U36B – Lake Shore Railway Historical Society and Museum

1970 “U-Boat Locomotive” Transferred to Lake Shore

August 21, 2018 by Ray Grabowski

North East, PA. —CSX/MCVX #7764, a 1970 Erie-built General Electric U36B locomotive has been transferred to Lake Shore Railway Historical Society. The 3,600 horsepower, four-axle locomotive was originally built for Seaboard Coast Line Railroad as #1776. Soon after, it was renumbered to 1813 to make the 1776 spot available for the “Bicentennial 1776” locomotive painted […]

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