EMD Vs GE V250

[HERBYD]

HOW DO THEY STAND UP . WHICH IS HARDER TO WORK ON & HAS MORE PROBLEMS WHICH COSTS MORETO RUN IN THE LONG RUN.ALWAYS BEEN A GM FAVORIT BUT THE NEW GE SOUNDS VERY GOOD. BUT IS IT.

COME ON NOBODY OUT THERE WORK ON THESE VO ENGINES

[creepycrank]

HOW DO THEY STAND UP . WHICH IS HARDER TO WORK ON & HAS MORE PROBLEMS WHICH COSTS MORETO RUN IN THE LONG RUN.ALWAYS BEEN A GM FAVORIT BUT THE NEW GE SOUNDS VERY GOOD. BUT IS IT.

Only time will tell. The V250 designation is for marine engines so I assume that’s what your talking about. The GE marine engines are rated only at 900 rpm instead of 1050 used on locomotive engines most likely to get piston speed down to a reasonable level for longevity. K-sea’s Transportations Dublin Sea has 2 16 cylinder V250 engines that are only rated at about 4800 hp each (6000 hp for locomotives) or less than the EMD 20-710 at the same rpm. The Dublin Sea is part of an ATB package and is mated to a 150000 bbl. barge. Some of these runs with oil barges are up to a week long all most all of it at full power or a power factor of over 95%. Then there’s runs on the Mississippi that are up to 3 weeks long with the control handles jambed against the stops. I never met a Captain that ever had enough power.