GE U28C

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GE U28C
GE U28C
Santa Fe #358, a GE U28CG, along with its companion unit #353, makes a rare appearance at the head of the San Diegan in 1968.
Power type Diesel-electric
BuilderGE Transportation Systems
ModelU28C
Build dateDecember 1965 – December 1966
Total production71
AAR wheel arr.C-C
Gaugeft 8½ in (1435 mm)
Prime moverGE FDL-16
Power output2800 hp (2090 kW)

The U28C was developed by General Electric from the U25C, with a slight increase in power of 300 hp (224 kW).[1] A passenger-hauling variant, the U28CG, was also produced for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.


Units produced

Railroad Quantity Road numbers
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
10 (U28CG)
350–359
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
16
562–577
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
8
1526–1533
Northern Pacific Railroad
12
2800–2811
Pennsylvania Railroad
15
6520–6534
Southern Pacific Railroad
10
7150–7159
Union Pacific Railroad
10
2800–2809

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References

  1. Marre, Louis A. (1995). Diesel Locomotives: The First 50 Years. Kalmbach. ISBN 0890242585. 
  2. Sarberenyi, Robert. GE U28C and U28CG Original Owners