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| GE U30B |
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| Power output | 3,000 hp (2,200 kW) |
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The GE U30B was a diesel-electric locomotive produced by GE Transportation between 1966 and 1975. It was a further development of the U28B, with a 3,000 hp (2,200 kW) 16-cylinder prime mover.[1] The U30B competed with the EMD GP40 and the ALCO Century 430, but was not as successful as the GE U30C.
| Railroad
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Quantity
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Numbers
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Notes
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| Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
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4
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975-978
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Blomberg trucks
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| Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
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33
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8200-8222, 8225-8234
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8223-8224 former GE demonstrators
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| Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
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5
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150-154
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to Burlington Northern 5480-5484
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| Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad
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5
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6005-6009
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| General Electric (demonstrator units)
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4
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301-304
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301-302 to C&O 8223-8224, 303-304 to WP 770-771
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| Illinois Central Railroad
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6
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5000-5005
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| Louisville & Nashville Railroad
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5
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2505-2509
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| New York Central Railroad
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58
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2830-2857, 2860-2889
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to Penn Central, Conrail 2830-2857, 2860-2889
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| Norfolk and Western Railway
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110
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1930-1964, 8465-8539
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High-nose
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| St. Louis - San Francisco Railway
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31
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832-862
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to Burlington Northern 5770-5799
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| Seaboard Air Line Railroad
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15
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800-814
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Blomberg trucks
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| Western Pacific Railroad
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19
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751-769
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770-771 former GE demonstrators, all with Blomberg trucks
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Western Pacific #3051 is preserved at the Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola, California. It was donated by the Union Pacific in 1985.[2]
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