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GE U36C
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel-electric
BuilderGE Transportation Systems
ModelU36C
Specifications
Configuration:
 • AARC-C
Gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)
Performance figures
Power output3600 hp

The GE U36C was a 3600 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.

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.

Original Owners


Railroad Quantity Numbers Notes
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway 100 8700-8799
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad 4 8500-8503
Clinchfield Railroad 7 3600-3606
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

  • Marre, Louis A. and Pinkepank, Jerry A. The Contemporary Diesel Spotter's Guide.