Английская Википедия:GE U18B
Шаблон:More footnotes Шаблон:Infobox locomotive The GE U18B diesel-electric locomotive was introduced by GE Transportation as a branch line road switcher locomotive in 1973.[1] It was the only North American locomotive powered by the 8-cylinder 7FDL engine.[2] The U18B was not a popular seller with GE only making about 150 of them, and they were mostly purchased by Maine Central and Seaboard Coast Line.[1] Railroads lost interest in specialized road units entering the 1970s.[1] The U18Bs were noted for having reliability issues and being underpowered.[1] The Maine Central referred to their U18Bs as the Independence class and named their units after revolutionary war heroes.[3][1] GE included information about a B18-7 locomotive (which would have followed the U18B) in its 1978 "Series-7 Road Locomotives" service manual, but none of these updated units were ordered, sold, or built.[4][5]
Original Owners
| Image | Railroad | Quantity | Numbers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Файл:Rail Trusts Equipment Incorporated (4967626105).jpg | Maine Central Railroad[6] | 10[6] | 400–409[6] | Blomberg trucks;[6] part of a cancelled SCL order |
| Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México[6] | 45[6] | 9000–9044[6] | AAR type-B trucks[6] | |
| Файл:SRNJ Winslow Jct 2011a.jpg | Providence and Worcester Railroad[6] | 1[6] | 1801[6] | FB-2 trucks[6] |
| Файл:Seaboard Coast Line SBD 1982 (U18B) (10583554173).jpg | Seaboard Coast Line Railroad[6] | 105[6] | 250–261, 300–392[6] | 325-392 with Blomberg trucks, all others FB-2.[6] All to CSX. 10 additional units on order but cancelled |
| Texas Utilities[6] | 2[6] | 101–102[6] | AAR type-B trucks[6] |
See also
References
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