GE U30B
Appearance
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General Electric's U30B was a further development of the U28B diesel-electric locomotive, with a 3,000 hp (2,200 kW) 16-cylinder prime mover. It remained in production for over eight years. The U30B competed with the EMD GP40 and the ALCO Century 430, but was not as successful as the GE U30C.
Original owners
Railroad | Quantity | Numbers |
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Atlantic Coast Line Railroad | 4 | 975-978 |
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway | 33 | 8200-8222, 8225-8234 (8223-8224 ex GE) |
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad | 5 | 150-154 to Burlington Northern 5480-5484 |
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad | 5 | 6005-6009 |
General Electric (demonstrator units) | 4 | 301-302 (to C&O), 303-304 (to WP) |
Illinois Central Railroad | 6 | 5000-5005 |
Louisville & Nashville Railroad | 5 | 2505-2509 |
New York Central Railroad | 58 | 2830-2857, 2860-2889 |
Norfolk and Western Railway | 110 | 1930-1964, 8465-8539 |
St. Louis - San Francisco Railway | 31 | 832-862 to Burlington Northern 5485-5516 (?) |
Seaboard Air Line Railroad | 15 | 800-814 |
Western Pacific Railroad | 19 | 751-769 (770-771 ex GE) |
References
- Marre, Louis A. (1995). Diesel Locomotives: The First 50 Years: A Guide to Diesels Built Before 1972. Railroad Reference Series. Waukesha, Wisconsin: Kalmbach Publishing. ISBN 978-0-89024-258-2.
External links
Media related to GE U30B locomotives at Wikimedia Commons
- Thompson, David. U30B Original Owners