NRE E-3000E3B explained

NRE E-3000E3B
Powertype:Diesel-Electric
Builder:National Railway Equipment Company, Mount Vernon, Illinois
Buildmodel:E-3000E3B
Builddate:2011-present
Totalproduction:14
Whytetype:Co-Co
Length:200NaN0
Primemover:EMD 16-645E3C
Alternator:EMD AR10
Tractionmotors:EMD EMD D78
Maxspeed:1150NaN0
Poweroutput:2461-1NaN-1
Operator:Qube
White Pass and Yukon Route
Operatorclass:Qube: 1100
WP&Y: E3000CC-DC
Deliverydate:2011-present
Firstrundate:2011

The E-3000E3B is a diesel locomotive designed and built by National Railway Equipment Company for export to Australia.

Operators

Qube

Qube ordered 12 units in 2011. The first were delivered in December 2011 and the next seven in 2012.[1] [2]

Consolidated Rail Leasing

Consolidated Rail Leasing ordered an unspecified number of units.[3] As at 2022, they had yet to be built.

White Pass and Yukon Route

The White Pass and Yukon Route placed an order for six units, classed as E3000CC-DC in 2020.[4]

Summary

OperatorClassNumber in classRoad numbersBuiltNotes
Qube110081101-11082011-20124 more (1109-1112) ordered but never delivered, sold to White Pass & Yukon Route[5]
Consolidated Rail Leasing1150
White Pass and Yukon RouteE3000CC-DC63001-300620203001-3004 originally built for Qube; 3 ft gauge w/ NRE 5650 trucks and GE764 traction motors[6]

Notes and References

  1. News: QUBE Logistics expands fleet. Rail Express. December 15, 2011.
  2. http://www.vicsig.net/index.php?page=locomotives&class=1100&orgstate=P&type=Diesel-Electric 1100 Class
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20130113183327/http://crleasing.com.au/products-2/locomotives/1100-class/ 1100 class
  4. Web site: White Pass & Yukon Route upgrades its locomotives. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
  5. MotivePower Roundup Motive Power issue 128 March 2020 page 74
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20210225211407/https://www.railwayage.com/passenger/commuterregional/its-full-steam-and-diesel-ahead-at-white-pass-yukon/ It's Full Steam–and Diesel–Ahead at White Pass & Yukon