GE B39-8 Type and origin Power type Diesel-electric Builder GE Transportation Systems Model B39-8 Build date January 1984 – July 1988 Total produced 145
Performance figures Maximum speed 70 mph (110 km/h) Power output 3,900 hp (2,908 kW ) Tractive effort 68,500 lb (31,100 kg) starting, 68,000 lb (31,000 kg) continuous
A GE B39-8 is a 4-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by GE Transportation Systems . It is part of the GE Dash 8 Series of freight locomotives. Following the production of the first three units for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway , GE made many mechanical and electrical improvements that were reflected in a redesigned carbody for the remainder of production; these later units are sometimes unofficially referred to as B39-8E.
Railroad Quantity Road numbers Notes Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway 3 7400-7402 BC Rail 11 1700, 3901-3902, 3904-3911 Most units are ex-LMX modified with typical BC Rail features such as ditch and rock lights, nose mounted headlights, and cab mounted bells General Electric (demonstrator) 1 808 rebuilt from the unique B36-8 General Electric Leasing (LMX) 102 8500-8599, 8503 (2nd), 8540 (2nd) long term lease units for Burlington Northern Railroad . Original 8503 and 8540 wrecked and rebuilt by GE as GECX 8000-8001 Minnesota Commercial Railway 4 58, 84-85, 87 Units are ex-LMX, (8543, 8574, 8581), #85 is unknown LMX Providence and Worcester Railroad 9 3901-3909 Units are ex-LMX Southern Pacific Railroad 40 8000-8039 All units have been passed on to Union Pacific and were rebuilt into B40-8s.
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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 .