what is it?
The GE E25B is a class of four-axle 4,000 hp (3.0 MW) B-B electric locomotives made by General Electric (GE) in 1976–77. Only seven units were built, all for use by Texas Utilities on two short industrial freight lines.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 50 years ago, in 1976.
- 3 MW is about 35 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 21 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 19.5 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
electric locomotive: Draws power from overhead wires or a third rail and pulls separate carriages.
spec sheet
- built
- 1976–1977
- in service from
- 1976
- number built
- 7
- kind
- Electric
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- builders
- GE Transportation
- operators
- Energy Future Holdings
- top speed
- 113 km/h
- power
- 3 MW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- 25 kV 60 Hz AC
- wheel arrangement
- Bo′Bo′
- length
- 19.5 m
- weight
- 127 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q104859735, Wikipedia: GE E25B (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.