GE U36C
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The GE U36C is a 3600 hp diesel-electric locomotive model built by GE Transportation Systems.
The length of the locomotive was 67 ft 3 in (20.50 m), standard for U30C, U33C, U34CH, U36C, U36CG, C30-7 and C36-7. The U36C also had steel capped pistons.
218 units were produced between October 1971 and February 1975 for railroads in the United States and Mexico. A further 20 units of model U36CG (the passenger service variant of the U36C) were built for use in Mexico.
Rebuilds[edit]
Between 1985 and 1987 Santa Fe's Cleburne shops rebuilt 70 U36Cs #8700-8769 into C30-7 standards and were reclassified as SF30Cs. As of 2022, Unit 9501 has been donated to the Arizona State Railroad Museum.
Original Owners[edit]
| Railroad | Quantity | Numbers | Notes |
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| Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway | 100 | 8700-8799 | 8700-8769 rebuilt to SF30C's in 1985, C30-7 specs and renumbered 9500-9569 |
| Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad | 4 | 5800-5803 | |
| Clinchfield Railroad | 7 | 3600-3606 | to Seaboard Coast Line 2125-2131 after traded for SCL SD45 2438-2044 |
| Erie Lackawanna Railway | 13 | 3316-3328 | |
| Ferrocarril del Pacífico | 10 | 409-418 | |
| Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México | 104 | 8900-8986, 9300-9316 | 8938-8957 were model U36CG |
References[edit]
- ^ Pinkepank, Jerry A. (1973). The Second Diesel Spotter's Guide. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Kalmbach Publishing. pp. GE176–GE179. ISBN 978-0-89024-026-7.
- Marre, Louis A. & Pinkepank, Jerry A. (1989). The Contemporary Diesel Spotter's Guide. Waukesha, WI: Kalmbach Books. ISBN 0-89024-088-4. LCCN 88083625. OCLC 19959644.
External links[edit]
- Sarberenyi, Robert. GE U34CH, U36C, and U36CG Original Owners.
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