LIST OF GE LOCOMOTIVES

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.
=Freight locomotives=

Contents

Early locomotives, switchers and special purpose

Electric locomotives

Universal Series (ca. late 1950s to late 1970s)

Four axles

Six axles

Eight axles

Dash-7 Series (introduced 1977)

Four axles

Six axles

Dash-8 Series (introduced mid-1980s)

Four axles

Six axles

Dash 9 Series (introduced 1993)

Four axles

Six axles

Eight axles

External links

AC Series (introduced 1994)

Four axles

Six axles

Evolution Series (introduced 2005)

Four axles

Six axles

Passenger locomotives

See also

References

Early locomotives, switchers and special purpose

★ GE 57-ton gas-electric boxcab

★ GE 60-ton demonstrator

★ GE 60-ton boxcab

★ GE 100-ton boxcab

★ GE 600-hp center-cab switcher

★ GE 600-hp switcher, NH class DEY-2

★ GE 1000-hp center-cab switcher

★ GE EN-6

★ GE 25-ton switcher

★ GE 35-ton switcher

★ GE 43-ton switcher

★ GE 44-ton switcher

★ GE 45-ton switcher

★ GE 50-ton switcher

★ GE 60-ton switcher

★ GE 65-ton switcher

★ GE 70-ton switcher

★ GE 80-ton switcher

★ GE 95-ton switcher

★ GE 100-ton switcher

★ GE 110-ton switcher

★ GE 125-ton switcher

★ GE 126-ton switcher

★ GE 128-ton switcher

★ GE 1800-hp transfer locomotive

★ GE 2000-hp transfer locomotive

★ GE U6B

★ Union Pacific GTELs

Electric locomotives

★ GE E33

★ GE E44

★ GE E50C

★ GE E60

★ GE E60C

★ GE E60C-2

★ GE E23B

★ GE GG-1

Universal Series (ca. late 1950s to late 1970s)

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

Four axles

★ GE UD18

★ GE U18B

★ GE U23B

★ GE U25B

★ GE U28B

★ GE U30B

★ GE U33B

★ GE U36B

Six axles

★ GE U23C

★ GE U25C

★ GE U26C

★ GE U28C



★ GE U30C

★ GE U33C

★ GE U36C

★ GE U50C

Eight axles

★ GE U50

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.

Four axles

★ GE B23-7

★ GE BQ23-7


★ GE B30-7

★ GE B30-7A

★ GE B36-7

Six axles

★ GE C30-7

★ GE C30-7A

★ GE C36-7

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).

Four axles

★ GE B32-8 Prototype; operated on Burlington Northern

★ GE B39-8 Prototype; operated on Santa Fe Railway

★ GE Dash 8-32B

★ GE Dash 8-32B

★ GE Dash 8-39B

★ GE Dash 8-40B

★ GE Dash 8-40BW

Six axles

★ GE C32-8 Prototype; operated on Conrail

★ GE C39-8 Prototype; operated on Norfolk Southern. This model entered production.

★ GE Dash 8-40C

★ GE Dash 8-40CM Full-cowl version for Canadian National

★ GE Dash 8-40CW

★ GE Dash 8-41CW

★ GE Dash 8-44CW Transitional model between Dash 8 and Dash 9 series; 53 units built for CSX and numbered 9000-9052

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.

Four axles

No four axle freight versions produced

Six axles

★ GE Dash 9-40C

★ GE Dash 9-40CW

★ GE Dash 9-44CW

Eight axles

★ GE Dash-9 BB40-9W For Brazil

External links

★ GE Dash 9 Locomotive - GE's official spec page

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.

Four axles

No four axle freight versions produced

Six axles

★ GE AC4400CW

★ GE AC6000CW Note two versions: one contained a 16-cylinder HDL rated at 6000 HP, the other a 16-cylinder FDL rated at 4390 HP. The ones equipped with the FDL were a sub-version AC6000 Convertible and were produced to get the type into operation while GE developed the HDL. The intention was to someday upgrade the units with the HDL, but the upgrades never happened.

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 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.

Four axles

No four-axle Evolution Series locomotives have been announced.

Six axles

★ GE ES40DC

★ GE ES44DC

★ GE ES44AC

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.

★ GE U28CG

★ GE U30CG

★ GE U34CH

★ GE P30CH - nicknamed "pooches" by railfans due to the model name's similar spelling

★ GE P32-8WH

★ P40DC - originally marked as the AMD-103

★ GE P32AC-DM

★ GE P42DC

See also

★ List of ALCO diesel locomotives

★ List of Baldwin diesel locomotives

★ List of GM-EMD locomotives

★ List of Fairbanks-Morse locomotives

★ List of Lima-Hamilton diesel locomotives

References

★ The contemporary diesel spotter's guide, Marre, Louis A. and Pinkepank, Jerry A., , , Kalmbach Publishing, Waukesha, WI, 1989, ISBN 0-89024-0884

★ The Electric Railways of Minnesota, Olson, Russell L., , , Minnesota Transportation Museum, Hopkins/H. M. Smyth Co., St. Paul, 1976,

★ The second diesel spotter's guide, Pinkepank, Jerry A., , , Kalmbach Publishing, Waukesha, WI, 1973, ISBN 0-89024-026-4