GE U30B

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GE U30B
Penn Central U30B #2879 at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1970.
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.^[1] The U30B competed with the EMD GP40 and the ALCO Century 430, but was not as successful as the GE U30C.

After the merger between the Western Pacific and the Union Pacific, U30B 3051 was donated to the Western Pacific Railroad Museum in 1985.^[2]

Original owners[]

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External links[]

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

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