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Posted: **27 Sep 2010, 18:07**

Bombardier presented a new "Dual power locomotive" for NJ Transit at the exhibition.

Here some pictures of the ALP-45DP

: The sign with the description of the loco.; IMG_2510.jpg (58.02 KiB) Viewed 1811 times

: Attached on the outside of the loco was these painting.; IMG_2508.jpg (79.54 KiB) Viewed 1811 times

: The "ALP-45DP" at the exhebition.; IMG_2509.jpg (105.4 KiB) Viewed 1811 times

: Inside the driver's cab.; IMG_2511.jpg (90.42 KiB) Viewed 1811 times

: Some information about the status of the loco.; IMG_2512.jpg (81.84 KiB) Viewed 1811 times

: One of the two diesel engines.; IMG_2514.jpg (108.89 KiB) Viewed 1811 times

: The compressed air rack and behind it the WC.; IMG_2515.jpg (95.46 KiB) Viewed 1811 times

: The loco from the backside.; IMG_2506.jpg (99.51 KiB) Viewed 1811 times

: The loco from the backside.; IMG_2516.jpg (83.9 KiB) Viewed 1811 times

For better reading:

: A closer view at the description.; IMG_2510-1.jpg (81.51 KiB) Viewed 1811 times

Posted: **27 Sep 2010, 20:30**

That axle load in the last picture seems high.

Posted: **28 Sep 2010, 10:17**

John, I suspect the axle-loading is correct: 4 axles * 32.66 gives a total loco mass of 130.64 tonnes, which seems reasonable given that there are two diesel engines on board plus all the multi-voltage electrical gear. Strange though that the loco is configured with just 4 axles instead of 6.
Although we ex-colonials enjoy a larger loading gauge than the UK, and on 1065 and 1000 mm, we forget just how much larger the scale of engineering on modern US railroads really is.

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