General Electric U30B

Quantity Built: 291

12/65 to 3/1975

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Info Supplied by : John Komanesky Photograph by: R. Craig
Revised: 1 Oct. 2011 New: 3 Dec. 2004
Original owner Road Numbers Qty. Bldr Numbers Batch/Order Nos. Bldr Dates
Atlantic Coast Line 975-978 4 36144-36147 1546 1/67
Cheaspeake & Ohio 8200-8209 10 38218-38227 1471 12/71-1/72
8210-8222 13 38475-38487 1482 11-12/72
8223 & 8224 are ex-GE Demonstrators 302 & 301
8225-8234 10 40068-40077 1446 12/74
Chicago Burlington & Quincy 150-154 5 36520-36524 1583 1/68
General Electric (Demos) 301-302 2 35880-35881 9005 5/66
303-304 2 35935-35936 1424 5/66
** 301 and 302 sold to C&O as 8224 & 8223;
** 303 and 304 Sold to WP as 770 & 771
Illinois Central 5000-5005 6 36200-36205 1554 2-3/67
Louisville & Nashville 2505-2509 5 36443-36447 1589 11-12/67
Milwaukee 6005-6008 4 36500-36503 1584 1/68
6009 1 36499 1584 1/68
New York Central 2830-2839 10 36246-36255 1552 11/66-2/67
2840-2857 18 36379-36396 1575 7-9/67
2860-2889 30 36411-36440 1577/1588 9-12/67
Norfolk & Western 1930-1944 15 36256-36270 1555 3-5/67
1945-1956 12 36326-36337 1573 6/67
1957-1959 3 36343-36345 1573 7/67
1960, 1961 2 36341, 36342 1573 7/67
1962-1964 3 36338-36340 1573 7/67
8465-8514 50 37441-37490 1454 8/70-1/71
8515-8524 10 37747-37756 1461 5/71
8525-8539 15 37757-37771 1462 9-11/71
St. Louis-San Francisco 832-835 4 36850-36853 1406 10-11/68
836-843 8 37164-37171 1453 9/69
844-853 10 39228-39237 2578 5/73
854-857 4 39901-39904 1435 8-9/74
858-862 5 40257-40261 1471 3/75
Seaboard Air Line 800-814 15 36121-36135 1548 1-2/67
Western Pacific 751-755 5 36451-36455 1587 9/67
756-759 4 36833-36836 1404 9/68
760-769 10 36998-37007 1435 4-5/69
** WP 770 & 771 are ex GE Demonstrators 303 & 304
Notes:

Source of information: Extra 2200 South and "U-Boats" by Greg McDonnell. Corrections /additions provided by David A. Dallner.

Batch / Order numbers provided by Dave Dallner.

As delivered, NYC 2858 & 2859 were U33Bs; they were later downgraded to U30Bs.

GE U30B

Technical Data
Drawings and Technical Data Supplied by: Jean-Denis Bachand
POWERTRAIN
Engine: General Electric FDL16 (4-cycle) @ 3000 hp Bore & Stroke: 9.0" x 10.5" RPM (Max. / Min.): 1050 / 650
Main Gen.: GTA-11AC Traction Motors: GE-752 (four) Tractive Force (starting): 70,000 lbs @ 25% Tractive Force (continuous): 64,000 lbs @ 10.7 mph
TRUCKS
Wheel Arrngmnt: B-B Wheel Dia: 40" Turning Radius (min): 39 degrees Wheelbase: 9'-04"
M/U Capability: yes Dyn. Braking: yes Loco Wgt: 254,800 lbs. Speed: 70 mph / Gear Ratio: 74:18
SPECIFICATIONS / DIMENSIONS
Total Length: 60'-2" Locomotive Wheel Base: 45'-06" Engine Hood Height: 15'-04" Cab Heighth: 14'-09"
Cab Width: 9'-11" Top of Walkway: 5'-07.6" Length over handrails: 10'-03.5" Distance between Truck Centers: 36'-02"
M/U Capability: Yes Dynamic Braking: Yes Loco Wgt: 254,800 lbs. Speed: 70 mph / Gear Ratio: 74:18
T/M Blower (2): Mechanically driven Auxillary Generator: GY27 Air Comp.: Westinghouse 3CDC Air Brake: Westinghouse 26NL
CAPACITIES

Fuel Oil: 1700 gal. or 2900 gal.

Lub Oil: 380 gal.

Cooling Water: 385 gal.

Sand: 32 cubic feet
NOTES & CREDITS
* Height Dimensions are from top of railhead.

Reference Sources:

  • U-Boats by Greg McDonnell
  • GE Advanced Generation, 1989, by James W. Kerr
  • GE Locomotives, volumes 1 & 2, 1981, by James W. Kerr
  • Car & Locomotive Cyclopedia, 1984, by Simmons & Boardman
  • The Modern Locomotive Handbook, 1979, Railway Fuel & Operating Officers Assn.
  • Diesel & Electric Locomotive Specifications, 1981, by F. K. Hudson.
  • GE U30B Technical Manual, 1966

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