GE U28C

GE U28C
Type and origin
Power type Diesel
Builder GE Transportation Systems
Model U28C
Build date December 1965 – December 1966
Total produced 71
Specifications
AAR wheel arr. C-C
Gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Length 67 feet 3 inches (20.50 m)
Prime mover GE FDL-16
Cylinders 16
Performance figures
Power output 2,800 hp (2,090 kW)
[1]

The U28C was developed by General Electric from the U25C, with a slight increase in power of 300 hp (224 kW).[2] A passenger-hauling variant, the U28CG, was also produced for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.

Original owners

GE produced 71 U28C locomotives, not including ten U28CG passenger variants for the Santa Fe:[1][3]

Railroad Quantity Road numbers
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad 16 562–577
Louisville and Nashville Railroad 8 1526–1533
Northern Pacific Railway 12 2800–2811
Pennsylvania Railroad 15 6520–6534
Southern Pacific Railroad 10 7150–7159
Union Pacific Railroad 10 2800–2809
Total 71

Preservation

Ex-Union Pacific No. 2804 is preserved at the Museum of Transportation in St. Louis, Missouri. The rear of the locomotive has been cutaway to show the inner workings of a diesel locomotive.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Pinkepank, Jerry A. (1973). The Second Diesel Spotter’s Guide. Milwaukee, WI: Kalmbach Publishing Company. p. 163. ISBN 0-89024-026-4.
  2. ↑ Marre, Louis A. (1995). Diesel Locomotives: The First 50 Years: A Guide to Diesels Built Before 1972. Railroad Reference Series (Book 10). Waukesha, WI, USA: Kalmbach Publishing. ISBN 0890242585.
  3. ↑ Sarberenyi, Robert. "GE U28C and U28CG Original Owners".
  4. ↑ "Rail". Museum of Transportation. Retrieved 28 November 2015.

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