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General Electric U28B, U28C, U30B, U30C, U33B and U33C

U30B of the Chesapeake & Ohio in June 1987 in Atlanta, Georgia

While EMD and ALCO offered 3,000 hp diesel locomotives as early as 1965, GE delivered some U25Cs uprated to 2,750 hp . The first six-axle U28C with 2,800 hp were delivered in November 1965 and the first four-axle U28B...

General Electric U28B, U28C, U30B, U30C, U33B and U33CRemove
Variant
U28B
Built 1965-1966
Manufacturers General Electric
Wheel arrangement BoBo
Gauge 1435 mm
Length 18339 mm
Service mass 114305 kg
Top speed 113 km/h
Power
Engine GE 7FDL-16

General

Property General Electric U28B, U28C, U30B, U30C, U33B and U33CRemove
Built 1965-1966
Manufacturers General Electric
Wheel arrangement B-B
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property General Electric U28B, U28C, U30B, U30C, U33B and U33CRemove
Length 18.34 m
Wheelbase 13.87 m
Service mass 114.3 t
Adhesion mass 114.3 t
Rigid wheelbase 2.85 m
Axle load 28.6 t

Power plant

Property General Electric U28B, U28C, U30B, U30C, U33B and U33CRemove
Engine GE 7FDL-16
Engine type V16 diesel

Power

Property General Electric U28B, U28C, U30B, U30C, U33B and U33CRemove
Power source diesel-electric
Indicated power 2,088 kW (2,839 PS)
Top speed 113 km/h
Starting effort 311.4 kN

Calculated values

Property General Electric U28B, U28C, U30B, U30C, U33B and U33CRemove
Factor of adhesion 1 : 3.60
Power-to-weight ratio 18.3 kW/t
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.00
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