| General Electric U30C, U30CG & P30CH Quantity Built 6001/1967 to 9/1976 |
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| 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 SouthBatch/order compiled by Dave Dallner. | |||||
GE U30CTechnical Data |
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| 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 |
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| NOTES & CREDITS | |||||
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U30CG was equipped with an 800-psi steam generator
Height dimensions are from top of railhead.
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