The GE U17C
diesel-electric locomotive
A diesel locomotive is a type of railway locomotive in which the prime mover is a diesel engine. Several types of diesel locomotives have been developed, differing mainly in the means by which mechanical power is conveyed to the driving wheels ...
was introduced by
GE Transportation
GE Transportation is a division of Wabtec. It was known as GE Rail and owned by General Electric until sold to Wabtec on February 25, 2019. The organization manufactures equipment for the railroad, marine, mining, drilling and energy generati ...
as an export model
roadswitcher in 1973.
Easy to spot due to its relatively short length — — it was powered by the 8-
cylinder
A cylinder (from ) has traditionally been a three-dimensional solid, one of the most basic of curvilinear geometric shapes. In elementary geometry, it is considered a prism with a circle as its base.
A cylinder may also be defined as an infin ...
FDL-8T engine.
Very similar to the
U18B, it included an extended body section to house a larger air filter and cooling units.
Original purchasers included Syria's CFS,and the Lebanese national railway company.
The GE U17C is also used on the
Aqaba Railway Corporation for transporting phosphates from the Mines to Aqaba.
Original Owners
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U17C
C-C locomotives
Diesel-electric locomotives of Lebanon
Diesel-electric locomotives of Syria
Railway locomotives introduced in 1973
Standard gauge locomotives of Syria