GE Dash 8-32B
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NS #3524(Dash 8-32B) at NS Hinman Yard. | |||||||||||||
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The GE Dash 8-32B (also classified as B32-8 or D8-32B by some railroad companies) is a 4-axle 3,150 hp (2,350 kW) diesel-electric locomotive built by GE Transportation Systems between 1984 and 1989. It is part of the GE Dash 8 Series of freight locomotives.
A total of 49 examples of the Dash 8-32B model were built for North American railroads. The model shares traits of the GE ES40DC and the EMD GP38-2.
The GE Dash 8-32BWH (or B32-8WH) is a variant built for Amtrak service. All Amtrak units are currently undergoing overhaul.
In 2013, Norfolk Southern donated B32-8 number 3563 to the Lake Shore Railway Historical Society of North East, Pennsylvania.[1]
In 2016, most of the Norfolk Southern units have begun the process of being scrapped, as NS will be purchasing new ET44AC's from GE Transportation.
Original owners
| Railroad | Quantity | Road numbers | Notes |
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| Burlington Northern Railroad | 3 | 5497-5499 | Returned to GE |
| General Electric (demonstrator/testbed) | 1 | 832 | |
| Norfolk Southern | 45 | 3522-3566 | units being renumbered to 500 series now 522-566 with later half in with the near future. 3563 retired, donated to the Lake Shore Railway Historical Society |
See also
References
- McDonnell, Greg (2008). Locomotives: The Modern Diesel and Electric Reference. Erin, Ontario: Boston Mills Press. ISBN 978-1550464931.
- Solomon, Brian (2003). GE Locomotives: 110 Years of General Electric Motive Power. St. Paul, MN, USA: MBI Publishing. ISBN 9780760313619.
- Solomon, Brian (2010). Modern Locomotives: High Horsepower Diesels 1966–2000. New York: Crestline. ISBN 978-0785826811.
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