General Electric U30C,

U30CG & P30CH

Quantity Built 600

1/1967 to 9/1976

Somebody's Large Digital Image Here
Info by : John Komanesky Photo by: R Craig
Last Revision: 29 Oct. 2010 New: 18 February 2006
GE U30C
Original owner Road Numbers Qty. Bldr Numbers Batch/Order Nos. Bldr Dates
Atlantic Coast Line 3021-3024 4 36140-36143 1904 11-12/66
Burlington Northern 5300-5305(1st) 6 38241-38246 1855 1/72
5300-5305 (2nd) 6 40390-40395 1811 5/75
5306-5319 14 38247-38260 1855 1-2/72
5320-5334 15 38350-38364 1883 3-5/72
5335-5352 18 38556-38573 1804 12/72
5353-5364(1st) 12 38574-38585 1804 12/72
5353-5364(2nd) 12 40378-40389 1811 5/75
5365-5394 30 39924-39953 1884 11/74
5806-5813 8 39289-39296 1821 7/73
5814-5823 10 39419-39428 1821 11-12/73
5824-5833 10 39713-39731(odd #) 1855 4-5/74
5834, 5835 2 40396, 40398 1811 6/75
5836-5839 4 40600-40606(even #) 1811 6/75
5912-5918 7 39282-39288 1821 7/73
5919-5928 10 39429-39438 1835 11-12/73
5929-5938 10 39714-39732(even #) 1855 4-5/74
5939, 5940 2 40397, 40399 1811 6/75
5941-5944 4 40601-40607(odd #) 1811 6/75
Chicago Burlington & Quincy (C&S) 890-893 4 36791-36794 1963 6-7/68
Chesapeake & Ohio 3300-3303 4 36300-36303 1922 6/67
3304-3312 9 36767-36775 1956 5-7/68
Chicago & Northwestern 930-936 7 36650-36656 1954 1-2/68
Delaware & Hudson 701-706 6 36232-36237 1921 2-3/67
707-712 6 36493-36498 1939 12/67
Department of Transportation 001 1 38090 1855 6/71
Detroit Edison 007, 008 2 38237, 38239 1851 2/72
009, 010 2 38238, 38240 1851 2/72
011, 012 2 38235, 38236 1851 3/72
018-021 4 40737-40740 1803 7/75
022 1 40741 1803 6/75
Ferrocaril del Pacifico 401-404 4 37369-37372 1816 12/69
405-408 4 37695-37698 1843 3/71
Kaiser Steel 1030-1034 5 36762-36766 1955 3-4/68
Louisville & Nashville 1470-1499 30 38415-38444 1887 6-9/72
1534-1547 14 37008-37021 1985 3-4/69
1548, 1549 2 37258, 37259 1813 10, 11/69
1550-1562 13 37260-37272 1813 3-4/70
1563-1582 20 37952-37971 1852 5-8/71
Milwaukee 5651-5658 8 39916-39923 1871 8/74
Missouri Pacific 25-29 5 39210-39214 1833 6/73
960-965 6 36700-36705 1952 3-4/68
966-969 4 37022-37025 1803 5-6/69
970-973 4 37559-37562 1842 6-7/70
974-978 5 38011-38015 1856 8-9/71
979-983 5 38261-38265 1862 2/72
3329-3334 6 39500-39505 1853 2/74
Norfolk & Western 8300-8302 3 39841-39843 1857 4/74
Pennsylvania 6535-6539 5 36096-36100 1913 1/67
Reading 6300-6304 5 36318-36322 1923 6-7/67
Rock Island 4582-4599 18 39479-39496 1841 10-12/73
Southern Railway 3100-3104 5 36483-36487 1937 12/67
Southern Pacific 7900-7929 30 36620-36649 1938 3-6/68
7930-7936 7 37172-37178 1812 10/69
Soo 800-809 10 36715-36724 1953 4-7/68
Union Pacific 2810-2829 20 38300-38319 1885 4-6/72
2830-2844 15 38795-38809 1815 2-6/73
2845-2849 5 38811-38815 1815 4/73
2850 1 38810 1815 4/73
2851-2859 9 38816-38824 1815 4-5/73
2860-2869 10 39200-39209 1825 6/73
2870-2899 30 39591-39620 1863 3-7/74
2900-2904 5 39847-39851 1875 7/74
2905-2916 12 40044-40055 1812 4/75
2917-2919 3 40056-40058 1812 2/76
2920-2959 40 40925-40964 1842 7-10/76
GE U30CG
Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe 400-405 6 36346-36351 1925 11/67
GE P30CH
Amtrak 700-711 12 40694-40705 1816 8/75
712-718 7 40706-40712 1816 9/75
719-722 4 40713-40716 1816 11/75
723 1 40717 1816 12/75
724 1 40718 1816 1/76

Source of information: Extra 2200 South

Batch/order compiled by Dave Dallner.

GE U30C

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.: GTA11AC Traction Motors: GE-752 (six) Tractive Force (starting): 91,650 lbs @ 25%

U28CG: 98,875 @ 25%

Tractive Force (continuous): 92,500 lbs @ 10.7
TRUCKS
Wheel Arrngmnt: C-C Wheel Dia: 40" Turning Radius (min): 29 degrees Wheelbase: 13'-00"
M/U Capability: yes Dyn. Braking: yes Loco Wgt: 363,000 lbs. Speed: 70 mph / Gear Ratio: 74:18
SPECIFICATIONS / DIMENSIONS
Total Length: 67'-03" Locomotive Wheel Base: 54'-11" Engine Hood Height: 15'-03" Cab Height: 15'-04"
Cab Width: 9'-11" Top of Walkway: 5'-07.6" Length over handrails: 10'-03.5" Distance between Truck Centers: 41'-11"
M/U Capability: Yes Dynamic Braking: Yes Loco Wgt: 395,500 lbs. Speed: 70 mph / Gear Ratio: 74:18
T/M Blower (3): Mechanical Driven Auxillary Generator: GY27 Air Comp.: Westinghouse 3CDC Air Brake: Westinghouse 26L
CAPACITIES

Fuel Oil: 3000 gal.

Lub Oil: 380 gal.

Cooling Water: 300 gal.

Sand: 48 cubic feet

NOTES & CREDITS
U30CG was equipped with an 800-psi steam generator

Height dimensions are from top of railhead.

Reference Sources:

  • U-Boat by Greg McDonnell
  • U30C Operators Manual, 1966
  • Extra 2200 South, issue #75
  • 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.

Back to Motive Power Rosters

Back to Fallen Flags