TheBombardier HR-412, also known as the MLW HR-412, was a 4 axle, 2,400 horsepower (1.8 MW)freightlocomotive manufactured inMontreal,Quebec, Canada. Ten were built forCanadian National Railway in between September and November 1981, numbered 2580–2589, and one was built for Bombardier as a demonstrator in May 1982, numbered BBD 7000. BBD 7000 was later sold to Canadian National.[1]
The model designation stood for HR - High Reliability, 412 - 4 axles, 12 cylinder engine. The HR-412 was designed as the successor to theMLW M-420.