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Brookville BL20GH
🇺🇸 United States ·built by Brookville Equipment· from 2008· diesel-electric locomotive
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2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Staten Island Railway (10462409976): Shannon from Huntsville, USA· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 2. 20220618 170537 BL-20GH 115 Bridgeport: Lexcie· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The Brookville BL20GH is a diesel-electric locomotive built by the Brookville Equipment Corporation. The locomotive is designed for both freight and passenger service. Brookville built 12 in 2008 for the Metro-North Railroad.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 18 years ago, in 2008.
- 1.7 MW is about 20 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- 18 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
diesel locomotive: A diesel engine on board drives the wheels, usually through a generator (diesel-electric).
spec sheet
- built
- 2008
- in service from
- 2008
- number built
- 12
- kind
- Diesel
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- builders
- Brookville Equipment
- operators
- Metro-North Railroad
- top speed
- 121 km/h
- power
- 1.7 MW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- Bo'Bo'
- length
- 18 m
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q4975200, Wikipedia: Brookville BL20GH (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.