EMD GP9-GP20ECO Repower Locomotives

Progress Rail offers sustainable solutions through our EMD GP20C ECO repower locomotive, with fuel savings of 10-25%. We recycle over one million tons of metal per year. Rebuilt locomotives use up to 90% of existing content, saving customers upward of $2 million per locomotive. We protect the environment, saving millions of tons of emissions per year. www.progressrail.com.

[@WAL_DC-6B]

I was able to operate the Canadian Pacific GP20C's at the CP's Bensenville Yard for about five years before I "pulled the pin" and retired. They had a few initial minor issues, but for the most part are pretty decent road/switch units. Really liked things such as the overhead optional use red reading lights, nice warm cab in winter, quieter cab than the old GP-9's, computer information screen, great air conditioning for the summer months and a heated lavatory compartment! Amazing that EMD is able to get so much power out of an 8 cylinder engine (looks like the 16 cylinder cut in half).

[@brianburns7211]

These aren’t better than the GP38 and 40 they replaced.

[@WAL_DC-6B]

@@brianburns7211 Depends on what you consider "better than."

[@brianburns7211]

@@WAL_DC-6BJust about every aspect that I can think of.

[@Bill-sp8kb]

​@@brianburns7211Care to elaborate in meticulous detail?

[@riosurabaya8013]

wow there is a GT38ACE there😅, greetings from Indonesia👍

[@Trains-With-Shane]

It's the Resto-mod of the train world. Granted I love seeing original unmodified units but they mostly exist only on short locals, yard duties, museums, etc. these days. So it makes me happy that there are units that are being repowered rather than being scrapped. I've always loved the look of the standard cab units as that is what I mostly saw when I was a kid in the 80's. So you guys are taking out the old V12's and replacing them with V8's and delivering better power AND efficiency? Got to love technological advancement! :)

[@emdmanSpaziani]

Love hearing about EMD rebuilding older locomotives and turning them in to new power, it was hard though to see the one in the beginning being cut up, may it RIP.

[@ralfie8801]

I can guarantee you it’s not resting, not by a long shot. Those little 8 cylinder 710 engines sound pretty sweet.

[@CardboardSliver]

The engine as a whole may be gone, but you know her cab, bogies, and other bits helped keep her sisters going. So, a part of her is still out there working hard!

[@Creeperboy099]

Glad these locomotives are still put to good use even after their withdrawal rather than just sitting and rotting.

[@FreihEitner]

Kinda cool new loco. Has a bit of the GP-60 look to it.

[@EdmontonRails]

I love seeing these on the CP, much nicer looking and sounding than those gen-sets

[@CoryAY82383]

Sadly from a railfan I love those old 567s working hard

[@brianburns7211]

There were some better points about the GP9. One is that they had real brake valves, not fly by wire CCB.

[@yaraihan]

1:07 - 1:17 CC 205 With PT KAI Logo CC 205 52

[@andrebas8907]

LOKO BARBAR SUMATRA TU WKWKW

[@abangwibuyt4965]

Lokomotif barbar ko ada di situ kan ada di sumatera

[@driann-1405]

kan cc205 buatan EMD kecuali cc204 sama 206,,dia buatan GE #cmiiw

[@abangwibuyt4965]

Sama aja

[@dddf27]

@@abangwibuyt4965 kan tempat lahir nya kan di kanada

[@sd70macproductions24]

Very well done, it's better seeing locomotives get rebuilt than scrapped

[@turbochargedtractionproduc8073]

Wish they kept the round cabs. Those Dynamic breaks look mean though

[@michaeldesanta7999]

Nampak lokomotif cc205 😍

[@DuniaCanda]

Yes use for PT. KAI 🤩

[@afridosuryaafandi5458]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/baGsioinpcSSbrc Di tonton sampai dengan habis ya kasih like ya klo suka lagunya

[@januarijayudiopig7239]

Lg overhol y loko pt kai

[@Aliefaryd]

@@januarijayudiopig7239 lagi perbaikan bang, CC205 itu ex PLH. Jadi dibawa kesana.

[@nophanpaijo]

apa juga re manufacture??

