The GE C32-8 was a 6-axle
diesel-electric locomotive
A locomotive or engine is a rail transport vehicle that provides the Power (physics), motive power for a train. If a locomotive is capable of carrying a payload, it is usually rather referred to as a multiple unit, Motor coach (rail), motor ...
model built by
GE Transportation Systems in 1984. It is part of the
GE Dash 8 Series
The Dash 8 Series is a line of diesel-electric freight locomotives built by GE Transportation Systems. It replaced the Dash 7 Series in the mid-1980s, and was superseded by the Dash 9 Series for freight usage and the Genesis Series for passen ...
of freight locomotives.
Only 10 of these locomotives were built. They were some of the first locomotives built in the DASH-8 line with all 10 going to
Conrail
Conrail , formally the Consolidated Rail Corporation, was the primary Class I railroad in the Northeastern United States between 1976 and 1999. The trade name Conrail is a portmanteau based on the company's legal name. It continues to do busin ...
as road numbers 6610 to 6619. When delivered they wore the standard Conrail Can Opener (Wheel on Rail) paint scheme.
In 1997 Conrail assigned all 10 units to "Ballast Express" service. They were repainted into a Gray version of the Quality scheme.
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List of GE locomotives
The following is a list of locomotives produced by GE Transportation Systems, a subsidiary Wabtec. All were/are built at Fort Worth, Texas or Erie, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Most (except the electrics, the switchers, the AC6000CW, and th ...
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C32-8
C-C locomotives
Diesel-electric locomotives of the United States
Railway locomotives introduced in 1984
Freight locomotives
Conrail locomotives
Standard gauge locomotives of the United States
Diesel-electric locomotives of Brazil
Standard gauge locomotives of Brazil
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