GE U30B Roster

General Electric U30B Quantity Built: 291 12/65 to 3/1975
Info Supplied by : John Komanesky			Revised: 1 Oct. 2011
Original owner	Road Numbers	Qty.	Bldr Numbers	Batch/Order Nos.	Bldr Dates
Atlantic Coast Line	975-978	4	36144-36147	1546	1/67
Cheaspeake & Ohio	8200-8209	10	38218-38227	1471	12/71-1/72
	8210-8222	13	38475-38487	1482	11-12/72
	8223 & 8224 are ex-GE Demonstrators 302 & 301
	8225-8234	10	40068-40077	1446	12/74
Chicago Burlington & Quincy	150-154	5	36520-36524	1583	1/68
General Electric (Demos)	301-302	2	35880-35881	9005	5/66
	303-304	2	35935-35936	1424	5/66
	** 301 and 302 sold to C&O as 8224 & 8223;
	** 303 and 304 Sold to WP as 770 & 771
Illinois Central	5000-5005	6	36200-36205	1554	2-3/67
Louisville & Nashville	2505-2509	5	36443-36447	1589	11-12/67
Milwaukee	6005-6008	4	36500-36503	1584	1/68
Milwaukee	6009	1	36499	1584	1/68
New York Central	2830-2839	10	36246-36255	1552	11/66-2/67
	2840-2857	18	36379-36396	1575	7-9/67
	2860-2889	30	36411-36440	1577/1588	9-12/67
Norfolk & Western	1930-1944	15	36256-36270	1555	3-5/67
	1945-1956	12	36326-36337	1573	6/67
	1957-1959	3	36343-36345	1573	7/67
	1960, 1961	2	36341, 36342	1573	7/67
	1962-1964	3	36338-36340	1573	7/67
	8465-8514	50	37441-37490	1454	8/70-1/71
	8515-8524	10	37747-37756	1461	5/71
	8525-8539	15	37757-37771	1462	9-11/71
St. Louis-San Francisco	832-835	4	36850-36853	1406	10-11/68
	836-843	8	37164-37171	1453	9/69
	844-853	10	39228-39237	2578	5/73
	854-857	4	39901-39904	1435	8-9/74
	858-862	5	40257-40261	1471	3/75
Seaboard Air Line	800-814	15	36121-36135	1548	1-2/67
Western Pacific	751-755	5	36451-36455	1587	9/67
	756-759	4	36833-36836	1404	9/68
	760-769	10	36998-37007	1435	4-5/69
	** WP 770 & 771 are ex GE Demonstrators 303 & 304
Notes: Source of information: Extra 2200 South and "U-Boats" by Greg McDonnell. Corrections /additions provided by David A. Dallner. Batch / Order numbers provided by Dave Dallner. As delivered, NYC 2858 & 2859 were U33Bs; they were later downgraded to U30Bs.

Technical Data
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.: GTA-11AC	Traction Motors: GE-752 (four)	Tractive Force (starting): 70,000 lbs @ 25%	Tractive Force (continuous): 64,000 lbs @ 10.7 mph
TRUCKS
Wheel Arrngmnt: B-B	Wheel Dia: 40"	Turning Radius (min): 39 degrees	Wheelbase: 9'-04"
M/U Capability: yes	Dyn. Braking: yes	Loco Wgt: 254,800 lbs.	Speed: 70 mph / Gear Ratio: 74:18
SPECIFICATIONS / DIMENSIONS
Total Length: 60'-2"	Locomotive Wheel Base: 45'-06"	Engine Hood Height: 15'-04"	Cab Heighth: 14'-09"
Cab Width: 9'-11"	Top of Walkway: 5'-07.6"	Length over handrails: 10'-03.5"	Distance between Truck Centers: 36'-02"
M/U Capability: Yes	Dynamic Braking: Yes	Loco Wgt: 254,800 lbs.	Speed: 70 mph / Gear Ratio: 74:18
T/M Blower (2): Mechanically driven	Auxillary Generator: GY27	Air Comp.: Westinghouse 3CDC	Air Brake: Westinghouse 26NL
CAPACITIES
Fuel Oil: 1700 gal. or 2900 gal.	Lub Oil: 380 gal.	Cooling Water: 385 gal.	Sand: 32 cubic feet
NOTES & CREDITS
* Height Dimensions are from top of railhead. Reference Sources: U-Boats by Greg McDonnell GE Advanced Generation, 1989, by James W. Kerr GE Locomotives, volumes 1 & 2, 1981, by James W. Kerr Car & Locomotive Cyclopedia, 1984, by Simmons & Boardman The Modern Locomotive Handbook, 1979, Railway Fuel & Operating Officers Assn. Diesel & Electric Locomotive Specifications, 1981, by F. K. Hudson. GE U30B Technical Manual, 1966

General Electric U30C, U30CG & P30CH Quantity Built 600 1/1967 to 9/1976

RI U30Cs 4583 and 4584 are less than two months old atHB&T's Milby St. diesel facility in Houston, TX. Rock Island's 18 U30Cs 4582-4599 were delivered October-December 1973 in the red and yellow with white speed-lettered *ROCK ISLAND* scheme; and originally carried the GE XR SERIES stencil on the frame adjacent to the GE builder's plate near the front 'F' on the Conductor's side. RI's U30Cs were some of GE's "EXtra Reliable" internal upgrades to its U30 line. The side radiator intake screen was initially the full-width of the radiator. The Rock Island U30Cs reflect later units where it was shortened with a pair of smaller vertical openings in front of it. The Rock Island was no longer an operating railroad after March 31, 1980; and its U30Cs were lease returned to North American Car but never ran again and were eventually scrapped. (Ralph Backs photo and caption info)
Roster by : John Komanesky			Last Revision: 29 Oct. 2020
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
Chesapeake & Ohio	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
Delaware & Hudson	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
Ferrocaril del Pacifico	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
Southern Pacific	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 South Batch/order compiled by Dave Dallner. Original Upload: 18 February 2006

Technical Data
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
NOTES & CREDITS
U30CG was equipped with an 800-psi steam generator Height dimensions are from top of railhead. Reference Sources: U-Boat by Greg McDonnell U30C Operators Manual, 1966 Extra 2200 South, issue #75 GE Advanced Generation, 1989, by James W. Kerr GE Locomotives, volumes 1 & 2, 1981, by James W. Kerr Car & Locomotive Cyclopedia, 1984, by Simmons & Boardman The Modern Locomotive Handbook, 1979, Railway Fuel & Operating Officers Assn. Diesel & Electric Locomotive Specifications, 1981, by F. K. Hudson.

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Quantity Built: 291

Quantity Built 600

Source of information: Extra 2200 South