GE B39-8

GE Dash 8-39B
SP 8033, a Dash 8-39B, leads an EMD SD40T-2 and another GE locomotive westbound through Aurora, Illinois.
Type and origin Power type Diesel-electric Builder GE Transportation Systems Model Dash 8-39B
Specifications Configuration: ​  • AAR B-B Gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Career Locale North America

A GE Dash 8-39B (sometimes referred to as a B39-8) is a 4-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by GE Transportation Systems. It is part of the GE Dash 8 Series of freight locomotives.

Railroad	Quantity	Road numbers	Notes
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway	3	7400-7402
General Electric (demonstrator)	1	808	model B39-8E, rebuilt from the unique B36-8
General Electric Leasing (LMX)	102	8500-8599, 8503 (2nd), 8540 (2nd)	model B39-8E, long term lease units for Burlington Northern Railroad. Original 8503 and 8540 returned to GE to become GECX 8000-8001
Southern Pacific Railroad	40	8000-8039

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.