MPI MP21B
Encyclopedia
The MPI MP21B is a low-emissions diesel
switcher
locomotive
built by MotivePower Industries. It is powered by three Cummins
QSK19C I6 engines with each one developing 700 hp and creating a total power output of 2100 hp. One MP21B locomotive has been produced to date, currently operated by Amtrak
.
Diesel locomotive
A diesel locomotive is a type of railroad locomotive in which the prime mover is a diesel engine, a reciprocating engine operating on the Diesel cycle as invented by Dr. Rudolf Diesel...
switcher
Switcher
A switcher or shunter is a small railroad locomotive intended not for moving trains over long distances but rather for assembling trains ready for a road locomotive to take over, disassembling a train that has been...
locomotive
Locomotive
A locomotive is a railway vehicle that provides the motive power for a train. The word originates from the Latin loco – "from a place", ablative of locus, "place" + Medieval Latin motivus, "causing motion", and is a shortened form of the term locomotive engine, first used in the early 19th...
built by MotivePower Industries. It is powered by three Cummins
Cummins
Cummins Inc. is a Fortune 500 corporation that designs, manufactures, distributes and services engines and related technologies, including fuel systems, controls, air handling, filtration, emission control and electrical power generation systems...
QSK19C I6 engines with each one developing 700 hp and creating a total power output of 2100 hp. One MP21B locomotive has been produced to date, currently operated by Amtrak
Amtrak
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...
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External links
- - Genset Locomotive Rosters – Information and resource site for low-emission switcher locomotives built by Motive Power Industries.