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Railpower GG20B
🇺🇸 United States ·built by Railpower Technologies· from 2004· model of American battery-diesel-electric locomotive
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- 1. UNION PACIFIC Y2513 20070228: Bryan Flint at English Wikipedia· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The Railpower GG20B Green Goat is a low-emissions diesel hybrid switcher locomotive built by Railpower Technologies Corp. It is powered by a single Caterpillar C9 six cylinder inline engine developing 300 horsepower (224 kW), which is also connected to a large battery bank where both sources combine for a total power output of 2,000 horsepower (1,490 kW). To date, there have been more than 50 GG20B diesel-electric hybrid switchers manufactured since their first introduction in 2004.
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 22 years ago, in 2004.
- 1.5 MW is about 18 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 21 African elephants (~6 t each).
electric locomotive: Draws power from overhead wires or a third rail and pulls separate carriages.
spec sheet
- built
- 2004
- number built
- 55
- kind
- Hybrid diesel/battery
- traction
- battery
- origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- builders
- Railpower Technologies
- top speed
- 97 km/h
- power
- 1.5 MW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- Bo'Bo'
- weight
- 127 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q7284038, Wikipedia: Railpower GG20B (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.