The GE U36B is a four-axle 3,600 hp (2.7 MW) B-B diesel-electric locomotive produced by General Electric from 1969 to 1974. It was primarily used by the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad and its successors, although thirteen provided the power for the original Auto Train .

2025年1月2日 · The U36B was the final four-axle variant General Electric cataloged as part of its Universal line. It was also the powerful B-B road-switcher any manufacturer ever offered, boasting an impressive 3,600 horsepower. From a historical perspective, GE's early 7FDL prime mover is often underappreciated for its ruggedness and pure horsepower capability.

The GE U36B is a four-axle 3,600 hp (2.7 MW) B-B diesel-electric locomotive produced by General Electric from 1969 to 1974. It was primarily used by the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad and its successors, although thirteen provided the power for the original Auto Train .

2022年3月31日 · Locomotive Descriptions and Phases - GE U18B, U23B, U30B, U33B, U36B. The GE Universal series entered production in 1956, with the first road switcher, the U25B, introduced in 1959.

Seaboard Coast Line U36B 1776 was on a westbound (timetable SOUTH) Louisville & Nashville train just east of the L&N's GENTILLY YARD in New Orleans. The 1776 had lost the brass bell which had been mounted under its headlight, but still …

2011年10月1日 · GE Locomotives, volumes 1 & 2, 1981, by James W. Kerr Car & Locomotive Cyclopedia, 1984, by Simmons & Boardman The Modern Locomotive Handbook, 1979, Railway Fuel & Operating Officers Assn. Diesel & Electric Locomotive Specifications, 1981, by F. K. Hudson. GE U36B Technical Manual, 1968; Back to Motive Power Rosters Back to Fallen …

Selkirk was home base to much of CRs GE fleet including the four U36Bs. They were a common sight on SELI/LISE and its occasional modification, SEOP/OPSE, the connection to the Long Island at Fresh Pond.

U36B Phases. GE used a common body for the various U-boats, so this list is based on phases of the U30B. Phase II with the forward radiator intake mounted high had oil bath filters; low-mounted intake was for paper air filters.

It became CSX 5798, Class U36B, in April 1986 and sold to Conrail at Altoona, PA, for parts on May 25, 1993. It was traded in to General Electric and scrapped by Liberty Metals in 1994. 1849 was built in March 1972, #38292.

A new and improved Chinese-manufactured mechanism was introduced in 1987 (designed for Bachmann's GP50 model but also replacing the old GP40 and U36B mechanisms). These have plastic gears, traction tires, a split-frame chassis, an improved (skew-wound) motor and a non-directional headlight mounted to the front of the chassis.