[@jed-henrywitkowski6470]

1:08 Loco looks like a G scale engine then boom! It's brought into perspective. Great camera work.

[@JoshsTrainVideos]

It was nice to see that the GP9 in this video is being given a second life. Great presentation!

[@floridianrailauto9032]

You could argue it was scrapped since it doesn't use the original 567, but rather a 710

[@bobpeterson4930]

Bravo! And I say again . . . BRAVO! Great work Progress Rail. You've done yourself proud! Thank you.

[@WideWorldofTrains]

Great to see this re powering and re using old Locomotives. I saw 3 GP9 units this week on CSX trains

[@richarddefelice6565]

Wide World

[@uploadtvsd]

Wide World of Trains a

[@Med0sproductions]

an old GP9 turned into a red transit bus. just fantastic.

[@arthurzefanya4060]

Wow brand new GT38ACe

[@normansilver905]

This re-utilization and refurbishing concept makes good sense to me.The next user gets a solid performer at a good price too.

[@TrainGuy33]

I always get slightly saddened seeing a trusty locomotive get torn down to the bones, but then get happy realizing its being reborn into another trusty locomotive for another 50 years.

[@BossSpringsteen69]

That how our Gensets started. Unfortunately, the 30 year old six axle locomotives they replaced were more reliable than the gensets. The 30 year olds had a good reason for breaking down often. The gensets do not they are probably about 6 or 7 years old and we have several breakdowns a week.

[@ralfie8801]

BossSpringsteen69 We got rid of all of ours as soon as the rail power lease was up, they were nothing but pure junk and we suspect some VP had a brother in law running the genset factory. In contrast, those repowered units with the little turbocharged 8 cylinder 710 should be a pretty sweet performer.

[@brianburns7211]

Ralfie I run those “rebuilt” units at work. They pull pretty well, and came at about the right time. The Geep fleet was pretty warm out.

[@BalticFilms144]

These things flood the yards in Milwaukee now, replacing the Bandits. Did anyone else notice the SD30ECO is the background behind the GP20 @ 1:32? It's a shame CP hasn't sent in any more SD40s to rebuilt into the 30ECOs. I miss 6 axle EMDs.

[@brianburns7211]

I like the SD40 better than the rebuilt. CP has updated the electronics in some, but largely kept them original.

[@hendipras]

1:06 lokomotif cc205 ada di indonesia.

[@canterhd-x5311]

ITU AKU PANGGIL EMD GT38 ACE

[@timosha21]

I'm a train and I approve this video choo choo!!!!

[@squeaksvids5886]

Saw a few Class 66s in the background under construction.

[@muhammadsultonaziz6390]

1:09 i got that GT38ACe (Red and blue colours),with EPA Tier 2 compliant.now they hauling long coal train everyday

[@davidstark6507]

I used to work for progress rail in Bedford Park Illinois as a Carmen😊 of course I'm the kind of guy who worked good for them my boss was Mark hillmer he treated me very good I think it was 4 years I worked for them and then I went to Amtrak in downtown Chicago yard progress rail is a good company they employ a lot of people

[@OSB0910]

EMD train is so gorgeous Nice video !!!

[@RaisedLetter]

0:41 censors company on a crane. Fails to censor the logo on the crane arm.

[@BVERailer]

Bigmindcreator is just a name its moving

[@PC10.8]

Yeah but I can still see it says recco crane service

[@RaisedLetter]

@@BVERailer the point I'm making is why bother censoring in the first place?

[@jed-henrywitkowski6470]

And the phone#!

[@shnimmuc]

A total beauty.

[@southwestlimitedproduction9738]

Looks like the GP9 has been rebuilt to a more modern version of itself

[@jacjac5761]

Wow awesome reborn of a classic loco!

[@EntertainmentWorldz]

nice video bro

[@thebops4180]

Awesome . . .

[@THR33STEP]

Very cool video!!

[@paulsimkins3895]

Great job

[@FremontRailMedia]

That engine model would be perfect for Southern Pacific, Santa Fe, Union Pacific and BNSF railway.

