GE C30-7

GE C30-7
Conrail #6600, a GE C30-7, refueling at Brownsville, Pennsylvania.
Specifications
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	GE Transportation Systems
Model	C30-7
Build date	1976 – 1986
Total produced	1,137 (50 were C30-7A variants)
AAR wheel arr.	C-C
Gauge	4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) 1,520 mm (4 ft 11 27⁄32 in), Estonia
Cylinders	V16 (V12 on C30-7A variants)
Power output	3,000 hp (2,200 kW)
Career
Locale	North America, Estonia

The C30-7 is a 6-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by GE Transportation Systems between 1976 and 1986 as an updated U30C with a 16-cylinder 3,000 horsepower (2,200 kW) FDL-series diesel engine. 1,137 were built for North American railroads.

GE C30-7A

A variant of the C30-7, 50 GE C30-7As were purchased by Conrail in mid-1984. Externally similar to the GE C30-7 model, six tall hood doors per side (in place of eight) showed it had a 12-cylinder (rather than 16-cylinder) prime mover. Both engines produced 3,000 horsepower (2,200 kW) but the C30-7A's smaller engine used less fuel. The C30-7A units were built between May and June 1984.

Chicago Freight Car Leasing Australia purchased twelve former Conrail C30-7A locomotives in 2001 and used their traction components in the rebuilding of 442 class locomotives as the GL class. These entered service in Australia from 2003.^[1]

Original owners

Use in Estonia

A C30-7Ai pulls a freight train through the railway station in Tapa, Estonia in 2005.

In 2003 19 C30-7As were rebuilt and exported to Estonia as C30-7Ais to be used by EVR (Eesti Raudtee) which at that time was privately owned. The locos were numbered as part of Class 1500 (1558–1576) and were second-hand from Conrail/CSX/NS (USA).

References

• http://www.zone.ee/msts/real.htm
• Extra 2200 South Magazine