CSX 5359 (former Chessie System, C&O) at Atlanta, GA on June 10, 1987.
(Roger Puta, courtesy Marty Bernard, railfan 44, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)
GE U30-B
The GE U30B was a diesel-electric locomotive produced by GE Transportation between 1966 and 1975. It was a further development of the U28B, with a 3,000 hp (2,200 kW) 16-cylinder prime mover. The U30B competed with the EMD GP40 and the ALCO Century 430, but was not as successful as the GE U30C.
Penn Central GE U30B No. 2879 still in New York Central livery on a freight passing through Penn Central Station, Pittsburgh, July, 1970.
(Hugh Llewelyn, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons)
Original owners
| Railroad | Quantity | Numbers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Coast Line Railroad | 4 | 975-978 | Blomberg trucks |
| Chesapeake and Ohio Railway | 33 | 8200-8222, 8225-8234 | 8223-8224 former GE demonstrators |
| Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad | 5 | 150-154 | to Burlington Northern 5480-5484 |
| Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad | 5 | 6005-6009 | |
| General Electric (demonstrator units) | 4 | 301-304 | 301-302 to C&O 8223-8224, 303-304 to WP 770-771 |
| Illinois Central Railroad | 6 | 5000-5005 | |
| Louisville & Nashville Railroad | 5 | 2505-2509 | |
| New York Central Railroad | 58 | 2830-2857, 2860-2889 | to Penn Central, Conrail 2830-2857, 2860-2889 |
| Norfolk and Western Railway | 110 | 1930-1964, 8465-8539 | High-nose |
| St. Louis - San Francisco Railway | 31 | 832-862 | to Burlington Northern 5770-5799 |
| Seaboard Air Line Railroad | 15 | 800-814 | Blomberg trucks |
| Western Pacific Railroad | 19 | 751-769 | 770-771 former GE demonstrators, all with Blomberg trucks |
Preservation
• Western Pacific No. 3051 is preserved at the Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola, California. It was donated by the Union Pacific in 1985.