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gtrtroger wrote:Could use the BN U25B or the FRCE U30B, though the U25B would be a closer match the WP inventoried U23Bs.
“… 15 2250 h.p. Model U23B locomotives. The units, Nos. 2251-65, worked their way west from Erie, Pa., during May and June 1972. Equipped with Model FDL-12 turbocharged diesel engines, the order came with EMD Blomberg trucks from trade-ins. These units were equipped with dual controls but lacked nose signal lights and pilot plows. The U23B’s were real all purpose units, finding uses on the main lines (especially the “High Line” for which they were purchased). They were also found to be effective in local and switching service.”
gtrtroger wrote:Engine 3051 shown above is a U30B - not a U23B.
#2251-2265 were U23B
#3051-3071 were U30B
“During the time of delivery of the U23’s WP renumbered the U30B’s into the 3051-3071 number series, a project that was designed to put the locomotives in a number range related to horsepower capabilities.”
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