GE B23-7
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| Power type | Diesel-electric |
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| Builder | GE Transportation Systems |
| Model | B23-7 |
| Build date | September 1977 – December 1984 |
| Total production | 536 |
| AAR wheel arr. | B-B |
| Gauge | 4 ft 8½ in (1435 mm) |
| Length | 61 ft 2 in |
| Prime mover | GE FDL-12 |
| Cylinders | 12 |
| Power output | 2250 hp |
The GE B23-7 is a diesel locomotive model that was offered first by GE in 1977, featuring a 12 cylinder motor. It is 61 ft 2 in long. It competed with the EMD GP38-2. General Electric also produced a variant, the BQ23-7, for the Seaboard Coast Line.
[edit] Original owners
| Railroad | Quantity | Road numbers |
|---|---|---|
| Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway | 69 | 6350-6418 |
| Conrail | 141 | 1900-2023, 2800-2816 |
| Ferrocarriles Unidos del Sureste | 3 | 522-524 |
| Louisville and Nashville Railroad | 15 | 5115-5129 |
| Missouri Pacific Railroad | 85 | 2289-2358, 4670-4684 |
| Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México SMT | 8 | 1-01 - 1-08 |
| Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México | 114 | 9130-9180, 10001-10052, 12001-12011 |
| Providence and Worcester Railroad | 1 | 2201 |
| Seaboard Coast Line Railroad | 29 | 5100-5114, 5140-5153 |
| Southern Pacific Railroad | 15 | 5100-5114 |
| Southern Railway | 54 | 3970-4023 |
| Texas Utilities | 3 | 3304, 3306, 3307 |
| 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, U26C, 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 |
