List of GE locomotives

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The following is a list of locomotives produced by GE Transportation Systems. All were/are built at Erie, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Most (except the electrics, the switchers, the AC6000CW, and the Evolution series) are powered by various versions of GE's own FDL diesel prime mover, based on a Cooper-Bessemer design and manufactured at Grove City, Pennsylvania.

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[edit] Freight locomotives

[edit] Early locomotives, switchers and special purpose

[edit] Switchers

Model designation Build year Total produced AAR wheel arrangement Prime mover Power output Image
25-ton B-B General Electric 25-ton switcher - Rio Negro-PR-Brasil
35-ton B-B
43-ton B-B
44-ton 1940-56 348 B-B 400 hp
(300 kW)		 General Electric 44-ton switcher -- Duluth, GA
45-ton 1940-56 B-B 2 × 150 HP
Cummins		 300 hp A GE 45-ton switcher at the Texas Transportation Museum.
50-ton B-B
60-ton B-B
65-ton B-B
70-ton B-B
80-ton B-B United States Army Transportation Corps (USAX) 1663, a GE 80-ton switcher.
95-ton B-B
100-ton B-B
110-ton B-B
125-ton B-B
126-ton B-B
128-ton B-B
600-hp center-cab B-B
600-hp, NH class DEY-2 B-B
1000-hp center-cab B-B

[edit] General purpose

Model designation Build year Total produced AAR wheel arrangement Prime mover Power output Image
57-ton gas-electric boxcab 1913 B-B 2 x
GM-16C4
V-8
60-ton demonstrator B-B
60-ton boxcab B-B
100-ton boxcab B-B
EN-6 B-B
1800-hp transfer B-B
2000-hp transfer B-B
U6B B-B
Union Pacific GTELs 1948 B+B-B+B Gas turbine 4500 hp
(3.4 MW)		 GE 101/UP 50, the prototype gas turbine locomotive, seen during its tests on the Union Pacific.


[edit] Universal Series (ca. late 1950s to late 1970s)

Because their model designations start with "U", they are known colloquially to railfans as "U-Boats".

[edit] Four axles

Model designation Build year Total produced AAR wheel arrangement Prime mover Power output Image
UM10B 1973 B-B Caterpillar D398B 783 kW
U11B 1980 B-B Caterpillar D388 & D389
UD18 B-B
U18B 1973-76 163 B-B GE 7FDL-8 1,800 hp
(1,340 kW)		 A Maine Central Railroad U18B, on lease to the short-lived Niagara and Western New York Railroad, July 2002
U23B 1968-77 465 B-B GE 7FDL-12 2,250 hp
(1,670 kW		 Maine Central Railroad GE U23B 280 at the Hill Yard in Ayer, Massachusetts
U25B 1959-66 478 B-B GE FDL-16 2500 hp
(1,860 kW)		 3100 is on display at the Orange Empire Railway Museum.
U28B 1966 148 B-B GE FDL-16 2,800 hp
(2,090 kW)		 Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad ("Milwaukee Road") GE U28B diesel locomotive #5505.
U30B 1966-75 296 B-B GE FDL-16 3000 hp
(2240 kW)		 Milwaukee Road GE U30B diesel locomotive #5601.
U33B 1966-75 137 B-B GE FDL-16 3,300 hp
(2,460 kW
U36B 1969-74 125 B-B GE FDL-16 3,600 hp
(2.7 MW)

[edit] Six axles

Model designation Build year Total produced AAR wheel arrangement Prime mover Power output Image
U23C 1968-70 223 C-C RFFSA GE U23C locomotive #3920
U25C 1963-65 113 C-C GE FDL-16 2,500 hp
(1,860 kW)		 Burlington Northern Railroad GE U25C locomotive #5603
U26C 1972 C-C GE FDL-16 2,600 hp
(1,860 kW)		 The NZR DX class, a GE U26C
U28C 1965-66 71 C-C GE FDL-16 2,800 hp
(2,090 kW)		 ATSF #358, a GE U28CG, as seen in San Diego, California.
U30C 1966-76 600 C-C GE FDL-16 3,000 hp
(2,240 kW)		 Burlington Northern Railroad 5383, a GE U30C.
U33C 1968-75 375 C-C GE FDL-16 3,300 hp
(2,460 kW)
U36C C-C GE FDL-16
U50C 1969-71 40 C-C Dual
GE FDL-12		 5,000 hp
(3,700 kW)

