GE 289A Boxcab

Electric boxcab locomotive type
Returning empty nitrate hoppers from Tocopilla to Barriles, Chile

The General Electric (GE) 289A Boxcabs were a series of electric locomotives built by General Electric during the 1920s which operated in Chile on the Sociedad Química y Minera until the railroad was closed down in 2015 following severe weather damage.

They ran on 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) gauge track and were powered through overhead wires running at 1.5 kV DC power.

Locomotives of this type are still in use in the 21st Century .[1] and as of 2009, the railroad operated still operated seven locomotives of this type. [2]

The builder’s plate attached to the locomotives in Chile gives the following technical details on the units: Class B-B -134/134-E-4GE289A, operating on 1500 V DC power, built at the GE plant in Schenectady, New York, USA. [1]

Gallery

  • Driver's cab of SQM GE 289A No. 207
    Driver's cab of SQM GE 289A No. 207
  • The locomotives intended to replace the GE Boxcab on the SQM
    The locomotives intended to replace the GE Boxcab on the SQM
  • The GE 289A's shown in Chile.
    The GE 289A's shown in Chile.

References

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  1. ^ a b S. Berliner, III (July 2002). "Electric Boxcabs". Retrieved January 22, 2015.
  2. ^ "GE box-cabs in Chile". Trains Magazine. August 2009. Archived from the original on October 17, 2014. Retrieved January 22, 2015.
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