Does anyone know what the model designation was for the proposed end-cab switcher version of the U18B? It was designed to compete with the M420TR but was never built.
mechanic_06 Does anyone know what the model designation was for the proposed end-cab switcher version of the U18B? It was designed to compete with the M420TR but was never built.
IINM, it was to be a U18BT, there was also a proposal by GE for a U15BT (which was essentially the exact same locomotive mechanically but with the the prime mover derated to 1500 HP)..
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Thanks, I never knew there was a proposed U15BT but I read about the U18BT in an old copy of Trains and couldn't think of the designator.
I am almost sure I saw a drawing of what it would have looked like someplace. If I recall the hood wasn't much different but the cab looked like a switcher and it was designed for visibility all around. I have seen real U18Bs and they were interesting because for a road locomotive they certainly weren't very large.
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