GE 289A Boxcab

The GE 289A Boxcabs were a series of electric locomotives built by General Electric during the 1920s.

Returning empty nitrate hoppers from Tocopilla to Barriles, Chile
Driver's cab of SQM GE 289A No. 207
replacement locomotive for the GE Boxcab at the SQM
The GE 289A's shown in Chile.

Locomotives of this type are still in use into the 21st Century on the Sociedad Química y Minera 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) gauge railways in Chile.[1] As of 2009, the railroad 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]

References
  1. S. Berliner, III (July 2002). "Electric Boxcabs". Retrieved January 22, 2015.
  2. "GE box-cabs in Chile". Trains Magazine. August 2009. Retrieved January 22, 2015.
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