GE 7FDL16

E185367

diesel engine locomotive prime mover

The GE 7FDL16 is a 16-cylinder diesel engine widely used as the main powerplant in General Electric locomotives.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
GE 7FDL16 canonical	1
GE FDL engine family	1
GE FDL-series diesel engine	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1632521 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: GE 7FDL16
Context triple: [GE P42DC, primeMover, GE 7FDL16]

A. General Electric CF34-10E
The General Electric CF34-10E is a high-bypass turbofan engine developed by GE Aviation to power modern regional jets, particularly optimized for efficiency, reliability, and low emissions.
B. General Electric GEnx
The General Electric GEnx is a high-bypass turbofan jet engine developed by GE Aviation for modern wide-body aircraft, known for its improved fuel efficiency, lower emissions, and advanced composite materials.
C. General Electric CF6
The General Electric CF6 is a widely used high-bypass turbofan aircraft engine that powers numerous commercial and military wide-body airliners.
D. Honeywell AGT1500
The Honeywell AGT1500 is a gas turbine engine used to power the U.S. Army’s M1 Abrams main battle tank, known for its high power output and multi-fuel capability.
E. General Electric F110 turbofan
The General Electric F110 is a high-performance afterburning turbofan engine widely used in modern fighter aircraft, notably various F-16 and F-15 variants, providing increased thrust, reliability, and maintainability over earlier powerplants.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: GE 7FDL16
Target entity description: The GE 7FDL16 is a 16-cylinder diesel engine widely used as the main powerplant in General Electric locomotives.

A. General Electric CF34-10E
The General Electric CF34-10E is a high-bypass turbofan engine developed by GE Aviation to power modern regional jets, particularly optimized for efficiency, reliability, and low emissions.
B. General Electric GEnx
The General Electric GEnx is a high-bypass turbofan jet engine developed by GE Aviation for modern wide-body aircraft, known for its improved fuel efficiency, lower emissions, and advanced composite materials.
C. General Electric CF6
The General Electric CF6 is a widely used high-bypass turbofan aircraft engine that powers numerous commercial and military wide-body airliners.
D. Honeywell AGT1500
The Honeywell AGT1500 is a gas turbine engine used to power the U.S. Army’s M1 Abrams main battle tank, known for its high power output and multi-fuel capability.
E. General Electric F110 turbofan
The General Electric F110 is a high-performance afterburning turbofan engine widely used in modern fighter aircraft, notably various F-16 and F-15 variants, providing increased thrust, reliability, and maintainability over earlier powerplants.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	diesel engine ⓘ locomotive prime mover ⓘ
application	diesel-electric locomotive ⓘ
aspiration	turbocharged ⓘ
blockMaterial	cast steel or cast iron ⓘ
configuration	V16 ⓘ
coolingSystem	liquid-cooled ⓘ
crankshaftConfiguration	single-piece forged crankshaft ⓘ
cycleType	four-stroke ⓘ
cylinderCount	16 ⓘ
designedFor	continuous high-load operation ⓘ
displacementPerCylinder	approximately 567 cubic inches ⓘ
emissionsControl	tuned for railroad emissions standards of its era ⓘ
family	GE FDL engine family ⓘ linked to: GE 7FDL16
fuelSystem	direct fuel injection ⓘ
fuelType	diesel fuel ⓘ
governorType	electronic governor ⓘ
intendedUse	freight locomotives ⓘ passenger locomotives ⓘ
lubricationSystem	forced lubrication ⓘ
manufacturer	General Electric ⓘ
market	North American locomotive market ⓘ
mounting	frame-mounted in locomotive underframe ⓘ
notableFeature	high reliability in heavy freight service ⓘ long production life within GE locomotive lineup ⓘ
operator	freight railroads ⓘ passenger railroads ⓘ
powerOutputRange	3000–4400 horsepower ⓘ
primaryFunction	mechanical power source for traction alternator ⓘ
regionOfUse	Australia ⓘ Brazil ⓘ Canada ⓘ Mexico ⓘ United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
starterType	electric starter motor ⓘ
status	widely used in service ⓘ
usedAs	main powerplant in General Electric locomotives ⓘ
usedIn	GE AC4400CW locomotives ⓘ GE C39-8 locomotives ⓘ linked to: GE Dash 8 series locomotives GE C40-8 locomotives ⓘ linked to: GE Dash 8 series locomotives GE C44-9W locomotives ⓘ linked to: GE AC4400CW locomotives GE Dash 7 series locomotives ⓘ GE Dash 8 series locomotives ⓘ GE Dash 9 series locomotives ⓘ GE U-series locomotives ⓘ
valvetrain	overhead valve ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

GE P42DC → primeMover → GE 7FDL16 ⓘ

GE P42DC → hasPrimeMover → GE FDL-series diesel engine ⓘ

subject linked to: GE P42DC (on non-electrified segments historically)

linked to: GE 7FDL16

GE 7FDL16 → family → GE FDL engine family ⓘ