[edit] Eight axles

Model designation Build year Total produced AAR wheel arrangement Prime mover Power output Image
U50 1963-65 26 B-B+B-B Dual
GE FDL-16		 5,000 hp
(3,700 kW)

[edit] Dash-7 Series (introduced 1977)

Models with "A" suffix are equipped with 12-cylinder prime mover in place of the standard 16 cylinder version, with the same power output.

[edit] Four axles

Model designation Build year Total produced AAR wheel arrangement Prime mover Power output Image
B23-7 1977-84 536 B-B GE FDL-12 2,250 hp
(1,678 kW)		 BNSF 4258, a GE B23-7, on February 15, 2005 at Commerce, CA
BQ23-7 1978-79 10 B-B GE FDL-12 2,250 hp
(1,678 kW)
B30-7 1977-82 279 B-B GE FDL-16 3,000 hp
(2,238 kW)		 Burlington Northern Railroad 4010, a GE B30-7
B30-7A B-B GE FDL-12 3,000 hp
(2,238 kW)		 Burlington Northern Railroad 4010, a GE B30-7
B36-7 1980-85 230 B-B 3,600 hp
(2,685 kW)

[edit] Six axles

Model designation Build year Total produced AAR wheel arrangement Prime mover Power output Image
C18-7i 1993 10 C-C GE 7FDL-8 1,800 hp
( kW)		 AFE #2002, a GE C18-7i, , Uruguay.
C30-7 1976-85 1,087 C-C GE FDL-16 3,000 hp
(2,238 kW)		 Conrail #6600, a GE C30-7, refueling at Brownsville, Pennsylvania.
C30-7A 1984 50 C-C GE FDL-12 3,000 hp
(2,238 kW)		 Conrail #6600, a GE C30-7, refueling at Brownsville, Pennsylvania.
C36-7 1978-85 599 C-C 3,600 hp
(2,685 kW)		 CSX 7134, former Conrail, is used for switching duty in the C&O yard at Newport News, Virginia.

[edit] Dash-8 Series (introduced mid-1980s)

GE's originally introduced this series with model designation following the pattern of the Dash-7 line. After product improvements were made to the line in 1987 the official designations for models in this series changed to "Dash-8...", as shown in the list below. However, for simplicity, many railroads decided to use designations which follow the pattern of the Dash-7 line. Thus, for example, the Dash 8-40C is usually rendered as "C40-8". The "W" suffix indicates the then-optional wide-nose "North American" safety cab. For example, the Santa Fe used the designation "B40-8W" for GE's "Dash 8-40BW". The railroad continued this practice until its merger with the Burlington Northern Railroad in 1995, and the new railroad, Burlington Northern-Santa Fe (later BNSF Railway) furthered the practice.

Introduced during the Dash 8's later years were split-cooling in the radiators and electronic displays for the crews (instead of analogue gauges).

[edit] Four axles

Model designation Build year Total produced AAR wheel arrangement Prime mover Power output Image
B32-8 B-B
B39-8 B-B
Dash 8-32B 1984-89 49 B-B 3,150 hp
(2.3 MW)
Dash 8-39B B-B SP 8033, a Dash 8-39B, leads an EMD SD40T-2 and another GE locomotive westbound through Aurora, Illinois.
Dash 8-40B 1988-89 151 B-B GE Dash 8-40B
Dash 8-40BW B-B 4,000 hp
(2.9 MW)		 GE Dash 8-40BW locomotive, BNSF Railway #566.

