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The U25C was General Electric's first six-axle road switcher intended for the United States domestic market. Launched in September 1963, it remained in production until December 1965. It was replaced by the U28C. Download high resolution version (670x792, 152 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (670x792, 152 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Categories: Rail stubs | Defunct railroad companies of the United States | California railroads | Colorado railroads | Idaho railroads | Illinois railroads | Iowa railroads | Kansas railroads | Kentucky railroads | Minnesota railroads | Missouri railroads | Montana railroads | Nebraska railroads | North Dakota railroads | Oregon railroads | South Dakota railroads | Washington railroads | Wisconsin railroads | Wyoming railroads ... GE Transportation Systems is the division of the General Electric corporation producing railroad locomotives and electrical and propulsion equipment for transit cars. ... A road switcher is a type of railroad locomotive used for delivering or picking up cars outside of a railroad yard. ... September is the ninth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four Gregorian months with 30 days. ... 1963 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... December is the twelfth and last month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ... The U28C was developed by General Electric from the U25C, with a slight increase in power of 300 hp (224 kW). ...


Specifications

AAR wheel arrangement: C-C
Engine: GE FDL-16
Power: 2500 hp (1860 kW)
Production run: September 1963 – December 1965
Number sold: 113

The AAR wheel arrangement system is a method of classifying locomotive (or unit) wheel arrangements that was developed by the Association of American Railroads. ... The AAR wheel arrangement system is a method of classifying locomotive (or unit) wheel arrangements that was developed by the Association of American Railroads. ... 1963 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ...

Original owners

Santa Fe U25C #7513 is seen fresh from the factory and resplendent in the road's blue and yellow Billboard colors.
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Santa Fe U25C #7513 is seen fresh from the factory and resplendent in the road's blue and yellow Billboard colors.
Railroad Quantity Road numbers
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway 20 7500-7519
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad 9 460-468
Lake Superior and Ishpeming Railroad 5 2300-2304
Penn Central 19 6700-6718
Rede Ferrviaria Federap S.A.(Brazil) 170 3801-3880, 3901-3990

AT&SF U25C #7513. ... AT&SF U25C #7513. ... The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (AAR reporting mark ATSF), often abbreviated as Santa Fe, was one of the largest railroads in the United States. ... The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (AAR reporting mark ATSF), often abbreviated as Santa Fe, was one of the largest railroads in the United States. ... The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad (AAR reporting mark CBQ) was a railroad that operated in the Midwestern United States. ... The Penn Central Transportation Company, normally called Penn Central, was an American railroad company, headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and formed by the merger on February 1, 1968 of the Pennsylvania Railroad and the New York Central Railroad; the New Haven was added to the merger at the insistence of the...

References

  • Marre, Louis A. Diesel Locomotives: The First 50 Years. Waukesha, Wis.: Kalmbach Publishing Co., 1995.


Diesel locomotives built by GE
Industrial and switch engines 60-ton boxcab, 100-ton boxcab, 600-hp centercab, 1000-hp centercab, DEY-2, EN-6, 25-ton, 35-ton, 43-ton, 44-ton, 45-ton, 50-ton, 60-ton, 65-ton, 70-ton, 80-ton, 95-ton, 100-ton, 110-ton, 125-ton, 126-ton, 128-ton, 1800-hp transfer, 2000-hp transfer, U6B
Universal series: UD18, U18B, U23B, U25B, U28B, U30B, U33B, U36B, U23C, U25C, U28C, U30C, U33C, U36C, U50, U50C
Passenger locomotives: U30CG, U34CH, P30CH, Genesis series (P40DC, P32AC-DM, P42DC)
Dash-7 series: B23-7, B30-7, B30-7A, B36-7, C30-7, C30-7A, C36-7
Dash-8 series: B32-8, B32-8WH, B39-8, B40-8, B40-8BP, B40-8W, C32-8, C39-8, C40-8, C40-8M, C40-8W, C44-8W
Dash-9 series: C40-9, C40-9W, C44-9W
AC series: AC4400CW, AC6000CW
Evolution Series: ES40DC, ES44DC, ES44AC

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List of GE locomotives - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (547 words)
All except the AC6000CW are powered by various versions of GE's own FDL diesel prime mover, based on a Cooper-Bessemer design and manufactured at Grove City, Pennsylvania.
GE C32-8 This model was introduced before the "Dash 8" nomenclature was adopted
GE Dash 8-44CW Transitional model between Dash 8 and Dash 9 series; 53 units built for CSX and numbered 9000-9052
Encyclopedia: GE U25C (1196 words)
GE Transportation Systems is the division of the General Electric corporation producing railroad locomotives and electrical and propulsion equipment for transit cars.
C-C locomotives GE Transportation Systems is the division of the General Electric corporation producing railroad locomotives and electrical and propulsion equipment for transit cars.
The GE 44-ton switcher is a 4-axle diesel locomotive built by General Electric between 1940 and 1956.
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