The GE U18B diesel-electric locomotive was introduced by GE Transportation as a branch line roadswitcher in 1973.Easy to spot due to its relatively short length — 54 ft 8 in (16.66 m) — it was the only North American locomotive powered by the 8-cylinder 7FDL engine.The Seaboard Coast Line Railroad (SCL) bought 105 U18Bs far more than the second-best U.S. customer the Maine Central Railroad (MEC) which ordered 10.
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