GE U36B
E769316
The GE U36B is a high-horsepower, four-axle diesel-electric freight locomotive built by General Electric in the 1970s for heavy mainline service on North American railroads.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
diesel-electric locomotive
ⓘ
road switcher ⓘ |
| axleCount | 4 ⓘ |
| brakeType | air ⓘ |
| builder | GE Transportation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builderLocation | Erie, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor | North American railroads NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| configuration | hood unit ⓘ |
| control | multiple-unit capable ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| cylinderCount | 16 ⓘ |
| designedBy | General Electric Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor |
heavy freight trains
ⓘ
mainline operations ⓘ |
| engineType | turbocharged four-stroke diesel ⓘ |
| era | 1970s ⓘ |
| fuelType | diesel fuel ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| introduced | 1970 ⓘ |
| locomotiveSeries | U36 series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manufacturer | General Electric NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| market | North America freight market ⓘ |
| marketedAs | high-horsepower four-axle locomotive ⓘ |
| modelFamily | GE Universal Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator |
Auto-Train Corporation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Burlington Northern Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ Seaboard Coast Line Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Railway (U.S.) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerOutput | 3600 hp ⓘ |
| powerType | diesel-electric ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
freight service
ⓘ
heavy mainline service ⓘ |
| primeMover | GE FDL-16 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfOperation |
Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedModel |
GE U30B
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
GE U33B NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| series | GE U30B–U36B line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceType | road freight ⓘ |
| successorModel | GE B36-7 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traction | adhesion ⓘ |
| tractionMotors | DC traction motors ⓘ |
| trainBrakes | air ⓘ |
| transmission | electric ⓘ |
| wheelArrangement | B-B ⓘ |
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