[@jamesmckelvey]

Wow, this video has made my day ... Purely because there is a British Class 66 in the background and I've always wanted to see British locomotives along side Canadian/American locos. Aside from that, great video!

[@moodydon1]

+ITL Models You do know here are You Tube vids of those locos, right?Try EWS, EW&S, Freightliner, and Freight Liner... There were some 300 made for EWS and up to another 500-600 made for Freightliner and others... One other thing... the last of the Class 66's were made in 2015... there will be no more made... there will be a new model...

[@benconway9010]

@@moodydon1 yeah it's the class 70 that's being built now

[@bardee1]

Very Cool!!!

[@danielmedina-sg2eh]

que lindo debe se vivir en un pais tan pujante como camada!!!!!

[@Mr.RailYard-LJLRailYard]

Pretty cool how you rebuild a gp-9

[@farizadiatma319]

i see emd gt38 ace

[@dian3547]

Cc205

[@777fuzzypeach]

Very impressive presentation. That's the EMD I remember. Now, fix the problems with the SD70 series! And there are problems!

[@hakeemsd70m]

Let's also work on the problems of the GE locos too.

[@thetenderengineno.13studio51]

1:07 Train In Indonesia On USA

[@cows_cowsandcows]

it’s still in, not on. please just learn english

[@cows_cowsandcows]

it’s still in, not on. please just learn english

[@yopimuhammad1368]

Malu-maluin tolol

[@thumbsupboy2729]

Haha stupid young one

[@thetenderengineno.13studio51]

@@cows_cowsandcows nooooo nonono

[@vivekshreeni7897]

I loved the 567C prime mover than any other engine

[@bukasb]

HOW CREATIVE👍

[@trainfanTheRobloxTrainFan]

saying bye to the good old CP GP9's RIP :(

[@cristhianenriquevalenciaba6269]

Working EMD... FISHING TO PERÚ 🇵🇪

[@nobitanobi1516]

eittt ad cc 205.....😍

[@MOHITJADHAV-ot9vu]

I AM FROM INDIA IN INDIAN RAIL WAY HAI EMD LOCOMOTIVES IS WDG4 WDP4 WDG4D WDP4D WDG5

[@ngegameaja7999]

1:10 The red locomotive on the left is the locomotive in Indonesia CC205 if I'm not mistaken

[@parjotheindonesialocomotive123]

1:15 looking for right corner you can see some random locomotive from indonesia

[@lallal6415]

it makes me to cry

[@JPL04MEDAN]

Cool !!!

[@colbywhitmore564]

I have seen at least 1 or 3 GP20Cs go by Frankfort Maine twice a day, 2 days a week.

[@donkkong5551]

WOW! Fantastic job! will this be used professionally or is it a museum piece now?

[@ecoRfan]

Cab looks nicer than NS' in-house "Admiral" or CSX's in-house square cab

[@harrimanfox8961]

Do the original prime movers ever get sold to customers (such as preservation groups, shortlines using older power and museums) as spare parts?

[@BmdZero]

This locomotive will last another 40 years now!

[@CC20412]

in minute 1:09 is CC205 locomotive indonesia, can you record this locomotive build? Thank you very much, from Indonesian Railfans 👐

[@erwinsabilala6014]

No one care

[@muhammadakhmalsabianag8870]

@@erwinsabilala6014 i look this video because that.

[@cows_cowsandcows]

Erwin Sabilala says the kid who said that to a guy that got cared

[@cows_cowsandcows]

Prihbadi Wahyu hey uhh, I’mma fix your grammar, ‘ At minute 1:09 there is the Indonesian locomotive cc205, can you record the locomotive’s build? Thank you very much, from the Indonesian Railfans. ‘

[@northwestairlines1418]

@@erwinsabilala6014 shut up

[@amessman]

1:00 The prime mover looks really small (compared to the original). Is it actually smaller or am I missing something? Very cool!

[@harrimanfox8961]

It's half the size and twice the horsepower

[@canonvideoman]

At 37-40 seconds: It looks like the frame is off under the rear of the cab. Is the end product a considerably shorter overall length locomotive?

[@brianburns7211]

They have new frames. Other parts are off of the GP9 cores.

