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
Builder GE Transportation Systems
Model U28C
Build date December 1965 – December 1966
Total production 71
AAR wheel arr. C-C
Gauge 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

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[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