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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2012
Applicants:
Ronald Gene Billig, Hermitage, PA (US);
Taral Shah, Wattsbury, PA (US);
Inventors:
Ronald Gene Billig, Hermitage, PA (US);
Taral Shah, Wattsbury, PA (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B61C 5/00 (2006.01); B61C 17/02 (2006.01); B61C 17/12 (2006.01); B61C 17/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B61C 5/00 (2013.01); B61C 17/02 (2013.01); B61C 17/12 (2013.01); B61C 17/04 (2013.01); Y02T 30/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
Various methods and systems are provided for a rail vehicle. In one example, a rail vehicle includes a first engine positioned in a central location of the rail vehicle, the first engine configured to combust at least one of a first fuel or a second fuel. The rail vehicle further includes a fuel tank positioned in place of an operator cab, the fuel tank configured to store the second fuel.