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Encyclopedia > GE U30CG
GE U30CG
Power type Diesel
Builder GE Transportation Systems
Gauge 4 ft 81⁄2 in (1435 mm)

The GE U30CG was a passenger-hauling diesel-electric locomotive built by GE Transportation Systems. It was a passenger variant of GE's U30C design purchased by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. ATSF had purchased ten U28CG locomotives in 1966, but while these locomotives were satisfactory operationally, they looked like freight locomotives, not passenger locomotives. Desiring smooth-sided passenger power, the railroad ordered the first cowl units from both GE and GM-EMD. GE produced the U30CG to meet this requirement. It was identical to a U30C except that the bodywork was replaced with a full-width long hood with fluted stainless-steel panels, and a full-width rounded nose and slanted cab front were fitted.[1] Rail gauge is the distance between the inner sides of the two parallel rails that make up a railway track. ... A foot (plural: feet) is any of several old units of distance or length, measuring around a quarter to a third of a meter. ... Mid-19th century tool for converting between different standards of the inch An inch is an Imperial and U.S. customary unit of length. ... A millimetre (American spelling: millimeter, symbol mm) is an SI unit of length that is equal to one thousandth of a metre. ... This article is about trains in rail transport. ... Great Western Railway No. ... GE Transportation Systems is the division of the General Electric corporation producing railroad locomotives and electrical and propulsion equipment for transit cars. ... BN 5383 operating at the Illinois Railway Museum. ... 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 GE U28CG was a passenger-hauling diesel-electric locomotive produced in 1966 by GE Transportation Systems and derived from their freight-hauling U28C design. ... The GE P42 is one of many cowl designs. ... General Motors Electro-Motive Division (normally shortened to GM EMD or just EMD) is the worlds largest builder of railroad locomotives. ... The 630 foot high, stainless-clad (type 304) Gateway Arch defines St. ...


GE's original design had the rounded nose flush with the pilot front, but the Santa Fe rejected this, and the locomotives were fitted with a front walkway. The locomotives were painted in the Santa Fe's famous Warbonnet colors, in the exact same style as the railroad's F units — unlike the modified scheme used on the U28CGs. The six production locomotives were delivered to the ATSF in November 1967, a month before EMD's competing FP45s. In railroading, the pilot is the device mounted at the front of a locomotive to deflect obstacles from the track that might otherwise derail the train. ... Warbonnet has multiple meanings: A warbonnet (or war bonnet) is a type of ceremonial headdress developed by tribes of the Plains Indians, consisting of a cap or band and a trailing extension decorated with erect feathers. ... EMD F-units were a line of diesel locomotives produced between November 1939 and November 1960 by General Motors Electro-Motive Division. ... The EMD FP45 is a cowl unit type of C-C diesel locomotive produced in the United States by the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors. ...


The locomotives' initial primary assignment was to the Grand Canyon Limited between Chicago and Los Angeles, but they were also seen on the Super Chief as well as secondary trains such as the Texas Chief and the San Diegan. All this came to an end on February 9, 1969 when a U30CG derailed hauling the Grand Canyon Limited on Edelstein Hill near Chillicothe, Illinois. The U30CG design was suspected, and both classes of GE passenger locomotives were placed on freight assignments, and never were reinstated to passenger service. The Grand Canyon Limited, led by Santa Fe #5021, departs Belen, New Mexico under a full head of steam on January 12, 1947. ... This article is about the DC Comics character, for the Major League Baseball pitcher nicknamed Superchief see Allie Reynolds Super-Chief is a fictional superhero in the DC Comics universe. ... The southbound San Diegan passes through San Clemente with the Pacific Ocean as its backdrop in April 1973. ... February 9 is the 40th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... Chillicothe is a city located in Peoria County, Illinois. ...


Shortly, the U30CGs were renumbered to #8000–8006 and over time were repainted into blue and yellow (either the old freight scheme or Warbonnet), had their steam generators removed, the openings covered, and the shared fuel/water underbody tanks converted to fuel only for greater range. They were used mainly in secondary freight assignments until September 22, 1980, when they were traded in to GE for new GE B36-7 locomotives. September 22 is the 265th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (266th in leap years). ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... The GE B36-8 is a 4-axle diesel locomotive built by GE Transportation Systems between 1980 and 1985. ...


References

  1. ^ Withers, Paul K. (Mar/Apr 2002). "Santa Fe's GE Passenger Units". Diesel Era 13 (2): 21–27, 52–56. ISSN 1049-5622.


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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: U28CG, 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, B40-8P, 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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Santa Fe U30CG's (648 words)
U30CG #8003 at Ft. Madison, IA, September 1979.
The GE's began returning to the point of the Texas Chief and the Tulsan in the second half of 1969, but their brief careers as passenger units were almost over.
The U30CG's were renumbered to the 8000-series in April 1970 as part of the 1969/70 general renumbering, and in the remaining 12 months before Amtrak, they were seldom seen on passenger trains.
GE U28CG - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (627 words)
The GE U28CG was a passenger-hauling diesel-electric locomotive produced in 1966 by GE Transportation Systems and derived from their freight-hauling U28C design.
Since the GE "U-boat" design had provision for a train-heating steam generator between the cab and the engine compartment, the U28CG's dimensions were identical to the U28C.
After the derailment of a U30CG on February 9, 1969, however, both GE designs were suspect; after a series of tests, the Santa Fe withdrew them from passenger service and reassigned them to freight duties.
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