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On a sunny day in San Francisco, three Caltrain (AAR reporting mark JPBX) units are standing in San Francisco station, waiting to head out again.

The two in front have, after numerous rebuilds, managed to acquire EMD F40PH-2CAT as their type designation, in my opinion a crime against humanity. Who is ever going to remember that? The background engine, the one that looks like a pretend ICE, has the name MP36PH-3C, which is certainly not very cool either. In addition, it hasn't even managed to get it's own name yet, only a number.

While the engines look very different at first glance, they are actually very similar when you look closer (download the picture to get full resolution). The trucks are very similar. The structures above the trucks are very similar. If you look closely, you'll find that even the cab doors measurements are identical. I have no idea what the historical ties between the two engine types are (Wikipedia won't say), but it looks like there are at least some.

Edit: Cropped it differently, also set the license correctly (was CC-BY-NC-SA, is now just CC-BY-SA)

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=o-l-pixel Jan 22, 2008, 2:27:10 PM
Schnell, Schneller, am schnellsten :)

Gefällt mir! Du warst in San Francisco?

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~ZCochrane Jan 22, 2008, 9:51:53 PM
Ja, im Juli 2006.

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~Mr-Spoon Jan 24, 2008, 11:10:55 AM
Very nice!
Similar to one I took on UK Railways, although with this one I had to double check because at first glance, it looks like it could be UK Rail, although different liveries.

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=jimzim66 Feb 1, 2008, 12:05:09 AM
Hopefully this can help you with our uncool engine models:

F40PH-2CAT:
F- most likely a carryover from the old EMD F units of the 40s and 50s, they both had fully enclosed prime movers.
40- based on the EMD GP40 series locomotive.
P- historically means Passenger Locomotive
H- Head End Power equipped
-2- Later model
CAT- fitted with a Catepillar HEP generator.

MP36PH-3C
MP- made by Motive Power Inc.
36- 3600HP prime mover
P- same as above
H- same as above
-3C- fitted with a Catepillar HEP generator.

There's no real historical ties between the two models. The MP36 has been produced from 2003 to present, and the F40 from 1976 to the late 80s. The only real major link between the two are the prime movers, which share a common history. They are shaped similar because the FRA sets rigorous guidlines regarding clearances, etc.

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~ZCochrane Feb 1, 2008, 12:44:28 AM
Ah, thanks a lot. I do try to keep up with american engines, but there are just way too many for me.

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~HerrDrayer Oct 14, 2008, 4:43:44 AM
Motive Power isn't exactly a large locomotive builder, so it buys lots of parts from other suppliers. It gets its prime movers from EMD, which is beneficial for transit authorities that previously had only F40's in their stables. The 2-stroke EMD engines are easier to maintain than the 4-stroke GE prime movers. Many MP36's are actually built on former F40 or GP40 frames to save money...hence the identical bogies and similar dimensions. I can only guess that the cab doors were built by the same supplier that's probably been making the same cab door for every "carbody" locomotive since the EMD/Rock Island TA1 back in 1935. :)
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