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CSX number 1318 is a genSet diesel-electric locomotive model 2GS14B built by National Railway Equipment Company (NRE) in 2009. It contains two Cummins diesel engines of 700-horsepower each. Genset type locomotives, are powered by between 2 and 4 smaller diesel engines each. The engines are computer controlled, with the computer stopping and starting engines on a rotating basis, as required, to produce the horsepower needed at any given moment.