GE P42DC locomotives

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GE P42DC locomotives are diesel-electric passenger locomotives built by General Electric, widely used across North American intercity rail services for their reliability and high-speed capabilities.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf diesel-electric passenger locomotive ⓘ
locomotive model ⓘ
brakeType air brakes ⓘ
builder GE Transportation ⓘ
builderModel P42DC ⓘ
buildLocation Erie, Pennsylvania ⓘ
configurationFeature monocoque carbody ⓘ
countryOfOperation Canada ⓘ
United States ⓘ
engineType four-stroke diesel ⓘ
feature computerized control systems ⓘ
dynamic braking ⓘ
microprocessor-based traction control ⓘ
fuelType diesel fuel ⓘ
gauge standard gauge ⓘ
headEndPowerOutput 800 kW ⓘ
introduced 1996 ⓘ
manufacturer General Electric ⓘ
maximumSpeed 110 mph ⓘ
177 km/h ⓘ
nickname Genesis ⓘ
notableOperator Amtrak national network ⓘ
linked to: Amtrak routes
notableRoute Amtrak Northeast Corridor (selected services) ⓘ
Amtrak long-distance routes ⓘ
operator Amtrak ⓘ
Amtrak California ⓘ
Amtrak Midwest ⓘ
VIA Rail Canada ⓘ
linked to: Via Rail
partOfSeries GE Genesis series ⓘ
powerOutput 3170 kW ⓘ
4250 hp ⓘ
powerType diesel-electric ⓘ
precededBy GE P40DC ⓘ
primaryUse intercity passenger service ⓘ
primeMover GE 7FDL16 ⓘ
region North America ⓘ
serviceRole mainline passenger locomotive ⓘ
road diesel ⓘ
status being replaced by Siemens Charger units ⓘ
in service ⓘ
succeededBy Siemens Charger ⓘ
trackGauge 1435 mm ⓘ
trainHeating head-end power ⓘ
UICClassification Bo′Bo′ ⓘ
usedFor corridor passenger trains ⓘ
long-distance passenger trains ⓘ
wheelArrangement B-B ⓘ

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Chicago–San Antonio via Texas Eagle → rollingStock → GE Genesis diesel locomotives ⓘ
linked to: GE P42DC locomotives
Amtrak Silver Meteor → usesRollingStock → GE P42DC locomotives ⓘ
Amtrak Silver Star → locomotiveType → GE P42DC diesel locomotive ⓘ
linked to: GE P42DC locomotives
Amtrak Siemens Charger locomotives → replaces → GE P42DC locomotives ⓘ
Wolverine (Amtrak train) → previousLocomotiveType → GE Genesis locomotives ⓘ
linked to: GE P42DC locomotives