GE U23C

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GE U23C

RFFSA #3920, a GE U23C, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	GE Transportation Systems
Model	U23C
Build date	March 1968 – September 1970
Total production	223
AAR wheel arr.	C-C
Gauge	4 ft 8½ in (1,435 mm)
Prime mover	GE FDL-12
Cylinders	12

The 2300 horsepower GE U23C diesel locomotive model was first offered by GE in 1968, and featured a V-type 12 cylinder version of the standard GE FDL diesel motor. Designed as a competitor to EMD's SD38 and SD39 series, it was intended for heavy transfer, drag and hump service where speed was not a priority. Other than six tall hood doors matching six power assemblies per side, there are very few features which distinguish the U23C from the U30C. The U30C has eight tall hood doors per side, a function of the V16 within.

[edit] Original Owners

LS&I #2300 is preserved at the Arkansas Railroad Museum in Pine Bluff.

[edit] References

• Sarberenyi, Robert. GE U23C Original Owners.
• Jerry Pinkepank, "The Second Diesel Spotter's Guide", Milwaukee: Kalmbach, 1973.

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