After 7 yr of development and 150,000 mi of demonstration service, new 2500 hp Model U25B locomotive produced by General Electric Co, provides American railroads with highest horsepower per axle diesel-electric unit available to date; locomotive is 60 ft 2 in. from coupler to coupler, has total weight of 130 ton distributed evenly over 4 axles, and is powered by 16 cyl turbocharged engine built to General Electric specifications by Cooper-Bessemer; design of main and auxiliary components.


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    Title :

    GE's 2500-HP diesel-electric locomotive


    Additional title:

    Diesel Power


    Published in:

    Diesel Power ; 38 , n 8


    Publication date :

    1960


    Size :

    3 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English





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