GE boxcab

The GE boxcabs, sometimes also GE IR boxcabs, were diesel-electric switcher locomotives succeeding the ALCO boxcabs. The locomotives were built by General Electric and Ingersoll Rand without ALCO. Production lasted from 1928 to 1930. These boxcabs were often termed oil-electrics to avoid the use of the German name Diesel, unpopular after World War I.

GE boxcab
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel-electric
DesignerGeneral Electric
Build date1928–1931
Total produced17
Specifications
Configuration:
  AARB-B
  UICBo'Bo'
Gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)
Fuel typeDiesel
Prime moverIngersoll Rand
RPM range550 maximum
Engine type4-stroke diesel
Displacement942 cu in (15.4 L)
GeneratorGE 200 kW (270 hp) 600 V
Traction motorsGE nose-suspended
Cylinders60-ton units: 1 x 6
100-ton units: 2 x 6
Cylinder size10 in (254.0 mm) bore
12 in (304.8 mm) stroke
CouplersAAR knuckle
Performance figures
Power output60-ton units: 300 hp (220 kW)
100-ton units: 600 hp (450 kW)
Career
OperatorsHoboken Shore Railroad: 2
Ford: 2
ARMCO: 2
Illinois Central Railroad: 6
Foley Brothers Construction: 1
Belt Railway of Chicago: 1
Chicago and North Western: 1
Erie Railroad: 1
Canadian National Railway: 1
Withdrawn1960s, 1970s
Disposition1 preserved in California State Railroad Museum, remainder scrapped
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