We don’t blow smoke!

EMD locomotives are the most economically feasible motive power solution all around. Like any other machine, they must be maintained and suited for your application. Through varied forward investment, tuning and basic maintenance, our diesels will not smoke you out.

All of our locomotives now come with Interstate McBee ECOTIP injectors. These injectors save 3% over the numbers below as well as many other benefits.

What are some factors that negatively influence fuel consumption:
  • Governor RPM
  • Inconsistent Piston type
  • Piston ring condition
  • Liner Condition
  • Correct application fuel injectors
  • Cylinder Heads / Revision
  • Injector rack setting
  • Cam Shaft Condition / Revision

Why do our locomotives outperform the competition:
  • Forward investment in the engine health
  • All locomotives come with ECOTIP injectors
  • Material Quality & consistency across all builds
  • Express and proper scheduled maintenance
  • Use of new components as much as practical
  • Viton "High-Temperature" Seals
  • Fuel Pre heaters
  • A growing fleet of EPA certified engines
  • Locomotive Idle Reduction technology
  • Use of engine standby heating systems

LOCOMOTIVE FUEL CONSUMPTION CHART
THROTTLE POSITION
LOCO
ENGINE
IDLE
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
SW900
8-567-C
3.1
5.2
6.4
13.9
23.7
32.9
41.1
51.6
62.9
SW1200
12-567-C
3.3
5.1
6.3
13.8
23.1
29.6
41.3
5.4
68.9
SW1500
12-645-E
3.8
6.5
11.5
25.2
38.6
52.5
62.1
7.6
92.6
GP10-1
12-567-C
3.5
4.4
13.4
23.6
36.8
56
67.7
82.2
108.1
SD18-M
16-567-D
3.5
8
15
25
39.7
54.5
70
88
108
GP35-1
12-567-D3
5
11
20.9
34.9
51.2
72.1
96.2
124.3
143.6
GP38-2
16-645-E
4.6
7
16
31.4
46.8
63.8
83.1
102.8
122.4
GP40-2
16-645-E3
5.5
7.4
24.9
41.4
57.2
79
108.5
145.8
167.7
SD40-2
16-645-E3B
5.5
9.1
24.9
41.4
57.2
79
108.5
145.8
167.7

*This chart does NOT take into consideration all or even some of the factors which will dictate actual fuel consumption.

 


To the right is a technical review of the Interstate-McBEE ECOTIP injector. Our technical review combined with practical, in the field year-over-year analysis has demonstrated beyond a doubt and sealed the ECOTIP as our primary injector fleet-wide.