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Owner: Maine Central
Model:GE U23BBuilt As:DH 308 (U23B)
Serial Number:36810Order No:2601
Frame Number:Built:8/1968
Notes:Ex DH 2308. Traded to GECX *Scrapped*
Other locos with this serial:  MEC 287(U23B) DH 2308(U23B) DH 308(U23B)
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MELA
Title:  MELA
Description:  MELA's power has cut off from his train, leaving it just out side East Deerfield West, and proceeds to the pit to swap the 7320 for MEC 234.
Photo Date:  7/2/1983  Upload Date: 4/6/2006 6:31:44 PM
Location:  East Deerfield, MA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories: 
Locomotives:  DH 7320(GP38-2) DH 7314(GP38-2) MEC 287(U23B)
Views:  1755   Comments: 1
MELA
Title:  MELA
Description:  MELA's power comes out from the pit with the 234 replacement for the 7320, they WILL rue that choice!
Photo Date:  7/2/1983  Upload Date: 4/6/2006 6:55:17 PM
Location:  East Deerfield, MA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MEC 234(U25B) MEC 287(U23B) DH 7314(GP38-2)
Views:  1943   Comments: 1
MELA
Title:  MELA
Description:  MELA continues backing down to his train, seen several car length's ahead. CPSP waits to enter the yard.
Photo Date:  7/2/1983  Upload Date: 4/6/2006 6:56:13 PM
Location:  East Deerfield, MA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories: 
Locomotives:  DH 7314(GP38-2) MEC 287(U23B)
Views:  1408   Comments: 0
MELA
Title:  MELA
Description:  Air up and tests complete, MELA shoves off.
Photo Date:  7/2/1983  Upload Date: 4/6/2006 8:41:28 PM
Location:  East Deerfield, MA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories: 
Locomotives:  DH 7314(GP38-2) MEC 287(U23B)
Views:  1354   Comments: 0
MELA
Title:  MELA
Description:  The paint scheme may scream D&H, but a closer look reveals it really is "patch job" MEC 287.
Photo Date:  7/2/1983  Upload Date: 4/6/2006 8:42:42 PM
Location:  East Deerfield, MA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MEC 287(U23B)
Views:  988   Comments: 0
MELA
Title:  MELA
Description:  As the engineer takes a couple more notches, the 234 "coughs up a lunger", a sign that all is not well with THIS old boat!
Photo Date:  7/2/1983  Upload Date: 4/6/2006 8:43:51 PM
Location:  East Deerfield, MA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MEC 234(U25B) MEC 287(U23B) DH 7314(GP38-2)
Views:  1770   Comments: 2
MEC 287-225-D&H 407; PTM 1101
Title:  MEC 287-225-D&H 407; PTM 1101
Description:  Rigby Yard
Photo Date:  8/28/1983  Upload Date: 5/9/2012 1:42:47 PM
Location:  South Portland, ME
Author:  Gil Ford
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  MEC 287(U23B)
Views:  848   Comments: 0
BAED
Title:  BAED
Description:  MEC 287-225-D&H 407
Photo Date:  8/28/1983  Upload Date: 5/9/2012 1:50:20 PM
Location:  Scarborough, ME
Author:  Gil Ford
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MEC 287(U23B)
Views:  902   Comments: 0
MEC 287(D&H 2308)
Title:  MEC 287(D&H 2308)
Description:  Rigby Yard
Photo Date:  8/28/1983  Upload Date: 5/9/2012 1:47:50 PM
Location:  South Portland, ME
Author:  Gil Ford
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  MEC 287(U23B)
Views:  1243   Comments: 0
MEC 287-D&H 414
Title:  MEC 287-D&H 414
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/20/1983  Upload Date: 5/22/2012 4:51:42 PM
Location:  East Binghamton, NY
Author:  Gil Ford
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  MEC 287(U23B)
Views:  816   Comments: 0
BT-2
Title:  BT-2
Description:  287-414
Photo Date:  9/20/1983  Upload Date: 5/22/2012 4:52:09 PM
Location:  East Binghamton, NY
Author:  Gil Ford
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  MEC 287(U23B)
Views:  861   Comments: 1
Going away
Title:  Going away
Description:  There were two sets of consecutive units on this train. The leaders were a pair of U23s, now a pair of ex Reading GP 39s. This was a typical power set in the mid 80s.
Photo Date:  9/27/1984  Upload Date: 7/8/2014 2:19:39 AM
Location:  White Haven, PA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 287(U23B) MEC 288(U23B) DH 454(C424) BM 3246(GP40) DH 7417(GP39-2) DH 7418(GP39-2)
Views:  2033   Comments: 0
Ex D&H U23
Title:  Ex D&H U23
Description:  When Guilford took over the D&H, they moved much of the power around their roster, with the D&H units being most affected. An example of that is the two units leading this train. Once D&H U23Bs, they are now lettered for the Maine Central. It became a sore point at the D&H that Guilford kept all the newer power when it let the D&H go in 1988.
Photo Date:  9/27/1984  Upload Date: 7/8/2014 2:17:42 AM
Location:  White Haven, PA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 287(U23B) MEC 288(U23B) DH 7417(GP39-2) DH 7418(GP39-2) DH 454(C424) BM 3246(GP40)
Views:  2359   Comments: 0
POPY
Title:  POPY
Description:  287-304-300-100-301
Photo Date:  7/16/1985  Upload Date: 4/23/2011 5:22:59 PM
Location:  East Deerfield, MA
Author:  Gil Ford
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  MEC 287(U23B)
Views:  768   Comments: 0
POPY
Title:  POPY
Description:  MEC 287
Photo Date:  7/16/1985  Upload Date: 4/23/2011 5:25:07 PM
Location:  East Deerfield, MA
Author:  Gil Ford
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  MEC 287(U23B)
Views:  818   Comments: 0
MEC 287-D&H 409-7420
Title:  MEC 287-D&H 409-7420
Description:  on MEBA
Photo Date:  8/13/1985  Upload Date: 1/8/2013 3:05:45 PM
Location:  East Deerfield, MA
Author:  Gil Ford
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 287(U23B)
Views:  717   Comments: 0
MEC 287 OBX
Title:  MEC 287 OBX
Description:  Reuben S Brouse photo
Photo Date:  10/12/1985  Upload Date: 8/11/2020 12:41:51 AM
Location:  Windsor, NY
Author:  Reuben S Brouse
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 287(U23B) DH 412(C420)
Views:  1086   Comments: 3
D&H SU-1(helpers)
Title:  D&H SU-1(helpers)
Description:  287-238-283
Photo Date:  11/6/1985  Upload Date: 4/18/2011 4:55:16 PM
Location:  Brandt, PA
Author:  Gil Ford
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MEC 287(U23B)
Views:  914   Comments: 0
MEC U23B 287
Title:  MEC U23B 287
Description:  Ex D&H 2308
Photo Date:  8/14/1987  Upload Date: 1/26/2018 11:26:49 AM
Location:  Oneonta, NY
Author:  Alan Gaines
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MEC 287(U23B)
Views:  656   Comments: 0
MEC 287
Title:  MEC 287
Description:  Former D&H locomotive
Photo Date:  10/31/1987  Upload Date: 12/20/2012 4:23:55 AM
Location:  South Portland, ME
Author:  Jerry Krueger
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MEC 287(U23B)
Views:  992   Comments: 0
MEC U23B 287
Title:  MEC U23B 287
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/19/1990  Upload Date: 1/26/2018 11:22:06 AM
Location:  Erie, PA
Author:  Alan Gaines
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MEC 287(U23B)
Views:  691   Comments: 0

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