NRE E-3000E3B

The E-3000E3B is a diesel locomotive designed and built by National Railway Equipment Company for export to Australia.

E-3000E3B
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel-Electric
BuilderNational Railway Equipment Company, Mt. Vernon, Illinois
ModelE-3000E3B
Build date2011-present
Total produced8
Specifications
Configuration:
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Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Length20.0 m (65 ft 7 in)
Loco weight134 tonnes (132 long tons; 148 short tons)
Prime moverEMD 16-645E3C
AlternatorEMD AR10
Traction motorsEMD EMD D78
Performance figures
Maximum speed115 km/h (71 mph)
Power output2,461 kW (3,300 hp)
Career
ClassQube: 1100
CRL: 1150
WP&Y: E3000CC-DC
Number in classSee table
NumbersSee table
Delivered2011-present
First run2011
Current ownerSee table

Operators

Qube Logistics

Qube Logistics ordered 12 units in 2011. The first were delivered in December 2011 and the next seven in 2012.[1][2]

Consolidated Rail Leasing

Consolidated Rail Leasing has an unspecified number of units on order. Once they have been delivered to Australia, Consolidated Rail Leasing has stated on their website they will be numbered as the 1150s to tell them apart from QUBE'S 1100s.[3]

White Pass & Yukon

The White Pass and Yukon Railroad placed an order of 6 units, classed as E3000CC-DC in 2020.[4]

The WPYR now receives them.[5]

Summary
Operator Class Number in class Road numbers Built Notes
Qube Logistics 1100 8 1101-1112 2011-2012 4 more (1109 to 1112) were on order, but were never delivered
Consolidated Rail Leasing 1150
White Pass & Yukon Route E3000CC-DC 6 3001-3006 2020 3001-3004 originally built for Qube Logistics; 3 ft gauge w/ NRE 5650 trucks and GE764 traction motors[5][6]

References
  1. "QUBE Logistics expands fleet". Rail Express. 15 December 2011.
  2. 1100 Class Vicsig.net
  3. "1100 class". Consolidated Rail Leasing.
  4. "White Pass & Yukon Route upgrades its locomotives". CBC Canada.
  5. Reception
  6. "It's Full Steam–and Diesel–Ahead at White Pass & Yukon - Railway Age". Retrieved 1 January 2021.
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