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. Built by American locomotive builder Electro-Motive Division (EMD) at its La Grange, Illinois, plant in collaboration with ASEA of Sweden. [1]

Dec 16, 2024 · Completed in July, 1976 the GM10B was the second testbed variant, following the six-axle, 6,000-horsepower GM6C which had been built a year prior. The locomotive, with its unique B-B-B trucks, was intended for high speed intermodal freight service along the Northeast Corridor utilizing the former PRR's 11 kV 25 Hz overhead caternary.

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.

Jul 17, 2024 · 通用汽车公司电动车辆部，也就是我们熟悉的易安迪同年和瑞典电气公司联合制造出了一款B0-B0-B0轴式的电力机车，定型为GM10B型电力机车。 GM10B型电力机车的总体布置图. 该车采用了当时美国乃至现在都没有使用过的3B0轴式，而使用此轴式的原因是大的牵引电动机与车轮使得采用C0-C0轴式转向架非常困难。 正如Brian Solomon 在他的书《EMD 机车》中指出的那样，虽然这种设计在美国是独一无二的，但在欧洲（意大利和西班牙）、日本和南斯拉夫却 …

Shown here is EMDX engine #1976, a GM10B (B-B-B) electric locomotive built by GM-EMD in August of 1976 and rated at 10,000 horsepower. The exact date and the location are not recorded. Edward Kaspriske Collection. Here is the second of four images of photos by Edward Kaspriske that were taken in 1977.

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. Built by American locomotive builder Electro-Motive Division (EMD) at its La Grange, Illinois, plant in collaboration with ASEA of Sweden.

Mar 15, 2025 · 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. I got into the cab of the GM6C, it was very similar to a modern EMD diesel with dual controls, with the addition of pantograph controls, and a small toggle switch to select the input ...

EMD 1976, GM10B, #2 of 4, 1977 Here is the second of four images of photos by Edward Kaspriske that were taken in 1977. Partially visible here is EMDX engine #1976, a GM10B (B-B-B) electric locomotive built by GM-EMD in August of 1976 and rated at 10,000 horsepower. The exact date and the location are not recorded. Edward Kaspriske Collection.

Apr 6, 2013 · The GM10B was an experimental electric locomotive built by EMD in the 70's for through freight operation in the Northeast Corridor or elsewhere. It was designed and built to run off AC under an overhead wire. It never saw any operation on …