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Owner: Maine Central
Model:GE U23BBuilt As:DH 306 (U23B)
Serial Number:36808Order No:2601
Frame Number:Built:8/1968
Notes:Ex DH 2306
Other locos with this serial:  MEC 285(U23B) DH 2306(U23B) DH 306(U23B)
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MEC 285(U-23B)
Title:  MEC 285(U-23B)
Description:  ex D&H 306;2306
Photo Date:  2/27/1984  Upload Date: 5/3/2011 2:39:15 PM
Location:  South Portland, ME
Author:  Gil Ford
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  MEC 285(U23B)
Views:  1333   Comments: 0
MEC U23B #285 - Maine Central
Title:  MEC U23B #285 - Maine Central
Description:  Rail fan Frank Spieles caught this action shot of the Taylor to Enola train curving around the hillside. Originally built by GE in August of 1968 as Delaware & Hudson U23B #306, it was renumberd DH 2306. Later it landed on the Maine Central roster as MEC 285.
Photo Date:  4/13/1984  Upload Date: 9/28/2025 7:43:52 AM
Location:  Unknown, PA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 285(U23B)
Views:  279   Comments: 0
MEC U-23-B 285 at East Binghamton yard
Title:  MEC U-23-B 285 at East Binghamton yard
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/5/1984  Upload Date: 1/27/2009 7:45:58 PM
Location:  Binghamton, NY
Author:  Michael Desoi
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MEC 285(U23B)
Views:  1220   Comments: 0
D&H 7324
Title:  D&H 7324
Description:  D&H 7324's coat of blue paint has been almost completely worn away revealing the its former Lehigh Valley Cornell Red colors at CP-BD in Binghamton, NY 3/1985.
Photo Date:  3/1/1985  Upload Date: 7/13/2004 4:18:26 PM
Location:  Binghamton, NY
Author:  John Durant
Categories: 
Locomotives:  DH 7324(GP38-2) MEC 285(U23B)
Views:  2252   Comments: 0
MEC 285 at Mechanicville
Title:  MEC 285 at Mechanicville
Description:  Marc Grinter photo
Photo Date:  3/9/1985  Upload Date: 10/23/2025 8:34:39 PM
Location:  Mechanicville, NY
Author:  Marc Grinter
Categories:  Winter,Yard
Locomotives:  MEC 285(U23B) DH 7415(GP39-2) BM 316(GP40-2) BM 328(GP40)
Views:  312   Comments: 1
MEC 285 U-23B
Title:  MEC 285 U-23B
Description:  ex D&H 306-2306
Photo Date:  7/29/1985  Upload Date: 1/7/2013 11:12:24 AM
Location:  East Deerfield, MA
Author:  Gil Ford
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 285(U23B)
Views:  1026   Comments: 0
MEBA
Title:  MEBA
Description:  285-328-201
Photo Date:  7/29/1985  Upload Date: 4/24/2011 9:45:17 AM
Location:  East Deerfield, MA
Author:  Gil Ford
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  MEC 285(U23B)
Views:  1038   Comments: 0
What's the Hold-up?!!
Title:  What's the Hold-up?!!
Description:  Head end of EBME waiting by the old ERIE water tank in Susquehanna, note the fading emblems on the tank.
Photo Date:  8/17/1985  Upload Date: 4/28/2006 4:49:35 PM
Location:  Susquehanna, PA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MEC 285(U23B)
Views:  1286   Comments: 0
What's the Hold-up?!!
Title:  What's the Hold-up?!!
Description:  EBME "cooling his heels" at Susquehanna. Bet ConRail just LOVED this!
Photo Date:  8/17/1985  Upload Date: 4/28/2006 4:51:04 PM
Location:  Susquehanna, PA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MEC 285(U23B) BM 327(GP40)
Views:  1798   Comments: 0
MEC 285-D&H 651+
Title:  MEC 285-D&H 651+
Description:  U-23B;U-33C
Photo Date:  2/9/1986  Upload Date: 1/13/2013 11:06:09 AM
Location:  South Portland, ME
Author:  Gil Ford
Categories:  Winter,Yard
Locomotives:  MEC 285(U23B)
Views:  1130   Comments: 0
B&M POPY
Title:  B&M POPY
Description:  366-651-285
Photo Date:  2/9/1986  Upload Date: 1/13/2013 11:12:23 AM
Location:  Scarborough, ME
Author:  Gil Ford
Categories:  Winter,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 285(U23B)
Views:  1090   Comments: 0
EBPO
Title:  EBPO
Description:  MEC 285-B&M 326-ST 4667-D&H 7315-ST 614
Photo Date:  3/24/1987  Upload Date: 4/17/2011 2:38:16 PM
Location:  Greenfield, MA
Author:  Gil Ford
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  MEC 285(U23B)
Views:  1131   Comments: 1
MEC 285 sports Guilford paint
Title:  MEC 285 sports Guilford paint
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/19/1987  Upload Date: 1/24/2003 4:16:14 PM
Location:  Fitchburg, MA
Author:  Harry Frye
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MEC 285(U23B)
Views:  1545   Comments: 1
MEC 285 IN GUILFORD PAINT SCHEME
Title:  MEC 285 IN GUILFORD PAINT SCHEME
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/31/1987  Upload Date: 12/20/2012 4:23:58 AM
Location:  South Portland, ME
Author:  Jerry Krueger
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MEC 285(U23B)
Views:  1072   Comments: 0
MEC 600 / MEC 285 / MEC 402
Title:  MEC 600 / MEC 285 / MEC 402
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/31/1987  Upload Date: 12/20/2012 4:23:59 AM
Location:  South Portland, ME
Author:  Jerry Krueger
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MEC 600(SD40) MEC 285(U23B) MEC 402(U18B)
Views:  1366   Comments: 0
MEC 600
Title:  MEC 600
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/31/1987  Upload Date: 12/20/2012 4:24:00 AM
Location:  South Portland, ME
Author:  Jerry Krueger
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MEC 600(SD40) MEC 285(U23B) MEC 402(U18B)
Views:  1434   Comments: 0
ST 28
Title:  ST 28
Description: 
Photo Date:  12/24/1987  Upload Date: 12/23/2007 1:11:43 AM
Location:  Conklin, NY
Author:  Sam Botts
Categories: 
Locomotives:  ST 28(GP7) ST 26(GP7) MEC 285(U23B) ST 75(C424) ST 638(SD26) ST 26(GP7) MEC 285(U23B) ST 75(C424) ST 28(GP7) ST 638(SD26) MEC 285(U23B) ST 75(C424) ST 26(GP7) ST 638(SD26)
Views:  3266   Comments: 1
MEC 285--U23B
Title:  MEC 285--U23B
Description:  Ex DH 2306, DH 306
Photo Date:  10/12/1988  Upload Date: 11/8/2009 10:33:14 PM
Location:  North Billerica, MA
Author:  Walt Evans
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MEC 285(U23B)
Views:  1631   Comments: 0
MEC U23B 285
Title:  MEC U23B 285
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/17/1990  Upload Date: 1/26/2018 11:23:55 AM
Location:  Waterville, ME
Author:  Alan Gaines
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MEC 285(U23B)
Views:  1020   Comments: 0

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