GE unveils new PowerHaul engine and locomotive

The newly developed 16-cylinder PowerHaul engine is GE Transportation’s most technologically advanced locomotive engine to date, and is designed to power the new global diesel-electric PowerHaul Locomotive Series. This new engine, combined with other technologies from GE, is projected to reduce PowerHaul Locomotive fuel use by up to 9% compared with current operating fleet averages.

The 3,700 GHP engine is European Stage IIIa compliant and certified to GE’s Ecomagination environmental standard. “The new PowerHaul engine significantly increases fuel efficiency while lowering emissions,” said Lorenzo Simonelli, president and CEO of GE Transportation.

The PowerHaul Locomotive is based on GE’s global Evolution Series locomotive platform introduced in 2005 which, with more than 2,800 units in use, is one of the company’s best-selling products worldwide. The 4,400 GHP engine delivers 5% higher fuel efficiency and a 40% reduction in emissions over previous locomotive engines. GE claims that it reduces fuel consumption by approximately 300,000 gallons, or more than 1.1m litres, over the life of the locomotive.