This forum has been pretty quiet - perhaps the rebuilder market has been pretty quiet in the real world too.
Anyway, a targeted banner ad started following me around today as I browsed various non-railroad site (e.g. Politico) - the ad was for RailServe Leaf Locomotives - clicking led to this website.
Some points:
"The Railserve LEAF Gen-Set locomotive has been in service since 2008"
- It has - under what brand name? I don't recall reading about it before.
"The LEAF uses a Cummins engine that meets EPA Tier III emissions standards"
- OK
"One-button push start eliminates up to 30 minutes of startup preparation"
- Cool - but do most modern-era locomotives require 30 minutes of prep before start-up?
"Maximized tractive effort at speeds less than 10mph"
- Ugh - this seems optimized for excepted track service...or...
"Built for industrial in-plant and commercial yard applications"
- So, no short-line road service it seems, or at least they are not promoting such usage
Going to the photo-gallery, it seems clear these are rebuilt, with the post-1990 switcher standard format of low nose and long hood (well, low hoods I guess). The second set of images down seem to me to be a modified GP30. Is the third set of images down a rebuilt GP9 (round cab roof?)
Hey, you can register for a free test ride on a RailServe Leaf! Possibly you need to supply your own railroad, I dunno.
Anyway, a targeted banner ad started following me around today as I browsed various non-railroad site (e.g. Politico) - the ad was for RailServe Leaf Locomotives - clicking led to this website.
Some points:
"The Railserve LEAF Gen-Set locomotive has been in service since 2008"
- It has - under what brand name? I don't recall reading about it before.
"The LEAF uses a Cummins engine that meets EPA Tier III emissions standards"
- OK
"One-button push start eliminates up to 30 minutes of startup preparation"
- Cool - but do most modern-era locomotives require 30 minutes of prep before start-up?
"Maximized tractive effort at speeds less than 10mph"
- Ugh - this seems optimized for excepted track service...or...
"Built for industrial in-plant and commercial yard applications"
- So, no short-line road service it seems, or at least they are not promoting such usage
Going to the photo-gallery, it seems clear these are rebuilt, with the post-1990 switcher standard format of low nose and long hood (well, low hoods I guess). The second set of images down seem to me to be a modified GP30. Is the third set of images down a rebuilt GP9 (round cab roof?)
Hey, you can register for a free test ride on a RailServe Leaf! Possibly you need to supply your own railroad, I dunno.