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| caption=ATSF #8784 at [[Johnson City, Kansas]] in 1975.
| caption=ATSF #8784 at [[Johnson City, Kansas]] in 1975.
| powertype=[[Diesel-electric]]
| powertype=[[Diesel-electric]]
| gauge={{RailGauge|ussg}}
| gauge={{track gauge|ussg}}
| builder=[[GE Transportation Systems]]
| builder=[[GE Transportation Systems]]
| builddate = 1971 – 1975
| totalproduction = 238
| buildmodel=U36C
| buildmodel=U36C
| aarwheels=C-C
| aarwheels=C-C
|length = {{convert|67|ft|3|in|abbr=on}}
|length = {{convert|67|ft|3|in|abbr=on}}
| poweroutput={{convert|3600|hp|abbr=on}}
| poweroutput={{convert|3600|hp|abbr=on}}
| primemover = FDL-16
| cylindercount = 16
| notes = Sources:<ref>{{Pinkepank diesel spotters guide 2|pages=GE176-GE179}}</ref>
}}
}}
The '''GE U36C''' was a 3600&nbsp;[[horsepower|hp]] [[diesel-electric locomotive]] model built by [[GE Transportation Systems]].
The '''GE U36C''' is a 3600&nbsp;[[horsepower|hp]] [[diesel-electric locomotive]] model built by [[GE Transportation Systems]].


The length of the locomotive was 67'3", standard for U30C, U33C, U34CH, U36C, U36CG, C30-7 and C36-7. The U36C also had steel capped pistons.
The length of the locomotive was {{convert|67|ft|3|in|m|abbr=on}}, standard for U30C, U33C, U34CH, U36C, U36CG, C30-7 and C36-7. The U36C also had steel capped pistons.


218 units were produced between October 1971 and February 1975 for railroads in the United States and Mexico. A further 20 units of model U36CG (the passenger service variant of the U36C) were built for use in Mexico.
218 units were produced between October 1971 and February 1975 for railroads in the United States and Mexico. A further 20 units of model U36CG (the passenger service variant of the U36C) were built for use in Mexico.

==Rebuilds==
Between 1985 and 1987 Santa Fe's Cleburne shops rebuilt 70 U36Cs #8700-8769 into C30-7 standards and were reclassified as SF30Cs. As of 2022, Unit 9501 has been donated to the [[Arizona State Railroad Museum]].


==Original Owners==
==Original Owners==
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{| class="wikitable"
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|100
|100
|8700-8799
|8700-8799
|70 units rebuilt to SF30C's
|8700-8769 rebuilt to SF30C's in 1985, C30-7 specs and renumbered 9500-9569
|- align = "center"
|- align = "center"
|[[Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad]]
|[[Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad]]
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|7
|3600-3606
|3600-3606
|to Seaboard Coast Line 2125-2131 after traded for SCL SD45 2438-2044
|
|- align = "center"
|- align = "center"
|[[Erie Lackawanna Railway]]
|[[Erie Lackawanna Railway]]
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== References ==
== References ==
{{reflist}}
* Marre, Louis A. and Pinkepank, Jerry A. The Contemporary Diesel Spotter's Guide.
* {{Marre, Pinkepank - Diesel spotters guide}}


==External links==
==External links==
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[[Category:General Electric locomotives|U36C]]
[[Category:General Electric locomotives|U36C]]
[[Category:C-C locomotives]]
[[Category:C-C locomotives]]
[[Category:Diesel locomotives of the United States]]
[[Category:Diesel–electric locomotives of the United States]]
[[Category:Freight locomotives]]
[[Category:Freight locomotives]]
[[Category:Standard gauge locomotives of the United States]]
[[Category:Railway locomotives introduced in 1971]]



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Latest revision as of 06:43, 25 October 2024

GE U36C
ATSF #8784 at Johnson City, Kansas in 1975.
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel-electric
BuilderGE Transportation Systems
ModelU36C
Build date1971 – 1975
Total produced238
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • AARC-C
Gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Length67 ft 3 in (20.50 m)
Prime moverFDL-16
Cylinders16
Performance figures
Power output3,600 hp (2,700 kW)
Sources:[1]

The GE U36C is a 3600 hp diesel-electric locomotive model built by GE Transportation Systems.

The length of the locomotive was 67 ft 3 in (20.50 m), standard for U30C, U33C, U34CH, U36C, U36CG, C30-7 and C36-7. The U36C also had steel capped pistons.

218 units were produced between October 1971 and February 1975 for railroads in the United States and Mexico. A further 20 units of model U36CG (the passenger service variant of the U36C) were built for use in Mexico.

Rebuilds

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Between 1985 and 1987 Santa Fe's Cleburne shops rebuilt 70 U36Cs #8700-8769 into C30-7 standards and were reclassified as SF30Cs. As of 2022, Unit 9501 has been donated to the Arizona State Railroad Museum.

Original Owners

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Railroad Quantity Numbers Notes
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway 100 8700-8799 8700-8769 rebuilt to SF30C's in 1985, C30-7 specs and renumbered 9500-9569
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad 4 5800-5803
Clinchfield Railroad 7 3600-3606 to Seaboard Coast Line 2125-2131 after traded for SCL SD45 2438-2044
Erie Lackawanna Railway 13 3316-3328
Ferrocarril del Pacífico 10 409-418
Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México 104 8900-8986, 9300-9316 8938-8957 were model U36CG

References

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  1. ^ Pinkepank, Jerry A. (1973). The Second Diesel Spotter's Guide. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Kalmbach Publishing. pp. GE176–GE179. ISBN 978-0-89024-026-7.
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