Glossary of North American Railway Terms - G

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• Gandy dancer: Nickname for a track maintenance worker.

• Geep: Nickname for EMD's GP series of locomotives.

• Gennie: A MetroNorth or Amtrak GE P32AC-DM locomotive.

• Genset: A locomotive that uses multiple high-speed diesel engines and generators (generator sets), rather than a single medium-speed diesel engine and a single generator. Sometimes confused with Green Goat locomotives; the only similarities between the two types are their outward appearance and that both are designed to reduce air pollution and fuel consumption.

• GEVO: Nickname for GE Evolution Series locomotives, in reference to the GEVO-12 engine used in those units.

• GN1: Gold Nose 1, the current CSX paint scheme. Another term for YN3.

• Goat: a locomotive used in yard switching service.

• Green Goat: A type of "hybrid" switching locomotive utilizing a small diesel engine and a large bank of rechargeable batteries.