2007年9月25日 · Why did Amtrak scrap every P30CH and almost every SDP40F? Why not save at least one Pooch? Isn't there only one SDP40F preserved as well? Save some of your equipment for the future, Amtrak! At least some museums got a few F40PH engines! I hadn't heard about this. That would be a shame.

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.

You got them RIGHT before the end, there, didn't you?!? And while they were long overdue for a good overhaul, cosmetically, they were in great shape right up until they started cutting them up into scrap steal.

Why weren't a lot of locomotives some much more worthy than a P30Ch preserved? Simple, money in many cases saving anything is costly, scrap is a good option for old equipment that has no more use in revenue operation.

After the page loads, click on the image or engine number to view a larger image Built by GE in 1975-1976, these 3000hp units were numbered 700-724. All have been scrapped. New Iberia as the Sunset is headed west. New Iberia is about 122 miles west of New Orleans.

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. They were retired from service in 1992 after having an...

4 天之前 · I am thinking more recently what about the Amtrak P30CH? Is it too late for the SDP40F? These may not have been successful but they were part of early Amtrak history and there was a story to be told.

Don't know what kind of collision protection P30CH's had, but hitting a loaded truck at 79 MPH is a tough impact for any locomotive to take. The logs on the truck during that collision crush the nose and the Cowl-carbody on the Engineers side.

WASHINGTON – Amtrak announced today that it will bring 3 GE P30CH locomotives out of retirement for use on the 855-mile long Lorton, Virginia to Sanford, Florida Auto Train. The locomotives were used regularly in the mid-1980s on the Sunset Limited and Auto Train routes.

General Electric P30CH Diesels. 704 was built in August 1975, #40698. It was retired on August 26, 1991. 705 was built in August 1975, #40699. ... 1991, and sold for scrap to Naporano Iron & Metal Co in 1992. 721 was built in November 1975, #40715. It was retired. 722 was built in November 1975, #40716. It was retired on August 16, 1991. 723 ...