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GE U30B
CSX 5359, A U30B at Atlanta, Georgia, in June 1987.
Type and origin Power type Diesel-electric Builder GE Transportation Systems Model U30B Build date May 1966 – March 1975 Total produced 295
Specifications Configuration: ​  • AAR B-B Gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) Prime mover GE FDL-16 Engine type V16 diesel Cylinders 16
Performance figures Power output 3,000 hp (2,200 kW)

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 mover. The U30B competed with the EMD GP40 and the ALCO Century 430, but was not as successful as the GE U30C.

Original owners

Preservation

Western Pacific #3051 is preserved at the Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola, California. It was donated by the Union Pacific in 1985.

References

1. Marre, Louis A. (1995). Diesel locomotives : the first 50 years : a guide to diesels built before 1972. Waukesha, WI: Kalmbach Pub. Co. pp. 171–172. ISBN 0-89024-258-5. OCLC 34531120.
2. "Western Pacific 3051; 1967 GE U30B". Western Pacific Railroad Museum. Retrieved July 19, 2019.

External links

• Media related to GE U30B locomotives at Wikimedia Commons
• Thompson, David. U30B Original Owners

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