GE U36B

GE U36B
SCL #1799 in 1973.
Type and origin
Power type Diesel-electric
Builder GE Transportation Systems
Model U36B
Build date January 1969 – December 1974
Total produced 125
Specifications
Configuration:
 ​
 • AAR B-B
Gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Prime mover GE FDL-16
Performance figures
Power output 3,600 hp (2.7 MW)
Career
Locale eastern and southeastern United States

GE U36B was a diesel-electric locomotive produced by General Electric starting in 1969.

The U36B was GE's 3,600 hp (2.7 MW) answer to the horsepower race with EMD.

Only 3 railroads bought this locomotive.

History

Major purchasers of U36Bs were Auto-Train Corporation and Seaboard Coast Line, which hosted most Auto-Train Corp. traffic. In 1976 four U36Bs that were built by GE for Auto-Train Corporation, which had purchased 13 earlier, were instead sold and delivered to Conrail due to Auto Train's financial difficulties. These units, built to Seaboard 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.

It was announced in August 2018 that CSX was going to be donating former Seaboard Coast Line U36B 1776 to the Lake Shore Railroad Museum in North East, Pennsylvania.

Original owners


Owner Quantity Numbers Notes
Auto-Train Corporation 13 4000-4012
Conrail 4 2971–2974 intended as Auto-Train Corporation 4013-4016
Seaboard Coast Line Railroad 108 1748–1855 1813 originally numbered 1776 (1st)

References

  • "GE U36B prototype info". Conrail Cyclopedia. Retrieved November 20, 2004.
  • Sarberenyi, Robert. "GE U36B Original Owners".
  • Media related to GE U36B locomotives at Wikimedia Commons
  • "GE U34-50 Diesel Locomotive photos". North East Rails.
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