CGTR 3723

CGTR 3723
CGTR #3723 in 1973 (enhanced)
Type and origin Power type Diesel-electric Builder GE Transportation Systems Model GE U25C (original) GE U36C (rebuild) Rebuilder Central Gateway Turtle Railroad Rebuild date March 1982
Specifications Configuration: ​  • AAR C-C Gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) Trucks Trimount/Adirondack Length 64 ft 6 in (19.66 m) (original) 67 ft 3 in (20.50 m) (rebuild) Width 9 ft 11 in (3.02 m) Height 14 ft 7 in (4.45 m) (original) 15 ft 4 in (4.67 m) (rebuild) Loco weight 348,000 lb (157,850 kg) (original) 364,800 lb (165,470 kg) Prime mover GE FDL-16 Alternator GE GTA11AC (rebuild) Generator GE GT598 (original) Traction motors 6 x GE Model 752 Cylinders 16 Gear ratio 74:18
Performance figures Maximum speed 70 mph (113 km/h) Power output 2,500 hp (1,860 kW) (original) 3,600 hp (2,680 kW) (rebuild) Tractive effort: ​  • Starting 92,000 Lbs (original) 91,650 Lbs (rebuild)  • Continuous 60,000 Lbs at 10.7 mph (original) 92,500 Lbs at 10.7 mph (rebuild)
Career Operators Central Gateway Turtle Railroad Numbers 3723 Official name Phoenix Resilient Locale North America Delivered May 1964 First run June 1964 Current owner Central Gateway Turtle Railroad

CGTR #3723, also known as the Phoenix Resilient, is a well known diesel-electric locomotive built in 1964 that survived a massive wreck in 1982. It has been operating on the Central Gateway Turtle Railroad since June of 1964, and was rebuilt from a GE U25C into a GE U36C in 1982, only a month after it plummeted into a lake near Gulfport, Mississippi.