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National Railway Equipment, the Glossary

National Railway Equipment Company is an American railroad equipment rebuilding, leasing, and manufacturing company, headquartered in Mt. Vernon, Illinois.^[1]

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1984 establishments in Illinois
Locomotive manufacturers of the United States
Manufacturing companies established in 1984

AAR wheel arrangement

The AAR wheel arrangement system is a method of classifying locomotive (or unit) wheel arrangements that was developed by the Association of American Railroads.

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The Blomberg B is a 2-axle bogie that was introduced by EMD in 1939 with the FT locomotive series; the original "B" version plus later "M" and "X" versions were quite successful and became standard equipment on a multitude of locomotive models.

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Cummins

Cummins Inc. is an American multinational corporation that designs, manufactures, and distributes engines, filtration, and power generation products.

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Diesel locomotive

A diesel locomotive is a type of railway locomotive in which the power source is a diesel engine.

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Electro-Motive Diesel

Electro-Motive Diesel (abbreviated EMD) is a brand of diesel-electric locomotives, locomotive products and diesel engines for the rail industry. National Railway Equipment and Electro-Motive Diesel are locomotive manufacturers of the United States.

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EMD 645

The EMD 645 is a family of two-stroke diesel engines that was designed and manufactured by the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors.

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GE Transportation

GE Transportation is a division of Wabtec. National Railway Equipment and GE Transportation are locomotive manufacturers of the United States.

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Greater Los Angeles

Greater Los Angeles is the most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. state of California, encompassing five counties in Southern California extending from Ventura County in the west to San Bernardino County and Riverside County in the east, with Los Angeles County in the center, and Orange County to the southeast.

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Hood unit

A hood unit, in North American railroad terminology, is a body style for diesel and electric locomotives where the body is less than full-width for most of its length and walkways are on the outside.

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Horsepower

Horsepower (hp) is a unit of measurement of power, or the rate at which work is done, usually in reference to the output of engines or motors.

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List of low-emissions locomotives in North America

The following is a list of diesel-electric locomotives that meet or exceed EPA Tier 2 locomotive emissions regulations, sorted by builder.

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Morrison–Knudsen

Morrison–Knudsen (MK) was an American civil engineering and construction company, with headquarters in Boise, Idaho.

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Mount Vernon, Illinois

Mount Vernon is a city in and the county seat of Jefferson County, Illinois, United States.

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Noise pollution

Noise pollution, or sound pollution, is the propagation of noise or sound with ranging impacts on the activity of human or animal life, most of which are harmful to a degree.

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North America

North America is a continent in the Northern and Western Hemispheres.

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NRE 1GS7B

The NRE 1GS7B is a low-emissions diesel switcher locomotive built by National Railway Equipment.

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NRE 2GS12B

The NRE 2GS12B is a low-emissions diesel genset switcher locomotive built by National Railway Equipment Company as part of its N-ViroMotive series of low-emission locomotives.

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NRE 2GS14B

The NRE 2GS14B is a low-emissions diesel switcher locomotive built by National Railway Equipment.

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NRE 2GS16B-AU

The NRE 2GS16B-AU is a genset locomotive manufactured by National Railway Equipment Company, Paducah, Kentucky for use in Australia.

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NRE 2GS36C-DE

The NRE 2GS36C-DE is a low-emissions six-axle diesel-electric road switcher locomotive built by National Railway Equipment Company.

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NRE 3GS21B

The NRE 3GS21B is a low-emissions diesel genset locomotive built by National Railway Equipment (NRE).

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NRE 3GS21C

The NRE 3GS21C is a low-emissions diesel genset locomotive built by National Railway Equipment (NRE).

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NRE 3GS24C-DE-AU

The NRE 3GS24C is a genset locomotive manufactured by National Railway Equipment Company, Paducah, Kentucky for use in Australia.

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NRE E-3000E3B

The E-3000E3B is a diesel locomotive designed and built by National Railway Equipment Company for export to Australia.

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NREC RL class locomotive

The RL class are a class of diesel locomotives built by Rail Technical Support Group (RTS) for the National Railway Equipment Company at Islington Railway Workshops in Australia.

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Prime mover (locomotive)

In engineering, a prime mover is an engine that converts chemical energy of a fuel into useful work.

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Rail transport

Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel rails.

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Road switcher locomotive

A road switcher locomotive is a type of railroad locomotive designed to both haul railcars in mainline service and shunt them in railroad yards.

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Union Pacific Railroad

The Union Pacific Railroad is a Class I freight-hauling railroad that operates 8,300 locomotives over routes in 23 U.S. states west of Chicago and New Orleans.

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United States

The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.

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United States Army

The United States Army (USA) is the land service branch of the United States Armed Forces.

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3 ft gauge railroads in the United States

This is a list of narrow-gauge railways in the United States.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Railway_Equipment

Also known as NREX, National Railway Equipment Company.