GE U36C

ATSF #8784 at Johnson City, Kansas in 1975.

Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	GE Transportation Systems
Model	U36C

Specifications
AAR wheel arr	C-C
Gauge	4 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in (1,435 mm)
Length	67 ft 3 in (20.50 m)

Performance figures
Power output	3,600 hp (2,700 kW)

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	70 units rebuilt to SF30C's
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad	4	5800-5803
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.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to GE U36C locomotives.

Sarberenyi, Robert. GE U34CH, U36C, and U36CG Original Owners.

Diesel locomotives built by GE Transportation / GE Rail (GE)

Industrial and switch engines	60-ton boxcab 100-ton boxcab 600-hp centercab 1000-hp centercab DEY-2 EN-6 25-ton 35-ton 43-ton 44-ton 45-ton 50-ton 60-ton 65-ton 70-ton 80-ton 95-ton 100-ton 110-ton 125-ton 126-ton 128-ton 1800-hp transfer 2000-hp transfer U5B U6B

Universal Series	UM6B U9B U10B U12B U13B UD18 U18B U23B U25B U28B U30B U33B U36B U15C U17C U18C U18C1 U20C U20C1 U23C U25C U26C U28C U30C U33C U36C U50C U50

Passenger locomotives	U28CG U30CG U34CH P30CH B32-8WH Genesis series (P40DC, P32AC-DM, P42DC)

Dash 7 Series	B23-7 BQ23-7 B30-7 B30-7A B36-7 C30-7 C30-7A C36-7

Dash 8 Series	B32-8 B39-8 B40-8 B40-8W C32-8 C39-8 C40-8 C40-8M C40-8W C40-8.5W C41-8W C44-8W

Dash 9 Series	C40-9 C40-9W C44-9W BB40-9W C-38AChe

AC series	AC4400CW AC6000CW C30ACi C44ACi

Evolution Series	ES40ACi ES40DC ES44DC ES44DCi ES44AC ES44C4 ES59ACi

PowerHaul Series	PH37ACmi PH37ACi PH37ACmai

(see also: List of GE locomotives)

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