The Brookville BL36PH is a four-axle

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for commuter trains, produced by

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. It is built with an MTU 20V4000 V20 engine rated at to meet EPA Tier 3 emissions standards. It was the first North American passenger locomotive designed with a 20-cylinder engine since the

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and

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, originally built in the 1960s.

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is generated by a separate, smaller diesel (Caterpillar C-18) generator rated at . The outer shell of the locomotive was designed by

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, who has also designed several other North American passenger locomotives, including the

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, the

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, the

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and the

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, a

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commuter rail service operated by the

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, is so far the only customer, with an initial order for 10 locomotives, later expanded to 12. , the locomotive is still listed as an available product on Brookville’s website, although no contracts have been awarded since 2011, and the current Tier 3 design is no longer legal for sale in the United States.

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