[@larrythorn4715]

Would like to see sometime a heritage rebuild keeping old look of old locomotive car body.

[@tyoacc]

CC 205 ( red blue ) beside white Loco 😍

[@reinhardvedaa9293]

1:07 CC205 PT.KAI INDONESIA NICEE👍👍

[@dieselwdm2]

nice

[@honeybadgerhfsgaming9874]

Sweet! I love those GP20ECO locomotives! Could you bring back the SD80MAC?

[@rayologyxm]

That would be sweet! The EMD F125 passenger locomotive coming out will have a V20 in it. I can't wait to see it.

[@EdmontonRails]

+HoneyBadgerHFS Gaming that SD89Mac testbed was real interesting, but I guess the new tier 4 engine would of replaced it anyways. The EPA is a bunch of retardos

[@Mumbles19852007]

@@EdmontonRails Look at what the EPA has done to destroy the trucking industry. Rail is next.

[@fatherandson1503]

see cc205.... behind

[@iqbal_pradana]

+sutopo yulianto mantap ya

[@hryuchannel]

Si gajah sumatera.. 😊😊

[@cmac9029]

Sad to see CP’s gp9s scrapped. I much preferred them over CNs.

[@sama.syaputra1301]

Locomotiv thank you

[@harrimanfox8961]

At least it still retains it's shape somehow, and still uses a 2 stroke engine.

[@CardboardSliver]

I don't think the US allows for 2 Strokes anymore. I'm pretty sure that's a modern 4 stroke turbo diesel.

[@harrimanfox8961]

@@CardboardSliver nope, it uses an 8-710G3(C?)

[@silicon212]

@@CardboardSliver it is an 8 cylinder 710 two stroke. New locomotive builds must be T4 compliant since Jan 1, 2015. However, rebuilds are only required T2 compliance and the two stroke 710 runs away with that.

[@stephenbinkley]

Nice dofasco trucks

[@aminemarzak3990]

I like that

[@KurniaIndra17]

Disebelahnya ada Lokomotif CC 205

[@akasgren5608]

Kurnia Indra iya

[@fahrinurim5190]

CC 205 / gt38ace

[@Stones309]

Lagi di service di pabrik emd kanada

[@vivekshreeni7897]

What happens to the 16-567C engine after rebuilding is it scrapped or sent elsewhere

[@SMVvids]

our gp9 needs a good check up. Probably hasn't been given a look through since the railroad bought it.

[@enemycrewsakan194]

Wuiiihhh CC205 😯😯😯

[@johnadams2486]

I didn't know emd was rebuilding gp9s that are over their service life yet are still operating most gp9s that are around today are almost and over 100 years old

[@johnadams2486]

But still most gp9's can't be rebuilt into t4 locomotives as they are either too old are being scrapped are running on a heritage rr or they are in a museum also some have reached their maximum service life and are still being used its the 737-200 and 747 of the railroad market

[@fazatherailfans2148]

Wow ada cc205 hebat bro

[@southeastvirginiarailfan2110]

It's sad to me a bit, I like GP9s. But they are getting kinda old. Thanks for giving them another chance as a GP20ECO

[@JoryNinoFlores]

That crazy

[@dickytranswisatachannel1431]

1:07-1:17 Indonesian Locomotive with Red & Blue colors... He called of "Badak Sumatera Lokomotif " / *Rhinoceros Sumateran Locomotive*... His the first huge locomotive in Indonesia.

[@alifmaulr]

no, its a second. The first was a CC202

[@Firestorm2814Sector]

NOICE

[@ir_trainz_wonosobo]

Wow ada kereta api indonesia cc205

[@lasagnasauce156]

Nice music

[@dimaspurnama8124]

Good

[@whiteknightcat]

In just 30 more years, there will be locomotive frames and trucks in service seeing their 100th birthdays.

[@daylightbigboy]

It's too bad they don't keep their original 567s. What a great prime mover the 567 is. Many GP9s, SD9s, CF7s, and more still run on their original prime mover over 50 years later. The 710, just look at the SD70ACe in terms of reliability and sales compared to GE.

