The GE ES59ACi, also known as the HXN5 or China Mainline Locomotive, is a type of diesel locomotive built by
GE Transportation Systems
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and Qishuyan Locomotive and Rolling Stock Works for use on freight trains from Harbin to Qiqihar and Mudanjiang in the
People's Republic of China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
.
In October 2005,
China Railway
China State Railway Group Company, Ltd., doing business as China Railway (CR), is the national passenger and freight railroad corporation of the People's Republic of China.
China Railway operates passenger and freight transport throughout Ch ...
ordered 700 ES59ACi
Evolution Series locomotives from GE Transportation Systems and
Qishuyan Locomotive and Rolling Stock Works
CRRC Qishuyan Co., Ltd. () is one of the major diesel locomotive manufacturers in China. It one of the subsidiary companies of CRRC Limited.
History
Qishuyan Locomotive Works was founded in 1905.Erie, Pennsylvania
Erie (; ) is a city on the south shore of Lake Erie and the county seat of Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States. Erie is the fifth largest city in Pennsylvania and the largest city in Northwestern Pennsylvania with a population of 94,831 a ...
, in 2008; the rest were assembled by Qishuyan at
Changzhou
Changzhou ( Changzhounese: ''Zaon Tsei'', ) is a prefecture-level city in southern Jiangsu province, China. It was previously known as Yanling, Lanling and Jinling. Located on the southern bank of the Yangtze River, Changzhou borders the provin ...
in 2008–2010. The first Chinese made loco was unveiled on 25 November 2008.
The initial order was reduced from 700 to an actual 300 units produced.
The locomotive is equipped with a
GE GEVO-16
List of engines produced by GE Transportation Systems and GE Jenbacher (GE Energy). Where possible, recent examples of usage are shown.
Diesel engines
;FDL series engine, with an output of .
Gallery
201606 HXN5 at Qiaosi Station.jpg, HXN5-0272 at Qiaosi Railway Station
201607 A freight train with maintance coaches passes Xingqiao Station.jpg, HXN5-0287 at Xingqiao Railway Station
HXN5 0408@NXH (20150503173037).JPG, HXN5-0408 at Fengtai South Signal Base
HXN5 0433@SJN (20150929123743).jpg, HXN5-0433 at Shijingshan South Railway Station
HXN5 0470@NXH (20150913162618).JPG, HXN5-0470 at Fengtai South Signal Base
See also
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C38Emi - variant of
GE Dash 9-44CW
The GE C44-9W is a diesel-electric locomotive built by GE Transportation Systems of Erie, Pennsylvania. Keeping in tradition with GE's locomotive series nicknames beginning with the "Dash 7" of the 1970s, the C44-9W was dubbed the Dash 9 upon i ...
operating in Brazil
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GE C36-7
The GE C36-7 is a 6-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by GE Transportation Systems, GE do Brazil and A Goninan & Co between 1978 and 1989. It is an updated GE U36C with a 16-cylinder FDL engine. It is externally similar to the GE C30-7 but h ...
- operated by CR as ND5 locomotives
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China Railways NJ2
NJ2 is a class of diesel-electric locomotives employed by China Railway. Built in Erie, Pennsylvania, it is based on a standard GE Transportation Systems GE Dash 9-44CW and marketed as GE C38AChe. It was specially customised for high altitude o ...
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China Railways HXN5B
The HXN5B, () is a diesel-electric locomotive used by China Railway in the People's Republic of China. It has been in production since 2012. It is a new-generation road switcher type made in China and used for yard and road switching services. ...
References
HXN5
Co-Co locomotives
Railway locomotives introduced in 2008
Qishuyan locomotives
Standard gauge locomotives of China
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