| Kenya Railways Corp. 9404 was one of ten meter-gauge U26C's (9401-9410) built by General Electric in January and February 1987. All of them moved from the GE plant in Erie, PA to New Orleans over the NS, in one shipment. Each locomotive was on an SOU 152000-series flat car, while the trucks and other parts were in 11 N&W gondolas. According to the builder's plate, these units had 2900 gross HP, 2700 net HP, and weighed 220,000 pounds. The net weight of the loco without trucks was 131,200 pounds, and the gross weight - with blocking - was 135,300. Their destination was Mombasa. |