I’m one of those people who’s obsessed with having accurate lists. There’s probably a name for it (probably several...). Anyway, I’ve got a few queries about GE locomotive serial numbers. I’ve tried ‘The Diesel Shop’ and other obvious sources, and these are the questions that remain, so if anyone can help I’d be very grateful.
1) Seaboard Coast Line new-build slugs/MATEs # 3200-3224 – anyone know the serials? (3207-3224 possibly 38488-38505?)
2) FNdeM 12001-12006 (B23-7) are shown as serials 43294-43299, Exxon Colombia 1001-1004 (B36-7) as 43294-43297 – does anyone know what is correct?
3) Texas Utilities 3304 (serial 40733) was a E25B, but some sources also list a B23-7 with the same road/serial numbers. TXUX did have at least two new B23-7s (3306/42436 and 3307/43192) – but was there actually a third one, or is reference to it entirely wrong?
4) Some of the Brazilian-built U23Cs for RFFSA have standard GE serial numbers as well as Brazilian serials (RFFSA 3901-3920/40608-40627). Did the others (3801-3880 and 3921-3990) also have GE serials?
5) Similarly, were Hamersley Iron’s Goninan C36-7s allocated serials in the GE series?
6) CSXT 9100-9102 (AC4400CW) and 9003 (C44-8W) are shown as 47581-47584, UP 9556-9559 (C41-8W) as either 47581-47584 or 47640-47643, and CNW 8633-8635 (C44-9W) as 47641-47643. Can anyone throw any light on what was what? I’m inclined to suspect that the above CNW serial numbers are wrong, and that these might be mixed in with an earlier batch (I’ve got 47504-47506 free).
7) UP 5700-5769 and 6000-6059 (AC4400CW) seem to be numbered very haphazardly – anyone have an accurate list of serials? (No luck on ‘Utahrails’)
8) Quebec Cartier Mining # 11 and 12 (AC4400CW, possibly the last ones built?) – anyone know the serials?
Keith
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kbathgate,snipped> 8) Quebec Cartier Mining # 11 and 12 (AC4400CW, possibly the last ones built?) – anyone know the serials? Keith
I have
QCM 11, 12 serial 58444, 58445 blt 11/07
as the last built AC4400CWs so far.
That UP order is a mess of scattered serial numbers.
As far as the GE locomotives built by A Goninan and Company, and later by United Group Rail (the successor company) none of these were ever issued with GE serial numbers, which includes the three C36-7 units built in 1977 for Hamersley Iron. The Goninan series has reached into the high 300s (which includes 20 units built to Hitachi designs), with 379 being under construction right now and at least 12 more units coming. This isn't a big output by US standards starting in about 1955 but I don't believe there are say 350 unknown GE serials to cover the units ranging from 45 ton switchers to the current Cv43 aci units which are based on US domestic AC 4400 designs.
For those interested Hamersley 5057 to 5059 were Goninan 53 to 55.
The GE serials for Hamersley (now Rio Tinto) Dash 9-44CW locomotives built at Erie were as follows:
47744 to 47762 October 94 7065 – 7083
52841 to 52843 August 00 7094 – 7096
53455 to 53457 October 01 9401 – 9403 ex 9470 - 9472
54154 to 54159 April 03 9404 - 9409
54187 to 54189 August 03 9428 - 9430
54241 to 54242 July 03 9431 - 9432
54243 to 54244 August 03 7063 - 7064
54766 to 54767 May 04 9433 – 9434
54768 May 04 7061
54769 June 04 7062
55880 to 55885 April 05 7055 - 7060
56154 to 56155 November 05 7053 – 7054
57094 to 57101 August 06 7043 – 7050
57102 to 57103 August 06 9435 - 9436
I don't have the ES44DCi numbers handy right now, but the most recent group of ten have arrived.
M636C
Thanks everyone - great information and advice.
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