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{{Infobox locomotive
The GE U36C was a 3600 HP loco that had a C-C Wheel arrangement. It was quite a large locomotive for its time
| name=GE U36C
| image=SANTA FE RAILROAD ENGINE ON THE TRACKS IN JOHNSON COUNTY KANSAS, NEAR KANSAS CITY. TALLGRASS PRAIRIE IS SEEN IN THE... - NARA - 557187.jpg
| caption=ATSF #8784 at [[Johnson City, Kansas]] in 1975.
| powertype=[[Diesel-electric]]
| gauge={{track gauge|ussg}}
| builder=[[GE Transportation Systems]]
| builddate = 1971 – 1975
| totalproduction = 238
| buildmodel=U36C
| aarwheels=C-C
|length = {{convert|67|ft|3|in|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''' is a 3600&nbsp;[[horsepower|hp]] [[diesel-electric locomotive]] model built by [[GE Transportation Systems]].


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.

==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==

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


== References ==
== References ==
{{reflist}}
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* Sarberenyi, Robert. ''[http://users.inna.net/~jaydeet/u36c.htm GE U34CH, U36C, and U36CG Original Owners]''.
* {{Marre, Pinkepank - Diesel spotters guide}}


==External links==
{{commonscat|GE U36C locomotives}}
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* Sarberenyi, Robert. ''[http://www.trainweb.org/jaydeet/u36c.htm GE U34CH, U36C, and U36CG Original Owners]''.


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[[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:
​
 • 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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