2007-04-18 16:41:51 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Rail
These days, 16 to 20.
Started with two.
Got better with age.
2007-04-18 17:00:21 · answer #1 · answered by Samurai Hoghead 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The 16 cylinder is more common at the moment, but there are 20 cylinder models. Think of a big car engine, say a 454. Thats 454 cubic inches for the whole engine. Take an old locomotive prime mover like a GM/EMD 567. That's 567 cubic inches for just one cylinder. Still, the 454 will take the 567 off the line in a race. :-)
2007-04-19 05:55:56 · answer #2 · answered by Chairman LMAO 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What hoghead said, 16-20 with the new GE Evolution Series locomotives only needing 12 but putting out the same amount of power as the locomotives with 16-20. The engines provide power to the traction motors which makes the locomotive move.
2007-04-18 17:32:38 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
New locomotives, Hoghead is right, 16-20, However, I work on a 1955 Baldwin diesel, that has a turbocharged inline 6 cylinder, about 11,000 cubic inches, producing 1,200 horsepower.
2007-04-18 21:04:18 · answer #4 · answered by cwrrailfan 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The new General Electrics have 12 cylinders. They have the same horsepower as the v-16's but use less fuel.
2007-04-19 13:20:34 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not a lot I would imagine. The engines in trains do not directly propel them, rather, the engines spin generators, which produce electric power to move the trains. If they were directly engine driven, think about how big the transmission would be!
2007-04-18 17:00:46 · answer #6 · answered by Bennelli27 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
8 to16 sometimes 20. 12's are common due to HP per $
2007-04-18 23:50:09 · answer #7 · answered by Red 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
turbo v12 ... v16 to v20 for the road locomotives ...
2000.to 4000 hp
2007-04-19 19:54:59 · answer #8 · answered by beverhouzen 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
STEAM ENGINE HAD 2 CYL.
2007-04-19 13:25:15 · answer #9 · answered by bbj1776 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