Comments on: GE’s newest Evolution locomotive takes a bow

By: Thomas J Dooley

Thomas J Dooley — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 20:14:06 +0000

I supply fuel to numerous railroads, and was wondering if the new ES44C4 engine is compatable with a B-5 bio mandate in our state, can you answer this question or connect me with someone who can?

Thanks

By: RUBEN RIVERA

RUBEN RIVERA — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 20:18:18 +0000

Amtrak P30CH THEY SHOUD BRING BACK A NEW P30CH JUST LIKE THE OLD CARS THEY MAKE A NEW STIEL MUSTANG Y NOT A NEW STIEL P30CH OR JUST MAKE ONE FOR A MUSIUM

By: Keith Lincicum

Keith Lincicum — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 06:45:36 +0000

My adult son is a railroad fanatic and is active in several H-O clubs actually teaching classes to other modelers in Portland OR. Both of us absolutely love and laugh out heads off at your rarely seen ad that shows in the last part the crowd at the driving the golden spike and looking for the day of the “cleaner burning locomotive” they are all covered in soot and white-eyed. Is there any way you could E-mail us a download of that add so we could laugh some more? His most expensive engine is a GE double with detail that is incredible with a built in sound card that he can fully control with encoder. I’m always amazed when I see it pull a train.
Thanks for your reply. Keith L.

By: Chris Kimmerle

Chris Kimmerle — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 20:25:32 +0000

After forty years in the rail, coal, and natural gas business I would like to talk toggE regarding the next generation of locomotives.

By: paul carroll

paul carroll — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 21:37:16 +0000

As a stock holder of Norfolk Southern…did they purchase any new GE locomotives for 2009-2010.
I have tried to call the GE plant in Erie and Norfolk Southern in Virginia and cannot get anywhere.

Thanks for your help in this inquiry,

Cordially,

Paul Carroll

By: Sinan Bac

Sinan Bac — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 13:15:49 +0000

I am an railroad fan/amateur from Turkey and I wish to express my great appreaciation to GE having produced these Evolution Series Diesel-Electric locomotives. I am deeply impressed with state-of-the-art technology and cleaner-environmental concerns combined.

I am also happy for the collaboration of the General Electric with a turkish company Tulomsas, for the production and exportation of these Evo-series locomotives in Turkey. Hard to wait to see Evolution locomotives on turkish railroads!

thank you and best wishes.
Sinan Baç

By: RUBEN RIVERA

RUBEN RIVERA — Sun, 09 May 2010 18:16:24 +0000

GE WE NEED A CLASSIC PASSINGER LOCOMOTIVE MILLONS OF PEPOPLE WHER SAD BECUZ THE’R ARE NO P30CH PRESERVD JUST LIKE THE MUSTANG AND GTO AND THUNDERBIRD THEY BRHOT BACK THE CLASIC CARS GE SHOUD BRING BACK THE P30 CH ONLY MORE MODERN UP GRADED GE PLESE BRING BACK THE P30CH A NEW VERSON THENKS GE FOR BRINGING GOOD THINGS TO LIFE

By: Graciela Trillanes

Graciela Trillanes — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 13:28:03 +0000

I am GE’s product manager for the new Evolution Model ES44C4 diesel-electric locomotive.
In response to: “How many freight cars and load capacity can the new locomotive haul?”
Several factors impact the tonnage that one locomotive can pull such as the degree of incline, weather, speed, weight of the locomotive, etc. For example, one Model ES44C4 locomotive that weight 416,000 lbs and has a Continuous Tractive Effort of 105,000 lbs with 27% track adhesion operating on a 1% grade can pull 31 cars with 143 tons per car for a total of 4,433 tons.

By: John Chazik

John Chazik — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 14:21:38 +0000

Just out of curiousity.
How many freight cars and load capacity can
the new locomotives haul????
Is it comparable to diesel/electric????
Thank you,
John Chazik

By: Man From Manila

Man From Manila — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 23:25:33 +0000

I hope GE helps develop the railroad system here in the Philippines. This mode of transportation is widely used by commuters headed to rural areas and back. However, even though widely used, it is not being developed and not well-funded by the government.