[edit] Six axles

Model designation Build year Total produced AAR wheel arrangement Prime mover Power output Image
C32-8 1984 10 C-C GE 7FDL-12 3,200 hp
(2.3 MW)
C39-8 C-C CSXT 7484, formerly Conrail 6009
Dash 8-40C 1983-87 161 C-C GE 7FDL-16
Dash 8-40CM C-C
Dash 8-40CW 1990-94 C-C GE 7FDL-16 Conrail 6114 leads a train westbound out of Altoona, Pennsylvania, in 1993.
Dash 8-41CW C-C
Dash 8-44CW C-C

[edit] Eight axles

Model designation Build year Total produced AAR wheel arrangement Prime mover Power output Image
Dash-8 BB40-8M 6 B-B+B-B GE 7FDL-16 Turbo 4,100 hp
( kW)		 EFVM BB40-8M #1001 loading a 80 iron ore cars at Caue mine. Itabirá, MG - BR, in 2004.

[edit] Dash 9 Series (introduced 1993)

The Dash 9 series introduced primarily electronics updates to the Dash 8 line. Also introduced was the HiAd (High-Adhesion) truck. Split-cooling was standard.

[edit] Four axles

No four axle freight versions produced


[edit] Six axles

Model designation Build year Total produced AAR wheel arrangement Prime mover Power output Image
Dash 9-40C C-C 4,000 hp
(2.9 MW)
Dash 9-40CW C-C 4,000 hp
(2.9 MW)
Dash 9-44CW C-C GE 7FDL16 4,400 hp
(3.2 MW)		 Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway 5518, a GE C44-9W diesel locomotive.
C38EMi 2006 55 C-C 3,800 hp MRS 3920-1

[edit] Eight axles

Model designation Build year Total produced AAR wheel arrangement Prime mover Power output Image
Dash-9 BB40-9W 141 B-B+B-B 4,000 hp
(2,980 kW)

[edit] AC Series (introduced 1994)

These feature the same carbody design and many of the internal components as the Dash-9 series, except they are equipped with AC traction motors instead of the conventional DC versions. The cab air conditioner was moved from the left (conductor's) side walkway to a position under the cab floor to make space for the six traction inverters (one per axle) that supply the AC current to the traction motors.

[edit] Four axles

No four axle freight versions produced

[edit] Six axles

Model designation Build year Total produced AAR wheel arrangement Prime mover Power output Image
AC4400CW 1993-2004 2,598 C-C GE 7FDL-16 4,400 hp
(3.2 MW)		 CSX 209, a GE AC4400CW.
*AC6000CW 303 C-C GE 7HDL16 6,250 hp
(4.6 MW)		 CSX 627 at Pinner's Point in Portsmouth, Virginia.
*Note: two versions: one contained a 16-cylinder HDL, co-developed by GE and the German firm Deutz-MWM, rated at 6000 HP; the other a 16-cylinder FDL rated at 4390 HP. The units equipped with the FDL were a sub-version AC6000 "Convertible" and were produced to get the type into operation while the HDL was developed. Much like the SD90/43MACs produced by competitor EMD, the intention was to someday upgrade the units with larger engines, but the upgrades rarely, if ever, happened.

[edit] Evolution Series (introduced 2005)

The Evolution Series locomotives replace the Dash 9 and AC series in North America and exceed the new U.S. EPA Tier II emissions standards that took effect in 2005, reducing nitrogen oxides emissions by over 40% and improving fuel consumption as well. They use the new GEVO engine (based in part on the HDL design) which produces the same power from twelve cylinders as previous locomotives' 16-cylinder FDL engine. Both AC and DC Evolution Series share the same carbody design. The radiator "wings" are even larger than those of the Dash 9 and AC series. Like those on the AC6000CW, they extend past the end of the long hood. Unlike any previous GE locomotive type underside of the wings are divided into two sections with different angles.

[edit] Four axles

No four-axle Evolution Series locomotives have been announced.

