The GE U30C is a six-axle locomotive built by General Electric from 1966 to 1976. With 600 units sold, the U30C proved to be a viable alternative for customers who were unable to purchase SD40s from Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD) due to production backlog.

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.

The GE U30CG was a passenger-hauling diesel-electric locomotive built by GE Transportation Systems. It was a passenger variant of GE's U30C design purchased by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.

Built by General Electric between 1966 and 1976, the six-axle, 3000-h.p. U30C locomotive was General Electric’s alternative to EMD’s SD40 series. In that ten year time frame, GE built 600 U30C’s for a wide variety of operators.

The GE U30C was one of the earliest successes from General Electric in the diesel locomotive market. With 600 units sold, the U30C proved to be a viable alternative for customers who were unable to purchase SD40s or SD40-2s from Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD) due to …

Powerful Kato mechanism powered by a 5-pole flywheel motor and featuring a 9 3/4″ minimum turning radius – great for hauling sets such as the Kato N Mixed Freight Train Set. Re-designed body shell to equip the locomotive with body mounted KATO magnetic knuckle couplers. DCC friendly and ready for drop in decoder installation.

2022年3月31日 · In 1968, GE introduced the U23C, a 12-cylinder, a medium-horsepower variant distinguished by six (rather than eight) tall engine-room doors per side. In 1971, the U33C was uprated to create the U36C, but unlike with four-axle models, the …

The GE U30C is a six-axle locomotive built by General Electric from 1966 to 1976. With 600 units sold, the U30C proved to be a viable alternative for customers who were unable to purchase SD40s from Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD) due to production backlog.

GE used a common body for the various U-boats, so this list is based on phases of the U30B. All Phase I were built with oil bath air filters. Phase II with the forward radiator intake mounted …

2010年10月29日 · Diesel & Electric Locomotive Specifications, 1981, by F. K. Hudson.