The GE U30B was a diesel-electric locomotive produced by GE Transportation between 1966 and 1975. It was a further development of the U28B, with a 3,000 hp (2,200 kW) 16-cylinder prime …

Jan 10, 2025 · In many ways, the U30B was a milestone locomotive, allowing General Electric to finally offer a 3,000 horsepower road-switcher under a single hood. During the horsepower …

NYC 2858 and 2859 (b/n 36397,36398) were ordered as U30B and their builder's plates were stamped U30B, but GE delivered them in September 1967 as U33B prototypes (GE did the …

Diesel & Electric Locomotive Specifications, 1981, by F. K. Hudson.

The GE U30B was a diesel-electric locomotive produced by GE Transportation between 1966 and 1975. It was a further development of the U28B, with a 3,000 hp (2,200 kW) 16-cylinder prime …

Consequently, GE had introduced their U30B locomotives and WP tested this new demonstrator set as well. WP realized that they could purchase 5 U30B's for the price of 4 SD45's and GE's …

Powered by a V16 FDL prime mover, the 3,000 h.p. U30B was GE’s answer to EMDs popular GP40 and ALCOs C430 Locomotive. A total of 295 U30Bs were built by GE between 1966 …

The U30B and U30C were able to reach a total of almost 900 units because EMD's production was at capacity. The U33C also made it to 375 units. The Southern Pacific accounted for 212 …

General Electric U30B Diesels 2841, Class U-30-B, was built in July 1967, #36380, as New York Central 2841, Class GF-30. It became Penn Central 2841, Class GF-30, in 1968 and became …

Conrail owned 60 of this 3,000 horsepower dynamic brake equipped model from GE. All were of New York Central heritage and Penn Central ownership and were built between December of …