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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.
The GE BQ23-7 was a model of diesel locomotive manufactured by General Electric, [1] a variant of the B23-7 [2] built between 1978 and 1979 (the 'Q' stood for "crew Quarters"). It was mechanically identical to a regular B23-7, but equipped with an enlarged operating cab for accommodating the train crew, thus making a case for eliminating the ...
A total of 537 B23-7s were built for 9 U.S. customers and 2 Mexican customers. Southern Railway's 54 units had Southern's "standard" high-short-hoods. These engines are frequently rebuilt as a Control Car Remote Control Locomotive (CCRCL), due to their low value on the used locomotive market. Power output: 2,250 hp (1,680 kW)
The first train on the line ran in November 1983. Power was provided by four Conrail GE B23-7s, with 1926 as the lead unit. In March 2020, The New York Times reported that the Kintigh Generating Station would shut down. [1] The Somerset plant closure was a direct result of Governor Andrew Cuomo's plan to reduce carbon emissions in New York state.
These were developed from an experimental modification of the B23-7's 12-cylinder engine in June 1980 to uprate it to 3,000 horsepower. By using the 12 cylinder prime mover instead of the 16 cylinder version, railroads saved money on fuel and maintenance, and most subsequent B30-7s incorporated a 12-cylinder engine.
The Monongahela Railway (reporting mark MGA) was a coal-hauling Class II railroad in Pennsylvania and West Virginia in the United States.It was jointly controlled originally by the Pennsylvania Railroad, New York Central subsidiary Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad, and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, with NYC and PRR later succeeded by Penn Central Transportation.
The B36-7 was developed from the B30-7, and externally is identical to its predecessor. [1] The first 4 B36-7s were built for the Cotton Belt in January 1980, as modified B30-7s with increased horsepower and several new design features: according to Extra 2200 South magazine these units featured General Electric's new Sentry Adhesion System, a wheel slip detection system.
Not many U23Bs still exist, but a few shortline and regional railroads still use them in everyday service. The Georgia Central Railway was one of the last U23B holdouts, rostering almost all of the remaining ex Southern Railway (U.S.) high short hood U23Bs.