[@pkranz937]

Streamlined Steamroller the 567 isn't actually as "good" as the 645, many of which are still in service, especially in older units that came with the 567. There are few units using the 567 because of parts limitations. That having been said, one could examine the entire line of units with the 710, 265, and 1010, including new T4 and "eco" rebuilds, and see why GE is now the world leader in new locomotive production. Railroads want power that runs and pulls with little or no extra attention. They want power that will consistently "do more", above and beyond its tonnage rating. They want safety, and they want low operating costs. That ain't EMD. It's GE.

[@daylightbigboy]

P Kranz More locomotives were built with the 645. Already there were nearly 4000 645 equipped SD40-2s produced. And of course, they are older which means more wear and tear. Believe it or not, other 3rd party companies are still producing 567 parts including valves, pistons, cams, etc. Yes I am aware what the railroads are doing today but to be completely honest, I do not see these new eco units lasting in service nearly as long as the original units. Integrated circuits fry, emission computer just adds more complexity, while an all original geep or SD has foolproof electromechanical circuitry. The primary example of the longivety of the 567 was Southern Pacific's SD9s which ran in service from the time they were built in 1954 to 1958 all the way up until the UP merger in 1996. Yes, I do agree it is more convenient for big class 1 railroads to repower but they're throwing money away. Just to clarify, by my 710 comparison, I was conveying EMD is basically in the toilet as of now. If any other company were to start producing locomotives for the American freight market, bye bye EMD.

[@jamesshanks2614]

When I worked for Conrail all the upgraded GP7's, 8's, 9's and 10's were 567 engine blocks but used 645 power assembly's for more economical parts. They worked great and simply used a 567 injector for the original 567 engine and were upgraded by 100 horsepower by retuning the governor.

[@vllky_toretto]

wow there is a train from Indonesia beside it which is orange blue

[@TrainFan119]

I have a model of 1550 and when I saw it on the screen I was like 😨😱😳😦😯😧😮😲

[@swpandwleandcsx459]

Rip 1550 😢😭😭

[@ay157]

1:15 wooww on the right there is an Indonesian locomotive 👏👏🥳

[@Tcaauwe2002]

Are these repowers still available in 2023? Say if I sent an old geep or failed geep to you guys, could I still get a CP rail equivalent GP20-eco ? What about repowering something like a former CSX road slugger while maintaining its outward cab and longhood appearance on say a GP30 slug? Just curious. I know a few people who might be interested.

[@MrJMS814]

This is what locomotive hell looks like.

[@oil_rich]

Wow thats red locomotive CC 205 for Indonesia

[@sasongkosasongko3251]

mantap

[@NorthStarRailfan]

1:07 looks like a toy! That is one huge building!

[@TheWinnipegRailfan]

Cool ! I hope EMD or GE remakes CP`s SD90MAC-H`s . all of the units were scrapped . CP 9300-9303.

[@pkranz937]

Trainboy Productions There are very good reasons they were scrapped - the biggest of which was that they were junk. Good riddance !!!

[@TheWinnipegRailfan]

P Kranz well , I guess so . I heard they stalled a lot . And other reasons

[@pkranz937]

Trainboy Productions GE, by the way, doesn't make EMD products. They make GE products. EMD did use quite a bit of the SD90 design - which originally came from the SD80 - and used it in the SD70-Ace clunkers. The early SD70Macs were a very good, solid unit. They couldn't pull anything like an AC44, but good for an EMD. Later 70's used SD90 tech, and they went to hell. EMD has not had a new Tier 4 unit - or *any* new unit available for road freight service since 2014. Now that they've scrapped the 1010 engine and are trying a Cat, they might have a chance, but it can't use DEF, like the F125 passenger engine.

[@bintangwicaksono9366]

emd gt38ace (cc 205) 1:07

[@crollwtide9452]

Wow, what a beautiful rebuild

[@pedrogarcia2653]

Uma velha locomotiva nova

[@srivenkatvidyasubramanian6348]

1:02 EMD 8N-710G3A-T3

[@1940limited]

Why would you buy anything but a rebuilt? Great video.

[@ixiairisborne1695]

Because you're a shortline and 70+ year old locomotives are dirt cheap.