Ground ambulances are generally much less expensive, with an average emergency run coming in at $800 to $2,000, depending on the region and other factors, according to J.D. Fuiten, secretary of the American Ambulance Association. During an emergency, when the aircraft show up, there's usually no mention of money.
The traditional electric motor on a diesel-electric or electric locomotive is a DC motor. Internally, DC motors have two main components: the stator is the stationary outside part of a motor. The armature is the inner part which rotates.
The four drive motors use this electricity to generate over 64,000 pounds of thrust. There is a completely separate V-12 engine and generator to provide electrical power for the rest of the train. This generator is called the head-end power unit. The one on this train can make over 560 kilowatts (kW) of electrical power. This combination of diesel engine and electric generators and motors makes the locomoÂ­tive a hybrid vehicle.