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The GE U23B is a 2,250 horsepower diesel-electric locomotive built by GE Transportation from 1968 to 1977. It was one of the most successful models of the Universal Series , with 481 units built, including 16 exported to Peru.
In 1990, a new Georgia Central Railroad was formed by Rail Link, which purchased former Macon, Dublin, and Savannah, and the Savannah, Americus, and Montgomery, from CSX, the Seaboard's successor. The ownership of the Georgia Central changed hands in 2012, when Genesee & Wyoming purchased Rail Link.
The following is a list of locomotives produced by GE Transportation Systems, a subsidiary of Wabtec.All were/are built at Fort Worth, Texas or Erie, Pennsylvania, in the United States.
The GE Universal Series is a series of diesel locomotives intended for the export market introduced by General Electric in early 1956. General Electric had previously partnered with Alco, producing locomotives for export using Alco's 244 engine, and provided electrical parts for Alco's domestic production.
The GE B23-7 is a diesel locomotive model that was first offered by GE in late 1977. Featuring a smaller 12 cylinder version of the FDL engine, it is the successor to GE's U23B produced from early 1968 to mid 1977, but at 62 ft 2 in (18.95 m) long is exactly 2 ft 0 in (0.61 m). longer.
In early 2017, HMCR rostered one U23B, one B23-7, and three B39-8E locomotives. Primary traffic consists of various plastics and other chemicals, a marked shift from brick, lumber, sand, and aggregates primarily handled in the past.
The largest customer for the model was Seaboard System, which became part of CSX Transportation in 1986. Seaboard System took delivery of 120 B36-7s; the model's second biggest customer, Conrail, acquired 60 units. Power output: 3,600 hp (2,680 kW)
A locomotive is a rail transport vehicle that provides the motive power for a train. This list of locomotive builders is ordered by country and includes current and defunct builders.