GE Dash 8-32B

GE Dash 8-32B
NS #3524(Dash 8-32B) at NS Hinman Yard.
Type and origin Power type Diesel-electric Builder GE Transportation Systems 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
Career Locale North America

The GE Dash 8-32B (also classified as B32-8 or D8-32B by some railroad companies) is a 4-axle 3,150 hp (2,350 kW) diesel-electric locomotive built by GE Transportation Systems 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 shares traits of the GE ES40DC and the EMD GP38-2.

The GE Dash 8-32BWH (or B32-8WH) is a variant built for Amtrak service. All Amtrak units are currently undergoing overhaul.

In 2013, Norfolk Southern donated B32-8 number 3563 to the Lake Shore Railway Historical Society of North East, Pennsylvania.

In 2016, most of the Norfolk Southern units have begun the process of being scrapped, as NS will be purchasing new ET44AC's from GE Transportation.

Original owners

Railroad	Quantity	Road numbers	Notes
Burlington Northern Railroad	3	5497-5499	Returned to GE
General Electric (demonstrator/testbed)	1	832
Norfolk Southern	45	3522-3566	units being renumbered to 500 series now 522-566 with later half in with the near future. 3563 retired, donated to the Lake Shore Railway Historical Society

See also

• List of GE locomotives

References

• 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.