The MPI MP20C is a diesel locomotive

Diesel locomotive

A diesel locomotive is a type of railroad locomotive in which the prime mover is a diesel engine, a reciprocating engine operating on the Diesel cycle as invented by Dr. Rudolf Diesel...

 designed and built by Motive Power in Boise, Idaho

Boise, Idaho

Boise is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Idaho, as well as the county seat of Ada County. Located on the Boise River, it anchors the Boise City-Nampa metropolitan area and is the largest city between Salt Lake City, Utah and Portland, Oregon.As of the 2010 Census Bureau,...

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Specifications

It has a 2,000HP

Horsepower

Horsepower is the name of several units of measurement of power. The most common definitions equal between 735.5 and 750 watts.Horsepower was originally defined to compare the output of steam engines with the power of draft horses in continuous operation. The unit was widely adopted to measure the...

 MTU-Detroit Diesel 12V4000 Engine. It weighs approximately 390,000 lbs. and is 68' 2" long. It has a maximum speed of 70 mph. It also includes a C-C wheel arrangement and an optional dynamic brake

Dynamic braking

Dynamic braking is the use of the electric traction motors of a railroad vehicle as generators when slowing the Locomotive. It is termed rheostatic if the generated electrical power is dissipated as heat in brake grid resistors, and regenerative if the power is returned to the supply line...

. It includes a continuous tractive effort of 82,000 lbs and a starting tractive effort of 128,000 lbs.

Owners

Owner	Built	Number
Pacific Harbor Line	2007-2009	14