GE Universal Series

The GE Universal Series locomotives were diesel locomotives originally launched by GE in early 1956 to the early 1970's, though they were launched multiple times by different companies. Initially, there were nine U-series models: U4B, U6B, U9B, U9C, U12B, U12C, U18B, U18C and UD18B. They were designed to be readily adaptable to different track gauges for export markets and very reliable(despite numerous malfunctioning issues which were reported on later units per CSX and preceeding ancestors which were the original owners). The U5B and U8B appeared later, being first built for RFFSA, Brazil in 1961 . They are often called "U-Boats" by most railfans & model railroaders.

Other Universal Series locomotives

• GE U17C, introduced 1973
• GE U20C, introduced 1964
• GE U23B, introduced 1968.

Gallery

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  GE U5B NOVOESTE #2061 - "Luiz F. M. Barone"
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  GE U5B ALL (América Latina Logística) #2087
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  GE U5B FCA (Ferrovia Centro-Atlântica) #2039
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  GE U20C, South African Class 33-000 no 33-002

See also

• List of GE locomotives

References

Notes

• http://www.locopage.net/ge.htm

Bibliography

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• Solomon, Brian (2000). The American Diesel Locomotive. Osceola, Wisconsin: MBI Publishing Company. ISBN 978-0-7603-0666-6.
• Solomon, Brian (2003). GE Locomotives: 110 Years of General Electric Motive Power. St. Paul, MN, USA: MBI Publishing. ISBN 9780760313619.
• Solomon, Brian (2010). Modern Locomotives: High Horsepower Diesels 1966–2000. New York: Crestline. ISBN 978-0785826811.
• Solomon, Brian (2010). Vintage Diesel Power. Minneapolis, Minnesota: MBI Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7603-3795-0.
• Solomon, Brian (2012). North American Locomotives: A Railroad-by-Railroad Photohistory. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Voyageur Press. ISBN 978-0-7603-4370-8.