The GE 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.

GE dubbed the cataloged variants as "Enhanced" Dash 8s (i.e., B39-8E) and these featured a cab flush with the roofline, lower nose, equipment blower and dynamic brakes that seamlessly …

The B39-8E ("E" meaning "Enhanced") is the improved or enhanced version of the original, and is considered to be the "slanted-cab", "wedged-cab", or "Spartan cab" version of the production …

A fourth example of the model, a GE demonstrator designated as a Dash 8-39BE (or B39-8E), was converted from the original Dash 8 prototype. There were also two much larger groups of …

2023年12月30日 · GE made a large number of electrical and mechanical improvements after the first Dash-8 units were produced, which appeared in all production versions of the B32-8 and …

The LMX B39-8s were frequent visitors to the Front Range Sub. The 8551 powers an empty ballast train near Dixon.

Unit # Notes Model Serial # Pictures : LMX 8500: To RLCX, to NREX. B39-8E 45409: 13: 29550: LMX 8501: to RLCX 8501, UC 8501, to SW, to CVR

Diesel & Electric Locomotive Specifications, 1981, by F. K. Hudson.

The B39-8 was originally built or intended for high-speed intermodal freight services, yet didn't receive many orders or popularity. Although they became popular with the Southern Pacific, …

B39-8E 45474: 10: 236301: AZER 8522 : B39-8E 45431: 7: 153399: AZER 8596: ex-LMX: B39-8E 45505: 4: 153720: BCLR 596: Belongs to the Seminole Gulf Railway, but is stenciled for …