Last night we picked up GECX 2010 at GE and took it to Cleveland Collinwood where it got recrewed. Does anyone know where its going or what GE has in mind for it?

Scott R. Conforto

It might be headed to the Transportation Technology Center in Pueblo, Colorado for testing.

i was in berea sat and i think i saw it westbound- trailing engine headed towards greenwich. train orders.com had a topic posted where it was headed to-jim

Look like it was headed to Chi-Town.
GE Transportation's Evolution(R) Hybrid Locomotive Makes Chicago Debut at
RSI Railway Technology Exhibition
1:07p ET September 12, 2008 (Business Wire)

GE Transportation:
What: GE Transportation, a global technology leader and supplier to the
railroad industry, displays its Evolution Hybrid locomotive prototype at the
RSI Railway Technology Exhibition. Following the success of the Evolution
Series locomotive, GE Transportation began development of the Evolution
Hybrid prototype. The Hybrid features an innovative power storing device
that captures the energy that is dissipated in braking a 207 ton locomotive.
The device then uses the energy to generate a 2,000 horsepower boost, which
provides a fuel savings of 15 percent and an emissions reduction of 50
percent compared to pre- Evolution Series locomotives. Where: RSI Railway
Technology Exhibition Belt Railroad Company of Chicago Yard 69th and Central
Avenue, Bedford Park, IL The RSI Railway Technology Exhibition is the
largest rail trade show in North America attracting leading manufacturers
and suppliers from around the world. When: RSI Railway Technology Exhibition
September 21 - 24, 2008 10:00am - 5:00pm Who: Meet GE Transportation's
product and engineering teams to see and learn about the newest technology
in rail transportation To schedule a media interview, please contact by
September 18. Chris Banocy Marketing Communications Manager, GE
Transportation +1 (814) 431-9519 (mobile) chris.banocy@ge.com

About GE Transportation

Established more than 100 years ago, GE Transportation, a unit of General
Electric Company (NYSE: GE), is a global technology leader and supplier to
the railroad, marine, drilling, mining and wind industries. GE provides
freight and passenger locomotives, railway signaling and communications
systems, information technology solutions, marine engines, motorized drive
systems for mining trucks and drills, high-quality replacement parts and
value added services. With sales in excess of $4.5 billion, GE
Transportation is headquartered in Erie, PA, and employs approximately
10,000 employees worldwide. For more information visit
www.getransportation.com

SOURCE: GE Transportation

quote:

an innovative power storing device
that captures the energy that is dissipated in braking a 207 ton locomotive.
The device then uses the energy to generate a 2,000 horsepower boost, which
provides a fuel savings of 15 percent

Now that sounds like something a lot of people have been chasing for some time..I wonder just what this "innovative power storing device" is?


Ed

To all thank you for the replies!

This was a last minute pickup and at first I didn't recognize the number(GECX 2010) until we stopped at Erie. I'm glad to know that this idea isn't dead.

Scott R. Conforto

The "innovative power storing device" is a system of batteries under both walkways.

Scott R. Conforto

Are you sure it's not a BCR?

Or, one of these:

Yes It's sortof like that. Actually it's more like a battery(s) out of a Hybrid car.

Scott R. Conforto