GE U28C

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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
Builder	GE Transportation Systems
Model	U28C
Build date	December 1965 – December 1966
Total production	71
AAR wheel arr.	C-C
Gauge	4 ft 8½ in (1435 mm)
Prime mover	GE FDL-16
Power output	2800 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.

[edit] 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

^[2]

[edit] References

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

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, BQ23-7, 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