China Railways NJ2

NJ2
NJ2-0074 and 0075
Type and origin Power type Diesel-electric Builder GE Transportation Systems Model C38AChe Build date 2006–2007 Total produced 78
Specifications Configuration: ​  • UIC Co′Co′ Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Length 20,853 mm (68 ft 5.0 in) Width 3,119 mm (10 ft 2.8 in) Height 4,765 mm (15 ft 7.6 in) Axle load 23 t (23 long tons; 25 short tons) Loco weight 138 t (136 long tons; 152 short tons) Fuel type Diesel Fuel capacity 9,000 L (2,400 US gal) Water cap. 925 L (244 US gal) Transmission Electric（AC—DC—AC）
Performance figures Maximum speed 120 km/h (75 mph) Power output 3,800 kW (5,100 hp)
Career Operators China Railway Numbers NJ20001-NJ20078 Locale China

The NJ2 is a diesel-electric locomotive used by China Railway in the People's Republic of China. Built in Erie, Pennsylvania, it is based on a standard GE Transportation Systems GE Dash 9-44CW and marketed as GE C38AChe.

It was specially customised for high altitude operation on the Qinghai-Tibet Railway route. It is used on the Qingzang Railway that connects Xining, Qinghai Province, to Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, in the People's Republic of China.

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  NJ2-0002
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  NJ2-0014
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  NJ2-0053
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  NJ2-0059 at Lhasa railway station

• C38Emi, a variant of GE Dash 9-44CW operating in Brazil
• GE C36-7, operated by China Railways as ND5 locomotives
• China Railways HXN5, GE Evolution ES-59ACi
• China Railways HXN3, another type of locomotive used for Tibet route, built by EMD.

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• "ND5". Railways of China. 22 August 2004. Archived from the original on 2 August 2012.