The EMD GP30 is a 2,250 hp (1,680 kW) four-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division of La Grange, Illinois between July 1961 and November 1963. [2] A total of 948 units were built for railroads in the United States and Canada (2 only), including 40 cabless B units for the Union Pacific Railroad .

2023年5月6日 · The GP30 is a 2,250 HP four axle diesel electric locomotive that was built at the EMD plant in Lagrange, Illinois between 1961 and 1963. The GP30 featured a unique cowl design and was the subject of a proper new model roll out at the General Motors Technical Center in Warren, Michigan on October 18, 1961. EMD produced 948 GP30s during 1961-1963.

2025年2月20日 · The GP30 was EMD's first to feature the now-common pointed, low, short hood. This design became EMD's standard until the FRA mandated the wide "safety" cab on every new locomotive in the 1990s. Interestingly, the GP30 abandoned EMD's brief attempt at attributing horsepower rating to the model name.

New York Central System Diesel Locomotives, by Edson, Vail, and Smith Railroad & Railfan Trains magazines; Additional contribution / correction provided by: Ralph Balfoort, Martin Baumann. and Tom Starr Original upload: 22 February 1998

2024年12月28日 · Three GP30's at Chesterton. Photo by Fred Byerly.

New York Central Photographic Roster : Reporting Marks: NYC Showing Locomotive model GP30 : Click on a locomotive to view pictures

2021年10月2日 · The New York Central / Penn Central and Empire Belt are now the major railroads featured. Empire Belt GP30s The EBRR GP30s round a curve on the Empire City Belt Line.

One of EMD's more distinctive designs and often appreciated more for its style than its reliability, the GP30 helped usher in the second generation of diesel locomotives. Hundreds of these have been rebuilt and remain in service on railroads today in thei

GP30 Phases: Phase Ia- wire grill inertial intakes, flush radiator grills, short cab, two-piece cover under the inertial intakes, fabricated cab heater intake (the one used on earlier Geeps). 3-6/62 Phase Ib1- cab heater intakes changed to sets of five stamped louvers.

2024年12月26日 · Here we see a GP 30 at Croxton on the ex EL, a line that never owned the model. Passing River Rd. station as local TV crew sets up too interview the crew of last Amtrak Cardinal for a few years due to cutbacks. CR 2195, 8011 on a work extra.