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GE U18B

Index GE U18B

The GE U18B diesel-electric locomotive was introduced by GE Transportation as a branch line roadswitcher in 1973. [1]

21 relations: Blomberg B, Dynamic braking, Electro-Motive Diesel, Energy Future Holdings, Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México, Four-stroke engine, GE Transportation, GE Universal Series, List of GE reciprocating engines, Maine Central Railroad Company, Niagara and Western New York Railroad, North America, Pickens Railway, Providence and Worcester Railroad, Railfan, Railway air brake, Road switcher, Seaboard Coast Line Railroad, Shortline railroad, Turbocharger, V8 engine.

Blomberg B

The Blomberg B is a "B" diesel locomotive truck.

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Dynamic braking

Dynamic braking is the use of an electric traction motor as a generator when slowing a vehicle such as an electric or diesel-electric locomotive.

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Electro-Motive Diesel

Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD) is an American manufacturer of diesel-electric locomotives, locomotive products and diesel engines for the rail industry.

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Energy Future Holdings

Energy Future Holdings Corporation is an electric utility company headquartered in Energy Plaza in Downtown Dallas, Texas, United States.

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Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México

Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México, (better known as N de M) was Mexico's state owned railroad company from 1938 to 1998, and prior to 1938 (dating from the regime of Porfirio Díaz) a major railroad controlled by the government that linked Mexico City to the major cities of Nuevo Laredo and Ciudad Juárez on the U.S. border.

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Four-stroke engine

A four-stroke (also four-cycle) engine is an internal combustion (IC) engine in which the piston completes four separate strokes while turning the crankshaft.

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GE Transportation

GE Transportation, formerly known as GE Rail, is a division of General Electric.

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GE Universal Series

The GE Universal Series locomotives were diesel locomotives originally launched by GE in early 1956.

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List of GE reciprocating engines

List of engines produced by GE Transportation Systems and GE Jenbacher (GE Energy).

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Maine Central Railroad Company

The Maine Central Railroad Company was a former U. S. Class I railroad in central and southern Maine.

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Niagara and Western New York Railroad

The Niagara & Western New York Railroad was a company that operated a heritage railroad and excursion train service on the trackage of the Falls Road Railroad.

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North America

North America is a continent entirely within the Northern Hemisphere and almost all within the Western Hemisphere; it is also considered by some to be a northern subcontinent of the Americas.

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Pickens Railway

Pickens Railway is a shortline railroad that has operated on two separate divisions in the Upstate Region of South Carolina.

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Providence and Worcester Railroad

The Providence and Worcester Railroad is a Class II railroad owned by Genesee & Wyoming.

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Railfan

A railfan, rail buff, or train buff (American English), railway enthusiast or railway buff (Australian/British English), trainspotter or anorak (British English, usually derogatory), is a person interested, recreationally, in rail transport.

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Railway air brake

A railway air brake is a railway brake power braking system with compressed air as the operating medium.

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Road switcher

A road switcher is a type of railroad locomotive which is employed for hauling railcars in mainline service, and shunting cars as is commonly done in a railroad yard.

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Seaboard Coast Line Railroad

The Seaboard Coast Line Railroad is a former Class I railroad company operating in the Southeastern United States beginning in 1967.

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Shortline railroad

A shortline railroad is a small or mid-sized railroad company that operates over a relatively short distance relative to larger, national railroad networks.

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Turbocharger

A turbocharger, or colloquially turbo, is a turbine-driven forced induction device that increases an internal combustion engine's efficiency and power output by forcing extra air into the combustion chamber.

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V8 engine

A V8 engine is an eight-cylinder V configuration engine with the cylinders mounted on the crankcase in two sets (or banks) of four, with all eight pistons driving a common crankshaft.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GE_U18B

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