Progress Rail PR43C

what is it?

The Progress Rail PR43C was a 4,300 hp (3,210 kW) C-C genset diesel-electric locomotive built by Progress Rail Services Corporation. It was the result of a conversion of existing EMD SD50 locomotives. This involved replacing the original EMD 645 prime mover with a pair of Caterpillar engines, a 3,600 hp (2,680 kW) 12 cylinder C175 engine and a 700 hp (522 kW) C18 engine.

base stats

• power 3.2 MWpower output

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

• 🚗3.2 MW is about 38 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.

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

spec sheet

built

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status

retired

number built

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kind

Diesel-electric

traction

diesel

origin

🇺🇸 United States

builders

Progress Rail Services

top speed

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power

3.2 MW

gauge

1,435 mm standard gauge

wheel arrangement

C-C

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