User's Manual

A new generation in GE Transportation’s locomotive legacy
For more than a century, GE Transportation has been
a global leader in freight and passenger rail. As a
principal manufacturer of diesel-electric locomotives,
GE Transportation has a rich history lled with industry
rsts and innovations that have produced a succession
of world-class models that include the Universal
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Series
Locomotive, the Dash
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Series Locomotive, the Blue
Tiger
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Locomotive, the GENESIS
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Series Locomotive,
the AC4400 Locomotive, the C-Series
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Locomotive, the
PowerHaul Series Locomotive and the Evolution Series
Locomotive.
The Evolution Series Locomotive
The current Evolution Series Locomotive is the result of a
10-year, $400 million investment by GE Transportation.
Introduced in 2005, it is an incredible combination of
power, performance and eciency. These locomotives
provide measurably higher reliability and lower life-
cycle costs than previous GE Transportation models.
They also apply GE Transportation’s proprietary AC
propulsion technology and control equipment that are
more reliable and provide superior performance. The
Evolution Series Locomotive is so powerful that one
12-cylinder locomotive can pull the equivalent of 170
Boeing
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747 jetliners. Built on a forward-looking and
exible global platform, the Evolution Series Locomotive
is designed to meet global market needs and comply
with current and future emissions standards.
Today, more than 5,000 Evolution Series Locomotives
are operating in 10 countries.
A product of ecomagination
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GE Transportation was mindful of the environment
when it developed the Evolution Series Locomotive.
Not only was it essential to build a powerful, reliable
and ecient locomotive, controlling its environmental
impact also was critical.
The results are remarkable:
The Evolution Series
Locomotive represents one
of GE’s most prominent
ecomagination products.
Ecomagination is GE’s
commitment to build innovative products that maximze
environmental and economic impact. Products with
GE’s ecomagination designation undergo a rigorous
process to prove they measurably help customers’
performance and bottom lines while simultaneously
improving their environmental performance.
Reducing fuel use and lowering emissions
Evolution Series Locomotives:
• Use up to 5% less fuel while reducing emissions
by more than 40% compared to previous GE
Transportation models
• Are 6% more fuel ecient than GE Transportation’s
closest competitor in North America as validated
by a nationally recognized, independent research
institute
• Meet U.S. EPA Tier 4 emissions standards by 2015
• Meet EU IIIa emissions standards
• Meet Russian GOST Standards and Safety Norms
• Are designed to more easily accommodate future
EPA, UIC and GOST emissions requirements