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China Railways HXN3

🇨🇳 China ·built by CRRC Dalian Co., Ltd.· from 2008· locomotive class

10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. HXN3 0243: Tintin0312· CC BY-SA 3.0
2. China Railways HXN3(EMD JT56Ace): 火车侠01· CC BY-SA 4.0
3. HXN3 0099: Tintin0312· CC BY-SA 3.0
4. HXN3 0105@NXH (20150706070520): N509FZ· CC BY-SA 4.0
5. HXN3 0109 at Fengtailu (20180712134947): N509FZ· CC BY-SA 4.0
6. HXN3 0115 at Beitaishang (20201027163840): N509FZ· CC BY-SA 4.0
7. HXN3 0115 at Litianlu (20200116163259): N509FZ· CC BY-SA 4.0
8. HXN3 0129 at Huairou Shichang (20200810155003): N509FZ· CC BY-SA 4.0
9. HXN3 0129 at Huairou Shichang (20200810155016): N509FZ· CC BY-SA 4.0
10. HXN3 0130 at Huaifanglu (20210101160638): N509FZ· CC BY-SA 4.0

what is it?

The HXN3 (Chinese: 和谐内3) (EMD classification JT56ACe) is a 6,000 hp (4.5 MW) diesel-electric locomotive designed by Electro-Motive Diesel in the United States for export to China. All JT56ACe locomotives use AC traction motor technology and use the EMD H-Engine as their prime mover. The locomotives are capable of meeting the EPA's Tier 2 emissions regulations.

who runs it

China State Railway Group Ministry of Railways of the People's Republic of China

base stats

speed 120 km/htop speed
power 4.7 MWpower output
weight 150 tin working order
built 332made in total

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.
4.7 MW is about 55 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
Weighs about as much as 25 African elephants (~6 t each).

diesel locomotive: A diesel engine on board drives the wheels, usually through a generator (diesel-electric).

spec sheet

built: 2008–2014
number built: 332
kind: Diesel-electric
traction: diesel
origin: 🇨🇳 China
builders: CRRC Dalian Co., Ltd., Electro-Motive Diesel
operators: China State Railway Group, Ministry of Railways of the People's Republic of China
top speed: 120 km/h
power: 4.7 MW
gauge: 1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement: Co′Co′
weight: 150 t

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q1005425, Wikipedia: China Railways HXN3 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.