The GE B36-7 is a four-axle diesel-electric locomotive that GE Transportation Systems built between January 1980 and September 1985 as a successor to the U36B. In all 230 were built, 222 for North American railroads and eight for a Colombian coal mining operation, and 180 of them went to Seaboard System Railroad and Conrail. It was developed from the B30-7 and looks identical to it. The first four, for the Cotton Belt, were modified B30-7s with GE Sentry Adhesion System wheel slip detection, a new traction motor and a new alternator. Units were first rated at 3,600 horsepower and later at 3,750, and they were designed for fast, priority intermodal and container service. Production ended with a final unit for Seaboard.
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The GE B36-7 is a 4-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by GE Transportation Systems between January 1980 and September 1985.
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4-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by GE Transportation Systems
Production total
Of the 230 locomotives built, 180 of them were built for two Eastern railroads
Power rating
When first built the units were rated at 3,600 hp (2,700 kW), later versions were rated at 3,750 hp (2,800 kW).
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later versions were rated at 3,750 hp (2,800 kW)
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Production ended in September 1985 when the final B36-7 was built for Seaboard.
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The GE B36-7 is a 4-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by GE Transportation Systems between January 1980 and September 1985.
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The GE B36-7 is a 4-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by GE Transportation Systems between January 1980 and September 1985.
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222 examples of this locomotive were built for North American railroads
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