GE 289A Boxcab

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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. and as of 2009, the railroad still operated seven locomotives of this type.

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.

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.