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{{Short description|Locomotive}}
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[[File:BMEX 259.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The original demonstrator, BMEX #259, in [[Roanoke, Virginia]].]]
[[File:BMEX 259.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The original demonstrator, BMEX #259, in [[Roanoke, Virginia]].]]
The '''Brookville BL20CG''' is a [[diesel-electric locomotive]] built by the [[Brookville Equipment Corporation]]. It uses three [[Cummins]] [[QSK-19]] engines, each rated at {{convert|700|hp|kW}}, for an aggregate of {{convert|2100|hp|kW}}. The original BL20CG is a rebuilt [[EMD GP38]] which formerly belonged to the [[Maine Central Railroad]] and is used by Brookville as a demonstrator. The BL20CG is a [[List of low emissions locomotives|low emissions locomotive]].
The '''Brookville BL20CG''' is a [[diesel-electric locomotive|diesel electric]] [[List of low emissions locomotives|low emissions locomotive]] built by the [[Brookville Equipment Corporation]]. It uses three [[Cummins]] [[QSK-19]] engines, each rated at {{convert|700|hp|kW}}, for an aggregate of {{convert|2100|hp|kW}}. The original BL20CG is a rebuilt [[EMD GP38]] which formerly belonged to the [[Maine Central Railroad]] and is used by Brookville as a demonstrator.


== External links ==
== External links ==
*[http://www.trainweb.org/gensets/brookville.html Brookville Equipment "CoGen" Genset Switchers]
*[http://www.trainweb.org/gensets/brookville.html Brookville Equipment "CoGen" Genset Switchers]
*[http://www.brookvilleequipment.com/industrialswitchercogen.htm Brookville Equipment's CoGeneration Locomotive]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110911074228/http://www.brookvilleequipment.com/industrialswitchercogen.htm Brookville Equipment's CoGeneration Locomotive]


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[[Category:Diesel locomotives of the United States]]
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[[Category:EPA Tier 2-compliant locomotives of the United States]]
[[Category:EPA Tier 2-compliant locomotives of the United States]]
[[Category:Brookville locomotives]]
[[Category:Brookville locomotives]]
[[Category:Rebuilt locomotives]]
[[Category:Rebuilt locomotives]]
[[Category:Standard gauge railway locomotives]]
[[Category:Standard gauge locomotives of the United States]]
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Latest revision as of 14:25, 14 April 2024

The original demonstrator, BMEX #259, in Roanoke, Virginia.

The Brookville BL20CG is a diesel electric low emissions locomotive built by the Brookville Equipment Corporation. It uses three Cummins QSK-19 engines, each rated at 700 horsepower (520 kW), for an aggregate of 2,100 horsepower (1,600 kW). The original BL20CG is a rebuilt EMD GP38 which formerly belonged to the Maine Central Railroad and is used by Brookville as a demonstrator.

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