- GE U36B
Infobox Locomotive
name=GE U36B
powertype=Diesel-electric
gauge=RailGauge|ussg
builder=GE Transportation Systems
buildmodel=U36B
poweroutput=3600 hp (2.7 MW)
aarwheels=B-B
primemover=GE FDL-16
builddate=January 1969 – December 1974
totalproduction=125
locale=eastern and southeasternUnited States GE U36B was a diesel locomotive produced by General Electric beginning in
1969 . The U36B was GE's 3600 horsepower (2.7 MW) answer to the power race with EMD. Only 3 railroads bought this locomotive.History
Major purchasers of U36Bs were
Auto-Train Corporation andSeaboard Coast Line , which hosted most Auto-Train Corp. traffic. In1976 four U36Bs that were built by GE forAuto-Train Corporation , which earlier has purchased 13 earlier, were instead sold and delivered toConrail due to Auto Train's financial difficulties. These units, built toSeaboard Coast Line specifications, were originally fitted with Blomberg trucks; when Conrail purchased them, the railroad asked GE to replace the trucks with AAR Type B instead.Original Buyers
References
* [http://crcyc.railfan.net/locos/ge/u36/u36bproto.html GE U36B prototype info (Conrail Cyclopedia)] accessed
November 20 2004
* Sarberenyi, Robert. " [http://users.inna.net/~jaydeet/u36b.htm GE U36B Original Owners] ".External links
* [http://www.northeast.railfan.net/diesel69.html GE U34-50 Diesel Locomotive photos (North East Rails)]
* [http://www.thedieselshop.us/GE_U36B.HTML The Diesel Shop site, U36B Roster]
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