the details of current operations and plans for what is certain to be the future of American rail., General Electric's new Evolution Series, a greener, cleaner, but no less powerful locomotive; with pictures, interviews, and all the details. , Series, the company's latest achievement in a long and distinguished history of locomotive design. At the heart of the Evolution's success is the GEVO 12-cylinder engine, which produces the same horsepower as the old 16-cylinder FDL while using less fuel and reducing emissions. Today's most up-to-date railfans will want to read about the development, testing, production, and use of the locomotive that, in its first year of production, has already been ordered by every Class 1 railroad in North America. Photographs and illustrations document the features and components of the Evolution's operations across the country, and interviews with GE and railroad personnel fill in the details of current operations and plans for what is certain to be the future of American rail.

LC Classification NumberTJ625.G44G73 2007