Re: Diesel loco motors

[Andrew Price <aprice@mail.dotcom.fr>]

On Sat, 17 Jun 2000 08:16:44 -0400, "John Black"
<mm6fan@mindspring.com> wrote:

>> Doesn't  Caterpiller make the most powerful prime mover for locomotive use
>in
>> the world?
>>
>> Reece
>>
>
>Cummins Engine Company, Inc. of Columbus Indiana is currently involved in a
>joint venture with Wartzilla Diesel of Finland to produce a large diesel
>engine in a V-20 configuration that will reportedly have somewhere in the
>6000 hp range.  This is slated to be used in marine (prime power),
>locomotion & power generation.

Don't some modern American locos already in production develop around
6,000hp?