Another loco identification

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Steve Young

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Anyone know anything about this locomotive, please? Like, who built it, what the donor core was, a few basic specs etc. Thanks heaps! Argos is a cement company that seems to be based in Colombia, but has a significant presence in the USA, especially in the south-east.

Argos Cement locomotive.jpg
 
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Interesting, where was this taken? With the massive venting, I'm going to guess this is battery powered.
 
Interesting, where was this taken? With the massive venting, I'm going to guess this is battery powered.
Sorry, I don't know where or when this was taken. I took it straight off the broker's website. I saw those photos on the company's report for 2017, too, but I don't think it's a battery-electric, because a) battery critters are usually described as zero-emission, not Tier 4, and b) I can't see why a cement company would need a zero-emission locomotive. It would be good to see a photo of the top of the hood. However, anything's possible, I guess.
 
I guess it's also possible that this thing was found to be a failure, if it is battery-electric, and has been scrapped, because there are no other references to it apart from the broker's website and the company report.
 
Well, they're using all electric trucks, so I wouldn't be surprised if they had tried a locomotive.

Written by Global Cement staff
05 April 2019

Colombia: Cementos Argos is switching its trucks in Medellín to electric-powered vehicles. The new trucks will be powered by 600v batteries and be capable of carrying 4t of cement, according to the La Republic newspaper. The cement producer is planning to expand the electric-powered trucks to other cities subsequently.
 
Well, I'll admit that I'm doing an awful lot of conjecture based on just two photos.

However, I don't see even the hint of an exhaust stack, or what look like normal cooling vents. The only locomotive I've ever seen that resembles this one is Norfolk Southern 999, which is totally battery powered.

 
Fair comment Bob. I think you're right. And looking at that shot from the company report, as you say, there's no hint of an exhaust stack. Well done!
 




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