GE U36B
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| Power type | Diesel-electric |
|---|---|
| Builder | GE Transportation Systems |
| Model | U36B |
| Build date | January 1969 – December 1974 |
| Total production | 125 |
| AAR wheel arr. | B-B |
| Gauge | 4 ft 8½ in (1435 mm) |
| Prime mover | GE FDL-16 |
| Power output | 3600 hp (2.7 MW) |
| Locale | eastern and southeastern United States |
GE U36B was a diesel locomotive produced by General Electric beginning in 1969. The U36B was GE's 3600 horsepower (2.7 MW) answer to the power race with EMD. Only 3 railroads bought this locomotive.
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[edit] History
Major purchasers of U36Bs were Auto-Train Corporation and Seaboard Coast Line, which hosted most Auto-Train Corp. traffic. In 1976 four U36Bs that were built by GE for Auto-Train Corporation, which earlier has purchased 13 earlier, were instead sold and delivered to Conrail due to Auto Train's financial difficulties. These units, built to Seaboard Coast Line specifications, were originally fitted with Blomberg trucks; when Conrail purchased them, the railroad asked GE to replace the trucks with AAR type-B trucks instead.
[edit] Original owners
| Railroad | Quantity | Road numbers |
|---|---|---|
| Auto-Train | 13 | 4000-4012 |
| Conrail | 4 | 2971-2974 |
| Seaboard Coast Line Railroad | 108 | 1748-1855 |
[edit] References
- GE U36B prototype info (Conrail Cyclopedia) accessed November 20, 2004
- Sarberenyi, Robert. GE U36B Original Owners.
[edit] External links
| Diesel locomotives built by GE | |
| Industrial and switch engines | 60-ton boxcab, 100-ton boxcab, 600-hp centercab, 1000-hp centercab, DEY-2, EN-6, 25-ton, 35-ton, 43-ton, 44-ton, 45-ton, 50-ton, 60-ton, 65-ton, 70-ton, 80-ton, 95-ton, 100-ton, 110-ton, 125-ton, 126-ton, 128-ton, 1800-hp transfer, 2000-hp transfer, U6B |
| Universal Series: | UD18, U18B, U23B, U25B, U28B, U30B, U33B, U36B, U23C, U25C, U28C, U30C, U33C, U36C, U50, U50C |
| Passenger locomotives: | U28CG, U30CG, U34CH, P30CH, Genesis series (P40DC, P32AC-DM, P42DC) |
| Dash-7 series: | B23-7, BQ23-7, B30-7, B30-7A, B36-7, C30-7, C30-7A, C36-7 |
| Dash-8 series: | B32-8, B32-8WH, B39-8, B40-8, B40-8P, B40-8W, C32-8, C39-8, C40-8, C40-8M, C40-8W, C44-8W |
| Dash-9 series: | C40-9, C40-9W, C44-9W |
| AC series: | AC4400CW, AC6000CW |
| Evolution Series: | ES40DC, ES44DC, ES44AC |
