GENERAL ELECTRIC U30B DIESEL ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVE - WALTHERS PROTO DCC/SOUND
Brief history.
The four-axle General Electric U30B series were 3.000 horsepower diesel locomotive built to match EMD's GP-40, the most common locomotive of that class. The "U-boats" series designed by GE include many models based on the diesel engine GE FDL-16. U30B was a further development of the U28b and visually are identical to late U28Bs. About the different variants of the production lots, only some external details were changed (radiator doors, specially). The powerful road-switcher U30b featured a.c./d.c. transmissions, after late U28 series units introduced that tecnology to the GE line of locomotives.
Many railroads operated the U30B, included Atlantic Coast Line (4 units), Cheaspeake & Ohio (33), Chicago Burlington & Quincy (9), New York Central (58), Saint Louis and San Francisco (31), Seabord Air Line (15), Western Pacific (19) and Norfolk & Western, the major user with 110 locomotive, all with high noses. Produced between December 1965 and March 1975, were built in total 291 locomotives.
Many railroads operated the U30B, included Atlantic Coast Line (4 units), Cheaspeake & Ohio (33), Chicago Burlington & Quincy (9), New York Central (58), Saint Louis and San Francisco (31), Seabord Air Line (15), Western Pacific (19) and Norfolk & Western, the major user with 110 locomotive, all with high noses. Produced between December 1965 and March 1975, were built in total 291 locomotives.
Specifications / Technical data
Builder: General Electric Company
Production: 1965-1975
Total production: 291
Conrail roster: 58
Wheel arrangement: B-B
Gauge: 4 ft 8,5 in
Loco weight: 254.800 lb
Lenght: 19 meters (around)
Power: Fuel oil
Prime mover: GE FDL-16 4-cycle 16 cylinders
Speed: 70 mph
Tractive effort: 70.000 lbs
GE U30BB Conrail #2884 (ex-NYC) in 1978.
Conrail number #2878.
Conrail put into service 60 U30Bs from Penn Central (former New York Central), assigning them series CR 2830-2889, many of which retired in 1982, although 19 units lasted until 1985. All of Conrail's U30Bs were equipped with dynamic brakes. Power #2878 was built in 1967 purchased by NYC for heavy fast freight hauling on northwestern region. CR used this loco until 1982. Has received the paint blue Conrail in the early months of the 1977.
GE U30B Conrail #2878 data
Road Number: 2878
Type: B-B diesel locomotive
Builder: General Electric
Built: 1967
CN: 36429
Disposition:
Previous owner: New York Central Railroad and Penn Central
Remarks:
Assignment:
GE U30b Conrail #2878 in 1977, September.
WALTHERS PROTO 2000 GENERAL ELECTRIC U30B Phase I Conrail No.2878
In AT Collection roster is present the replica of this diesel road switcher type produced by Walthers in Proto 2000 series. The locomotive was the first to be purchased for the collection dedicated to the Conrail Early Years HO scale layout. This replica is faithfully reproduced in every parts. The sound of the original prototype is provided by a QSI decoder, old but efficient.