GE U25C

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GE U25C
Burlington Northern Railroad U25C #5603.
Specifications
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	GE Transportation Systems
Model	U25C
Build date	September 1963 – December 1965
Total produced	113
AAR wheel arr.	C-C
Gauge	4 ft 8¹⁄₂ in (1,435 mm)
Prime mover	GE FDL-16
Power output	2,500 hp (1,860 kW)
Career
Locale	United States

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.

External links

Sarberenyi, Robert. U25C Original Owners

Original Buyers

Owner	Quantity	Numbers	Notes
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad	21	3000–3020	to Seaboard Coast Line Railroad 2100–2120; 19 to Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad	12	550–561	to Burlington Northern 5630–5641
Lake Superior and Ishpeming Railroad	2	2500–2501
Louisville and Nashville Railroad	18	1500–1517	1518–1525 ex Oro Dam
Northern Pacific Railway	30	2500–2529	to Burlington Northern 5600–5629
Oro Dam Project, California	10	8010–8019	8 later to Louisville and Nashville Railroad 1518–1525, other 2 wrecked
Pennsylvania Railroad	20	6500–6519	to Penn Central 6500–6519; to Conrail 6500–6519; renumbered 6800–6819

References

Marre, Louis A. (1995). Diesel Locomotives: The First 50 Years: A Guide to Diesels Built Before 1972. Railroad Reference Series (Book 10). Waukesha, WI, USA: Kalmbach Publishing. ISBN 0890242585.

v t e Diesel locomotives built by GE Transportation / GE Rail (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 U5B U6B

Universal Series	UM6B U9B U10B U12B U13B UD18 U18B U23B U25B U28B U30B U33B U36B U15C U17C U18C U18C1 U20C U20C1 U23C U25C U26C U28C U30C U33C U36C U50C U50

Passenger locomotives	U28CG U30CG U34CH P30CH B32-8WH 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 B39-8 B40-8 B40-8W C32-8 C39-8 C40-8 C40-8M C40-8W C41-8W C44-8W

Dash 9 Series	C40-9 C40-9W C44-9W BB40-9W C-38AChe

AC series	AC4400CW AC6000CW C30ACi C44ACi

Evolution Series	ES40DC ES44DC ES44DCi ES44AC ES44C4 ES59ACi

PowerHaul Series	PH37ACmi PH37ACi PH37ACmai

(see also: List of GE locomotives)

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