The GE E60 is a family of six-axle, 6,000 horsepower C-C electric locomotives made by GE Transportation Systems between 1972 and 1983 in several freight and passenger variants for the United States and Mexico. GE designed it for the Black Mesa and Lake Powell Railroad, a coal-hauling route in Arizona that began operating in 1973, and adapted it that year for high-speed passenger service on Amtrak's Northeast Corridor. The largest customer was the Mexican national railways, which bought 39. The E60s worked well hauling coal and remain in use on several mining railroads in the western United States, but derailments above 90 miles per hour ended the passenger role and Amtrak chose the EMD AEM-7.
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The GE E60 is a family of six-axle 6,000 hp (4.5 MW) C-C electric locomotives made by GE Transportation Systems (GE) between 1972 and 1983.
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C-C electric locomotives made by GE Transportation Systems
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C-C electric locomotives made by GE Transportation Systems
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The GE E60 is a family of six-axle 6,000 hp (4.5 MW) C-C electric locomotives made by GE Transportation Systems (GE) between 1972 and 1983.
Design, top speed
a maximum speed of 72 mph (116 km/h) was possible
Production or service status
They ran on the BM&LP for decades and remain in use on several mining railroads in the Western United States.
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The GE E60 is a family of six-axle 6,000 hp (4.5 MW) C-C electric locomotives made by GE Transportation Systems (GE) between 1972 and 1983.
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The GE E60 is a family of six-axle 6,000 hp (4.5 MW) C-C electric locomotives made by GE Transportation Systems (GE) between 1972 and 1983.
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The E60s were produced in several variants for both freight and passenger use in the United States and Mexico.
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