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GE Dash 8-32B

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GE Dash 8-32B
NS #3524 (Dash 8-32B) at NS Hinman Yard.
Type and origin Power type Diesel-electric Builder GE Transportation Model Dash 8-32B Build date 1984 – 1989 Total produced 49
Specifications Configuration: ​  • AAR B-B Gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge Cylinders 12
Performance figures Power output 3,150 hp (2,350 kW)
Career Locale North America Disposition 3 preserved, some sold off, remainder in storage awaiting fate.

The GE Dash 8-32B (also classified as B32-8orD8-32B by some railroad companies) is a 4-axle 3,150 hp (2,350 kW) diesel-electric locomotive built by GE Transportation between 1984 and 1989. It is part of the GE Dash 8 Series of freight locomotives.

A total of 49 examples of the Dash 8-32B model were built for North American railroads. The model is a 12-cylinder version of the (16 cylinder) Dash 8-40B and is powered by GE's 7FDL engine. The first units built for the Burlington Northern Railroad were labelled by GE as B32-8, while later units built for Norfolk Southern followed GE's practice after 1987 of spelling "Dash 8" in the model name. The GE Dash 8-32BWH (orB32-8WH) is a variant built with Head End Power (HEP) and a wide cab for Amtrak service.

Original owners[edit]

Preservation[edit]

• Norfolk Southern #3563 is preserved at the Lake Shore Railway Historical Society in North East, Pennsylvania. NS donated the locomotive in 2013.
• Western Maryland Scenic Railroad operates two Dash 8-32Bs, #558 and #561. Both locomotives are painted in a livery inspired by the Western Maryland Railway.

See also[edit]

• List of GE locomotives

References[edit]

• McDonnell, Greg (2008). Locomotives: The Modern Diesel and Electric Reference. Erin, Ontario: Boston Mills Press. ISBN 978-1550464931.
• Solomon, Brian (2003). GE Locomotives: 110 Years of General Electric Motive Power. St. Paul, MN, USA: MBI Publishing. ISBN 9780760313619.
• Solomon, Brian (2010). Modern Locomotives: High Horsepower Diesels 1966–2000. New York: Crestline. ISBN 978-0785826811.

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