Green Goat Hybrid Switchers
Their locomotive models include the Green Goat (GG) and Green Kid (GK) series. Created from older locomotives, these units are deployed in services where there is a lot of idle time, such as yard switching. Below the frame they are the same as their pre-recycled locomotive. Above the frame they are new, with all new hood and cab assemblies. A small generator and a large bank of batteries power the locomotive. The generator is used to recharge the batteries. The locomotives meet the new EPA exhaust emissions standards. Currently production includes the GG10B, GG20B, and GK10B locomotives. The "B" indicates B-B wheel arrangement the "10" or "20" signifies 1,000 or 2,000 horsepower respectively.
| Model designation | Wheel arrangement | Build year | Total produced | Power output | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GGS2000D "Emerald" | B-B | 2001 | 1 (prototype) | 1490 kW (2,000-hp) | |
| GG20B "Green Goat" | B-B | 2004–present | 55 | 1490 kW (2,000-hp) | |
| GG10B "Green Goat" | B-B | 2005–present | 6 | 746 kW (1,000-hp) | |
| GK10B "Green Kid" | B-B | 2005–present | 4 | 746 kW (1,000-hp) |
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Famous quotes containing the words green and/or goat:
“At twelve, the disintegration of afternoon
Began, the return to phantomerei, if not
To phantoms. Till then, it had been the other way:
One imagined the violet trees but the trees stood green,
At twelve, as green as ever they would be.
The sky was blue beyond the vaultiest phrase.”
—Wallace Stevens (1879–1955)
“But he answered his father, Listen! For all these years I have been working like a slave for you, and I have never disobeyed your command; yet you have never given me even a young goat so that I might celebrate with my friends. But when this son of yours came back, who has devoured your property with prostitutes, you killed the fatted calf for him!’”
—Bible: New Testament, Luke 15:29,30.