GE U28C

GE U28C

Santa Fe No. 7908, a GE U28CG, in freight service at Fort Madison, Iowa in 1971

Type and origin Power type Diesel Builder GE Transportation Systems Model U28C Build date December 1965 – December 1966 Total produced 71

Specifications AAR wheel arr C-C Gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) Length 67 feet 3 inches (20.50 m) Prime mover GE FDL-16 Cylinders 16

Performance figures Power output

The U28C was developed by General Electric from the U25C, with a slight increase in power of 300 hp (224 kW). A passenger-hauling variant, the U28CG, was also produced for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.

Original owners

GE produced 71 U28C locomotives, not including ten U28CG passenger variants for the Santa Fe:

Railroad	Quantity	Road numbers
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad	16	562–577
Louisville and Nashville Railroad	8	1526–1533
Northern Pacific Railway	12	2800–2811
Pennsylvania Railroad	15	6520–6534
Southern Pacific Railroad	10	7150–7159
Union Pacific Railroad	10	2800–2809
Total	71

Preservation

Ex-Union Pacific No. 2804 is preserved at the Museum of Transportation in St. Louis, Missouri. The rear of the locomotive has been cutaway to show the inner workings of a diesel locomotive.

External links

• U28C Roster