SKU: 6-28323
Gauge: Standard O
Dimensions: Approx. 16"
Rail Line: Norfolk Southern
Road Number: 300
Min Curve: O-42/O-54
SKU: 6-28320
Gauge: Standard O
Rail Line: Canadian Pacific
Road Number: 9860
Min Curve: O-54
The EcomaginationTM team of GE is already at work designing for the future, taking the success of their eco-friendly ES44 series of locomotives to the next level. Witness GE’s Evolution Hybrid Locomotive – the most efficient and cleanrunning, high-horse power locomotive in existence. Soon, testing of the original Hybrid prototype will be complete, and this most modern of all engines will be ready for work on the modern railroad lines.
Bringing the future to you today, Lionel offers a special version of the Evolution Hybrid decorated in the dramatic red livery of Canadian Pacific. Very similar to the railroad’s non-Hybrid version of this locomotive, the Canadian Pacific Evolution Hybrid comes equipped with the same incredible features and details of Lionel’s original GE’s Evolution Hybrid - the ultra-modern and ecofriendly battery boxes along the side of the engine and dramatic “charging lights” that flash in motion along the sides near the walkway deck.
SKU: 6-28314
Gauge: Standard O
Dimensions: Approx. 16"
Rail Line: Union Pacific
Road Number: 2701
Min Curve: O-42
What allows this Genset Switcher to be so environmentally friendly is its ingenious construction. There are three separate 700-h.p. generator sets (or Gen-sets) underneath the loco hood, each towered by its own exhaust stack. These engines can operate independently, in a pair, or all three at once depending on how much power the locomotive needs at any given time. They also utilize an ingenious “sleep time” technology: When idling, only one of three engines stays active, and when sitting for too long all three engines shut down automatically at a pre-programmed time. Each engine also restarts automatically during shutdowns to circulate coolants that protect the engines.
SKU: 6-28306
Gauge: Standard O
Dimensions: Approx. 19"
Rail Line: General Electric
Road Number: 2010
Min Curve: O-54
The second diesel locomotive in our VISION Line “Green Fleet” is the distinctive and innovative Evolution Hybrid from GE, offered in O-gauge commercially for the first time ever. Numbered 2010 and painted in a stunning green and light-blue scheme, this striking, one-of-a kind Hybrid locomotive brings a modern ecological touch to any layout. Uncompromising in detail, accuracy, realism, and operation, Lionel’s scale GE Evolution Hybrid is painstakingly designed to replicate the look and performance of its “real life” counterpart.
After years of research and development, GE introduced its Evolution Series locomotives in 2005, the most technologically advanced, fuel-efficient, and environmentally compatible diesel locomotives in history. Several years later, they developed a hybrid version–the Evolution Hybrid–a one-of-a-kind prototype that General Electric’s “Ecomagination” team is using for critical testing and analysis to improve the operation and energy-efficiency of the Evolution Series. Ecomagination is GE's initiative to help meet customer demand for more energy-efficient products.
How does it work? GE’s Evolution Hybrid captures the energy dissipated during dynamic braking and stores it in a series of sophisticated batteries visible on the side of the locomotive. That battery-stored energy then provides an additional 2,000 horsepower to the locomotive, thus increasing engine power while reducing fuel consumption and environmental impact.
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