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General Electric Genesis (officially trademarked GENESIS) is a series of passenger locomotives produced by GE Transportation Systems a subsidiary of General Electric. Between 1992 and 2001 321 units were built for Amtrak Metro-North and Via Rail.The Genesis series of locomotives was designed by General Electric in response to a specification published by Amtrak and ultimately selected over a competing design presented by GM EMD.

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height (cm)
4.2672
length (km)
21.0312
width (mm)
3.048
active years end year
2001-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
active years start year
1992-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
builder
GE Transportation
cylinder count
12, 16
engine type
V12 engine, Four-stroke engine, V16 engine
number built
321
power type
Diesel-electric transmission
top speed (kmh)
165.762

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