The GM10B was a solitary electric testbed locomotive with a power output of 10,000 hp (7.46 MW) which was intended for use on high-speed freight services on the Northeast Corridor.

Born in the late 1970s, Electro-Motive's GM10B was a daring leap into the world of electric locomotives for this General Motors subsidiary, marking an adventurous bid to provide an efficient, economical, and sustainable alternative to the conventional diesel-electric.

The EMD; Electro Motive Division; GM10B was an experimental high-horsepower; 10,000 hp (with the electrical currents) six-axle electric locomotive built in 1976. It had a new (to the North American market) wheel arrangement of B-B-B, with three two-axle trucks on a single frame.

May 31, 2022 · Nearly five decades have passed since General Motors debuted two new EMD electric freight locomotives. There were two models: the 6,000-hp GM6C, which operated on two six-wheel trucks, and the 10,000-horsepower GM10B, which operated on three four-wheel trucks.

The GM10B was a solitary electric testbed locomotive with a power output of 10,000 hp (7.46 MW) which was intended for use on high-speed freight services on the Northeast Corridor.

1 day ago · I remember seeing both of them, during various EMD open houses. the GM10B was parked n the track alongside the IHB, and the GM6C was in the engineering warehouse.

Jan 13, 2025 · Eletro-Motive GM10B wearing Conrail road number 4976 powers TV-4 east at N.Elizabeth, NJ. The train will exit the NEC at Lane Tower and run the P&H Branch to South Kearny, the end of its run.

Apr 15, 2006 · GM10B: 97,000 lbs starting, 100,000 lbs continuous By itself, the extremely high horsepower of the GM10B gives little advantage in terms of maximum starting and continuous tractive effort.

The GM10B was a solitary test-bed electric locomotive for freight duties built by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division of the United States in collaboration with ASEA of Sweden. It was built at EMD's La Grange, Illinois plant entering service in August 1976. …

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