Trains.com

Ge 8500 turbine

1137 views
3 replies
1 rating 2 rating 3 rating 4 rating 5 rating
Anonymous
  • Member since
    April 2003
  • 305,205 posts
Ge 8500 turbine
Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, September 4, 2005 4:12 PM
Anyone know what was it's top speed?
Report Abuse Back to Top
TrainFreak409
  • Member since
    December 2003
  • From: Dallas, GA
  • 2,643 posts
Posted by TrainFreak409 on Sunday, September 4, 2005 6:47 PM
65 miles per hour.

Scott - Dispatcher, Norfolk Southern

Report Abuse Back to Top
Anonymous
  • Member since
    April 2003
  • 305,205 posts
Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, September 4, 2005 7:52 PM
Man, that would be a sight, a huge beast of a locomotive rushing by at 65mph sounding like a jet-plane.

Report Abuse Back to Top
Anonymous
  • Member since
    April 2003
  • 305,205 posts
Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 5, 2005 7:03 PM
It was 48 years ago this month that I went out west, first to Salt Lake, then Omaha, as a green trainee engineer for GE to help put the first three 8500 GTEL into service. An interesting time!
Report Abuse Back to Top

Join our Community!

Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account.

Search the Community

Newsletter Sign-Up

By signing up you may also receive occasional reader surveys and special offers from Trains magazine.Please view our privacy policy
SUBSCRIBE TODAY
THE magazine of railroading
MAGAZINE
NEWS
RAILROADS
BLOGS & FORUMS
PHOTOS & VIDEOS
LOCOMOTIVES
SHOP
CONNECT WITH US Find us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter
More great sites from Kalmbach Media
Terms Of Use | Privacy Policy | Copyright Policy