Conrail U23B 2798 at Middlefield, Massachusetts in June of 1979. Photography by Carl Weber.
| GE U23B
The GE U23B Diesel-electric locomotive was introduced by GE Transportation in 1968 as a medium horsepower roadswitcher, featuring a 12 cylinder FDL engine. It was one of the most successful models of the Universal Series, with railroads ordering it from 1968 until 1977 when it was replaced by the B23-7. 465 units were built.
Not many U23Bs still exist, but a few shortline and regional railroads, such as the Georgia Central Railroad, still have several U23Bs in everyday service.
Most of the locomotives that Georgia Central use have an ex-Norfolk Southern origin. The Norfolk Southerns were ex-Southern Railroad before that. |
