Brookville BL36PH

{{Short description|Passenger locomotive class}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2018}}

{{Infobox locomotive

|name=Brookville BL36PH

|powertype=Diesel-electric

|builder=Brookville Equipment

|totalproduction = 12

|buildmodel=BL36PH

|image=Tri-Rail BL36PH locomotive.jpg

|caption=A BL36PH in service for Tri-Rail

|builddate=2012-present

|aarwheels=B-B

|uicclass=Bo'Bo'

|gauge={{track gauge|ussg}}

|wheeldiameter={{convert|40|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}

|length={{convert|67|ft|3.5|in|abbr=on}}

|width={{convert|10|ft|0|in|abbr=on}} Over Carbody
{{convert|10|ft|7|in|abbr=on}} Over Handrails

|height={{convert|14|ft|8|in|abbr=on}} Over Carbody
{{convert|15|ft|6|in|abbr=on}} Overall

|locoweight={{convert|289000|lb|abbr=on}}

|fuelcap={{convert|2300|usgal|abbr=on}}

|primemover=MTU 20V 4000 R43

|enginetype= V20 diesel

|cylindercount= 20

|aspiration=Turbocharged

|displacement={{convert|95.4|L|cuin|sp=us}}{{cite web | url=http://www.mtu-online.com/mtu-northamerica/products/engine-program/diesel-engines-for-rail-traction/diesel-engines-for-push-pull-trains-and-locomotives/detail/product/411/cHash/13cdf656e3e336b391d6c96d4d8c5aac/ | title=Detail: MTU Online | work=MTU | accessdate=October 6, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151006182210/http://www.mtu-online.com/mtu-northamerica/products/engine-program/diesel-engines-for-rail-traction/diesel-engines-for-push-pull-trains-and-locomotives/detail/product/411/cHash/13cdf656e3e336b391d6c96d4d8c5aac/ | archive-date=October 6, 2015 | url-status=dead | df=mdy-all }}

|fueltype=Diesel

|alternator= Kato 8P6.5-3400

|tractionmotors=EMD D-87 BTR

|maxspeed={{convert|82|mph|abbr=on}}

|poweroutput={{convert|3620|hp|MW|2|abbr=on}}

|tractiveeffort={{convert|72000|lbf|kN|abbr=on}} (starting)
{{convert|64800|lbf|kN|abbr=on}} (continuous) at {{convert|14|mph|abbr=on}}

|locobrakes=Pneumatic and Dynamic

}}

The Brookville BL36PH is a four-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by Brookville Equipment for commuter rail service.{{cite news|title=Brookville Equipment gets SRFTA order|url=http://www.railwayage.com/breaking-news/brookville-equipment-to-build-10-locomotives-for-sfrta.html|accessdate=March 2, 2011|newspaper=RailwayAge Magazine|date=March 1, 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715150852/http://www.railwayage.com/breaking-news/brookville-equipment-to-build-10-locomotives-for-sfrta.html|archivedate=July 15, 2011}} It has an MTU 20V4000 V20 engine rated at {{convert|3,619|hp}} and meets EPA Tier 3 emissions standards. It was the first North American passenger locomotive to feature a 20-cylinder engine since EMD's SDP45 and FP45 models from the 1960s.{{cite journal | title=20 cylinders and passenger trains | author=Guss, Chris | journal=Trains | date=November 2015 | volume=75 | issue=11 | pages=22}} Head end power is generated by a separate, smaller Caterpillar C-18 diesel generator rated at {{convert|500|kW|order=flip}}. The BL36PH's shell was designed by noted North American passenger locomotive designer Cesar Vergara.{{cite web|title=Motive Power Projects|url=http://www.vergarastudio.com/eng/motive_power.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717193842/http://www.vergarastudio.com/eng/motive_power.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 17, 2011|publisher=Vergara Studio|accessdate=March 9, 2011}}

South Florida's Tri-Rail is the BL36PH's only customer, placing an initial order for 10 in 2011 and adding two more later for a total of 12.{{cite news|title=SFRTA approves locomotive purchase for Tri-Rail|url=http://www.progressiverailroading.com/news/article/SFRTA-approves-locomotive-purchase-for-TriRail--25921|accessdate=March 3, 2011|newspaper=Progressive Railroading|date=March 2, 2011}}

{{As of |2023}}, the BL36PH is still advertised on Brookville's website where it has been rebranded as the "Eagle", even though no orders have been placed for it since Tri-Rail's in 2011, and its Tier 3 design is no longer legal for sale in the United States.{{cite web |url=https://www.brookvillecorp.com/products/locomotive/passenger-locomotive/ |title=Passenger Locomotives |publisher=Brookville Equipment |access-date=2023-06-17}}