Bombardier HR-616

Bombardier HR-616

Type and origin Power type Diesel-electric Builder Bombardier Order number 4944 Serial number M6118-01 to M6118-20 Model HR-616 Build date February–August 1982 Total produced 20

Specifications AAR wheel arr. C-C UIC class Co′Co′ Gauge 4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) Wheel diameter 40 in (1.0 m) Minimum curve 21° Wheelbase Between truck centers: 54 ft 6 in (16.61 m) Truck wheelbase: 11 ft 2 in (3.40 m) Length 69 ft 11 in (21.31 m) Width 10 ft 3 in (3.12 m) Height 15 ft 5 in (4.70 m) Loco weight 390,000 lb (180 t) Fuel type Diesel Fuel capacity 2,000 US gal (7,600 l) Lubricant cap 330 US gal (1,200 l) Coolant cap 300 US gal (1,100 l) Sandbox cap 56 cu ft (1.6 m^3) Prime mover Alco 251E RPM range 400 - 1100 Engine type V16 4-stroke diesel Aspiration Mechanically-assisted turbocharger Generator GE GTA11P Cylinders 16 Cylinder size 9 in (23 cm) diameter × 10 ^1⁄2 in (27 cm) stroke Loco brake Straight air, Dynamic Train brakes 26-L air

Performance figures Maximum speed 65 mph (105 km/h) Power output 3,000 hp (2.2 MW) Tractive effort Continuous: 74,000 lbf (329 kN)

Career Operators Canadian National Railway Class MF-30c (later MF-32a) Numbers 2100-2119 Locale North America

The Bombardier HR616, also known as the MLW HR616, was a 6 axle, 3,000 horsepower (2.2 MW) freight locomotive manufactured in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Twenty were built for Canadian National Railway in 1982, numbered 2100–2119, with 2100–2103 being temporarily renumbered as Bombardier 7000–7003, and rated at 3,200 hp (2.4 MW)^[1] for demonstration of the new model on Canadian Pacific Railway in 1983. After the demonstration, they were returned to CN and reverted to their original 2100–2103 numbers.

The model designation stood for HR - High Reliability, 616 - 6 axles, 16 cylinder engine. The HR616 was anything but reliable, plagued by many of the electrical and mechanical issues of its M-Line predecessors. One notable feature was the HR616 debuted the CN designed “Draper Taper” cowl car body as well as #2119 was the first to feature a desktop style control stand. The locomotives were retired from CN’s fleet in the mid to late 1990s (2105 was first due to wreck damage suffered near London, Ontario), with some scrapped and others sold to National Railway Equipment (NRE). Some are still existent, stored by NRE at Silvis, Illinois.

See also

• List of MLW diesel locomotives

References

Notes

1. Marre & Pinkepank, (1989). p.171

Bibliography

• Marre, Louis A; Jerry A. Pinkepank (1989). The Contemporary Diesel Spotter’s Guide. Milwaukee: Kalmbach Publishing Company. pp. 171–173. |ISBN 0-89024-088-4
• Canadian Trackside Guide 1990. Ottawa, Ontario: Bytown Railway Society, Inc. pp. 1–12.