Question by GNagus: What are the 0-60 times for a typical North American diesel locomotive? No load, no cars, push the throttle as high as it can go and time how fast it can get to 60mph Best answer for What are the 0-60 times for a typical North American diesel locomotive?:
Answer by calnickel
Probably pretty disappointing. I would imagine the power to the traction motors is limited at low speeds to prevent wheel spin.
Answer by PM Railfan
Suprisingly its quicker than a ford pinto (or most fords for that matter lol). Using todays standard loco of the ave. 4400 hp, it could be guestimated at around a minute or so. yesterdays ave. loco of 3000 hp maybe around 1:30. This being on straight and level track, no load, notch 8, for both generations listed. much like cars, locos have gears on their axles. depending on the ratio (say passenger loco vs freight loco) this would also be a factor. it would be an interesting aspect to see EMD or GE post such a statistic being this is no where near their intended usage. I was lucky enuf to operate a trio of SD40's under similiar conditions. While built for power and stamina, suprisingly, they had alot of hitch in their giddy-up! no load, was straight level track, went from notch 0 to 8 and back to 0. got up to 20mph in nuthin flat! ofcourse under the watchful eye of an experienced loco hostler. this isnt how i would treat a machine like this but also being a race enthusiast of over 30 years, i too admit i have often wondered this very same question.
Answer by Andy
45 to 60 seconds(that's a guess.I have done that on a locomotive but i didn't time it).An EMD would get there faster than a GE because they respond to throttle input faster.
Answer by Derail
I know that 0 to 60 in the old EMD GP units is around 30 to 35 seconds. Those older Geeps have a pretty responsive throttle, and there's very little wheel slip just "light engine". Many also have a switch on the control stand too that sets for "Switching" or "Road" service. In "Switching" the generator is more responsive and puts more juice to the traction motors quicker. I know what Andy is talking about with the GEs. Not as responsive. I think maybe the GEs load slower because of all the power they have. Probably to reduce the risk of too much acceleration and pulling a train in half .
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