The GE P30CH was one of the first brand-new diesel-electric locomotives built for Amtrak by General Electric during Amtrak's early years. The design was based on the GE U30C, but had a cowl carbody like its EMD competitors. Amtrak operated them between 1975 and 1992.

2023年9月24日 · The Amtrak GE P30CH locomotive is the spiritual successor to the GE U30CG passenger locomotive of 1967. Amtrak acquired 25 of the P30CH model, Nos. 700-724, between August 1975 and January 1976. The model designation led to the units’ nickname: “pooch.”

2022年6月18日 · P30CH型内燃机车为Amtrak铁路公司配属的第一个拥有头部末端动力的干线客运型内燃机车.机车全长72ft4in,轮径40in,整机功率3000hp,整备质量366600磅(166.29T)持续牵引力46822N,齿轮传动比81:22,油箱容积14000加仑,最大运用速度75mph,1976-1977年生产,累计生产25台,由通用电气公司 ...

GE以U30C为蓝本设计出了P30CH型机车。P30CH与U30C结构上类似，为六轴，C-C轴式，配备了额定3000hp（2200kw）的16缸GE 7FDL 四冲程 涡轮增压柴油机，交-直传动；长22.05m，宽3.27m，高4.69m；机车重约175吨，这使其轴重达到了29t；设计最高速度为103mph（166km/h）。为满足机供 ...

2025年1月1日 · The U30C was General Electric's first high-horsepower, six-motored road-switcher. Thanks to new advancements in AC-DC transmission systems, GE was finally able to catalog a 3,000 horsepower variant. Its success proved GE …

The GE P30CH, nicknamed "Pooch" by rail-fans and engineers, were 3000 hp six axle locomotives with a C-C wheel arrangement. They were the first locomotives owned by Amtrak to possess head end power, provided by two Detroit Diesel 2 …

The GE P30CH is a 3,000 horsepower, diesel-electric locomotive built exclusively for Amtrak. The units were based off of the GE U30C freight locomotive. In the early seventies, the nation’s railroads were beginning to relinquish themselves of their passenger network, ending the reign of various noteworthy trains operated by railroads ...

2020年7月25日 · The GE P30CH, affectionately known as the "Pooch", was the first all new locomotive for Amtrak. It was also the first diesel offering from GE to Amtrak whom was still struggling to find a...

Diesel & Electric Locomotive Specifications, 1981, by F. K. Hudson.

The GE (General Electric) P30CH ("Pooch" as nicknamed by railfans, employees, and train enthusiasts) is a type of six-axle, 3,000hp diesel locomotive built from 1976-1977 with only 25 built specially for Amtrak in the United States.