2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. MILW U28B 5505: Wikimedia Commons· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. GE U28B Transkentucky Transportation Incorporated 260 as preserved at the Illinois Railway Museum: Aaron headly· CC BY 4.0
what is it?
The GE U28B diesel-electric locomotive model replaced the U25B in early 1966, featuring a slightly uprated prime mover (only 300 hp (220 kW) more power than the U25B). Early units had the same car body styling as the U25B, while later units had design features (e.g., shortened nose) more in common with later models.
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 60 years ago, in 1966.
- 2.1 MW is about 25 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
diesel locomotive: A diesel engine on board drives the wheels, usually through a generator (diesel-electric).
spec sheet
- built
- 1966–1967
- status
- preserved
- number built
- 148
- kind
- Diesel-electric
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- builders
- GE Transportation
- operators
- See table below
- top speed
- 113 km/h
- power
- 2.1 MW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- Bo'Bo'
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q5513304, Wikipedia: GE U28B (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.