GE U23C

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GE U23C
MRS Logística No. 3632-6 at Itu, São Paulo in 2012
Type and origin Power type Diesel-electric Builder GE Transportation Systems GE do Brasil Model U23C Build date March 1968 – 1976 Total produced 223
Specifications Configuration: ​  • AAR C-C Gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in), Brazil Prime mover GE FDL-12 Engine type V12 diesel Cylinders 12
Performance figures Maximum speed 70 mph (113 km/h) Power output 2,250 hp (1,680 kW) Tractive effort 90,000 lb (41,000 kg)

The 2300 horsepower GE U23C diesel-electric locomotive model was first offered by GE in 1968, and featured a V-type 12 cylinder version of the standard GE FDL diesel motor. Designed as a competitor to EMD's SD38 and SD39 series, it was intended for heavy transfer, drag and hump service where speed was not a priority. Other than six tall hood doors matching six power assemblies per side, there are very few features which distinguish the U23C from the GE U30C.

• Pinkepank, Jerry (1973). The Second Diesel Spotter's Guide. Milwaukee: Kalmbach.^{[page needed]}

• Media related to GE U23C locomotives at Wikimedia Commons
• Sarberenyi, Robert. GE U23C Original Owners

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