GE U5B

GE U5B
RFFSA U5B #2049
Type and origin Power type Diesel-Electric Builder Caterpillar Inc. & Cummins Total produced 131
Specifications Configuration: ​  • AAR B-B  • UIC Bo′Bo′ Gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) Trucks 4-Wheel Wheel diameter 36" Minimum curve 57 degrees Wheelbase:  • Truck 6' 10" Length 33' 36" Height 12' Loco weight 100,000 lbs Lubricant cap. 120 Coolant cap. 140 Sandbox cap. 12 cu. ft. Engine type CAT D379 V8, Cummins HBI-600 Traction motors GE 748 (four) Gear ratio 103:15
Performance figures Maximum speed 50 mph Power output 540 hp Tractive effort: ​  • Starting 27000 lbs @ 30%
Career Operators RFFSA, NOVOESTE (Owned by RFFSA), Rumo Logística, Vale S.A., FTL (Owned by RFFSA) Numbers Unknown Locale Brazil Disposition All scrapped

The GE U5B is a four-axle, 540 hp diesel locomotive made by GE Transportation for RFFSA, Brazil. Created in 1959, this locomotive is part of General Electric's Universal Series.

History

Upon the creations of the U4B and U6B, the only engine used on the Universal Series was the CAT D397. When CAT released their 8-cyliinder D379 engine, the U5B was made in 1959. This and the U8B were meant to replace the previous U4B and U6B locos for Brazillian Railroad RFFSA.

Somewhere between 1962 and 1969, most of the U5B locos became the U6B.

Gallery

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  NOVOESTE 2061 "Luiz F. M. Barone"
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  FTL 2086
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  FCA 2039
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  ALL 2087

Further reading

• GE Universal Series

External links

• Palano, Steve. GE Export U-Series Model Evolution

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