The GE U50 was an eight-axle, 5,000 hp (3,700 kW) diesel-electric locomotive built by GE Rail. They were twin-engined locomotives, combining two 2,500 hp (1,900 kW) diesel engines. The U50 rode on four two-axle trucks, grouped in pairs linked by span bolsters, giving a wheel arrangement of B+B-B+B.

2025年1月1日 · The U50 was one of the most powerful single unit road switchers General Electric ever produced. During the great horsepower race sparked by Union Pacific in the 1960s, all three builders produced incredibly powerful road-switchers. It was UP's attempt to reduce operating costs by increasing the power of a single unit.

The GE U50C was a 5,000 hp (3,700 kW) diesel-electric locomotive built by GE Transportation Systems. Each was powered by two 2,500 hp (1,860 kW) diesel engines. [1] 40 were built between November 1969 and November 1971 solely …

2022年2月17日 · U50型柴油机车是在 U25B型柴油机车 的基础上设计制造的5000马力单节八轴柴油机车，实质上相当于两台结合在一起的U25B型柴油机车。 这款机车采用传统的单司机室外走廊式车体结构，车体从前端至后端顺序布置有司机室、第一冷却室、第一动力室、第二动力室、第二冷却室， 车体两侧走廊的地板下方设有控制电器、 蓄电池 组、总风缸及沙箱等设备。 为了承担巨大和沉重的上部车体结构，U50型柴油机车采用了B+B-B+B轴式配置，机车走行部为两台中间 …

The GE U50C was a 5,000 hp (3,700 kW) diesel-electric locomotive built by GE Transportation Systems. Each was powered by two 2,500 hp (1,860 kW) diesel engines. Forty were built between November 1969 and November 1971 solely …

The GE U50 was an eight-axle, 5,000 hp (3,700 kW) diesel-electric locomotive built by GE Rail. They were twin-engine locomotives, combining two 2,500 hp (1,900 kW) diesel engines. A pair of 5,000 hp locomotives at the UP facilities at North Platte, Nebraska. On the left, GE U50D No. 53, on the right EMD DDA35 No. 82.

2020年3月16日 · U50 •YEARS BUILT: 1963-1965, 1969-1971 •MANUFACTURER: General Electric •OPERATED ON: Union Pacific, Southern Pacific •NAMES: U50 and U50C; nicknames, Twin Diesels, Double Diesels, Whirlybirds, Choppers, Stalkcutters, Rock Crushers •QUANTITY: 66 •HORSEPOWER: 5,000 •KNOWN FOR: Large cab with curved nose; long and loud

ge u50（这一级别的首车编号就是up50） u50是1963年出品的机车，基本上属于废物利用。机车的转向架基本就是4500马力燃气轮机车报废之后拆解出来的二手货。发动机则是两台ge常用的v16 fdl，动力输出共计5000马力。

2024年12月31日 · The U50C was General Electric's successor to its earlier U50 design of 1963. As Brian Solomon notes in his book, "GE Locomotives," improvements with the 7FDL prime mover enabled the company to offer this high horsepower variant with 12-cylinder power plants in place of the standard 16.

The GE U50C was a 5,000 hp (3,700 kW) diesel-electric locomotive built by GE Transportation Systems. Each was powered by two 2,500 hp (1,860 kW) diesel engines. Union Pacific No. 5002, one of 40 GE U50C diesel locomotives in freight service on the Union Pacific at the Hinkle refueling center. A Union Pacific Colorphoto.