[edit] Six axles

Model designation Build year Total produced AAR wheel arrangement Prime mover Power output Image
ES40DC 2005- C-C GEVO 12 4,000 hp
(2.9 MW)		 Burlington Northern Santa Fe 7663, a GE Rail "Evolution Series" ES44DC, brand new at Commerce, California,
ES44DC 2005- C-C GEVO 12 4,400 hp
(3.2 MW)
ES44AC 2005- C-C GEVO 12 4,400 hp
(3.2 MW)

[edit] Passenger locomotives

While primarily a builder of freight locomotives, GE has on occasion been called upon to construct passenger models for specific customers. The most recent is the P42DC, ordered by Amtrak to replace the aging EMD F40PH. Additional units have been built for VIA Rail Canada.

Model designation Build year Total produced AAR wheel arrangement Prime mover Power output Image
U28CG 1966 10 C-C GE FDL-16 2,800 hp
(2.0 MW)		 ATSF #358, a GE U28CG, is seen at San Diego, California in 1968.
U30CG 1967 6 C-C
U34CH 1970 33 C-C 3,600 hp
(2.6 MW		 U34CH 4172 on the "Farewell to the U34CH" excursion at Hillsdale, New Jersey, 27 August 1994
P30CH 1974 25 C-C Amtrak #700 P30CH
P32-8WH 1990 20 B-B GE 7FDL12 Amtrak California Dash 8-32BWH at Oakland Jack London Square station
P40DC 1992-2001 44 B-B GE 7FDL16
P32AC-DM 50 B-B GE 7FDL16
P42DC 1991-2005 228 B-B

[edit] Electric locomotives

Model designation Build year Total produced AAR wheel arrangement Supply Voltage Power output Image
E23B B-B
E33 C-C 3,300 hp
E42C B-B
E44 1960-63 C-C 4,400 hp
E50C B-B
E60 1972-76
1982-83		 73 C-C 11,000 V AC, 25 Hz
11,000-13,500 V AC 60 Hz
25,000 V AC, 60 Hz
50,000 V AC, 60 Hz
(overhead)		 6,000 hp
(4.48 MW)		 E60MA 604 in Philadelphia
E60C 1972-76
1982-83		 C-C 11,000 V AC, 25 Hz
11,000-13,500 V AC 60 Hz
25,000 V AC, 60 Hz
50,000 V AC, 60 Hz
(overhead)		 6,000 hp
(4.48 MW)		 E60MA 604 in Philadelphia
E60C-2 1972-76
1982-83		 C-C 11,000 V AC, 25 Hz
11,000-13,500 V AC 60 Hz
25,000 V AC, 60 Hz
50,000 V AC, 60 Hz
(overhead)		 6,000 hp
(4.48 MW)		 E60MA 604 in Philadelphia
2-C+C-2 1940-48 22 Paulista Railway
15 RFFSA		 2-C+C-2 3,800 hp GE V8 Fepasa #6382
EF-4 (Little Joe) 1940-48 5 Paulista Railway
12 Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad
3 Chicago, South Shore and South Bend Railroad		 2-D+D-2 5,500 hp GE Russa Fepasa #6452
*GG-1 1934-43 139 2-C+C-2 11,000 V AC,
25 Hz		 4,620 hp
(3,445 kW)		 PRR GG-1 painted in Penn Central livery.
*Note:Although General Electric was not the designer of the PRR GG-1, GE traction motors and other electrical equipment were used in the locomotive.

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[edit] References

  • Marre, Louis A. and Pinkepank, Jerry A. (1989). The contemporary diesel spotter's guide. Kalmbach Publishing, Waukesha, WI. ISBN 0-89024-0884. 
  • Olson, Russell L. (1976). The Electric Railways of Minnesota. Minnesota Transportation Museum, Hopkins/H. M. Smyth Co., St. Paul. 
  • Pinkepank, Jerry A. (1973). The second diesel spotter's guide. Kalmbach Publishing, Waukesha, WI. ISBN 0-89024-026-4. 
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