#u30c

[railwayhistorical]

Shiller Park

On my way back to Indiana, from Milwaukee, I grabbed a couple of shots of Soo Line power in the Chicago area. I was told by some on FB that this place is called Shiller Park.

As for the locomotives on hand—we see a big U30C 803 (with aerodynamic fins, which I dig), built in 1968, and GP30 717 (sporting Alco trucks, not really visible here), built in 1963. Both of these units were constructed for the Soo Line, delivered with these numbers. There was an F-unit and a GP9 loitering about as well.

Two images by Richard Koenig; taken February 27th 1977.

[20th-century-railroading]

Seaboard System - Clearing Yard by d.w.davidson Via Flickr: A northbound Seaboard System freight behind U30C No. 7234 arrives at the BRC's Clearing Yard, in April 1987.

[aryburn-kc]

OLATHE KS March 10 1979 — UP U30C 2959 leads a mixed freight. Note someone cleaned select characters on the nose. GE built the unit (b/n 40964) in October 1976. It was retired on March 7 1988 and traded to GE in June 1988.

[identifyingtrainsinposts]

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IDENTIFICATION POST LAYOUT

Manufacturer (Owner if I can't find Manufacturer.) - Loco name (I.E SD40-2)

(Sometimes Manufacturer and Owner are one in the same - see many pre-BR english steam locomotive that aren't industrial locomotives.)

(Nick)names {I.E Flying Scotsman or "Black Five"}

My profile picture for instance would be

General Electric (GE) - U30C

"U-boat" If there's a cut that's additional rambling from yours truly.

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[spooniestrong]

Hey there, being a railfan and railroad modeler, of course I had to go look up that locomotive :) http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/locopicture.aspx?id=154119

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad Company Model: GE U30C Built As: UP 2922 (U30C) Serial Number: 40927 Order No: 1842 Built: 7/1976

...ok... thanks?

[klineguitars]

A blue kinda day at the shop. #klineguitars #klineamps https://www.instagram.com/p/CnCwPE-u30c/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[digitalrailartist]

Burlington Northern GE U30C 5356 by Craig Garver Via Flickr: Burlington Northern GE U30C 5356 at Galesburg, Illinois, May 18, 1973. Photographer: J R Quinn. Scanned from a 2 1/4 x 4 1/4 negative owned by Digital Rail Artist.

[thefakeray]

SBD U30C 1568 by Chuck Zeiler Via Flickr: Seaboard System U30C 1568 at Hulsey Yard in Atlanta, Georgia on February 25, 1983, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. Interesting mix of fonts on the cab number.

[aftonfamilyvalues]

The SD40-2 was introduced in January 1972 as part of EMD's Dash 2 series, competing against the GE U30C and the ALCO Century 630. Although higher-horsepower locomotives were available, including EMD's own SD45-2, the reliability and versatility of the 3,000-horsepower (2,200 kW) SD40-2 made it one of the best-selling models in EMD's history, edged only by the GP9, and the standard of the industry for several decades after its introduction. The SD40-2 was an improvement over the SD40, with modular electronic control systems similar to those of the experimental DDA40X.

Peak production of the SD40-2 was in the mid-1970s. Sales of the SD40-2 began to diminish after 1981 due to the oil crisis, increased competition from GE's Dash-7 series and the introduction of the EMD SD50, which was available concurrently to late SD40-2 production. The last SD40-2 delivered to a United States railroad was built in July 1984, with production continuing for railroads in Canada until 1988, Mexico until February 1986, and Brazil until October 1989.

The SD40-2 has seen service in Canada, Mexico, Brazil and Guinea. To suit export country specifications, General Motors designed the JT26CW-SS (British Rail Class 59) for Great Britain, the GT26CW-2 for Yugoslavia, South Korea, Iran, Morocco, Peru and Pakistan, while the GT26CU-2 went to Zimbabwe and Brazil. Various customizations led Algeria to receive their version of a SD40-2, known as GT26HCW-2.

very interesting. thank you for this information.

[railwayhistorical]

We Can Handle It

To follow up on yesterday’s post with the Rock Island train, I have one today that was definitely taken on the Chicago & North Western main line in Iowa. These shots were taken between Woodbine and Dunlap in the western part of the state.

It’s interesting to note that the C&NW had pulled one of the two tracks in this section, between Denison and Missouri Valley, only to have it put back in later (by the Union Pacific, I believe, after they absorbed the line). Too bad it's not double track here so we can witness the distinctive "wrong-way" running this railroad was known for—but this helped pin down the locale.

These are some of my earliest rail images. We were visiting the grandparents in Storm Lake, Iowa, to the north. I would bug my brother to drive me around a bit (as I was only fifteen at the time) so I could shoot trains with an old camera of my dad's. I saw several trains like this: Union Pacific power with C&NW on the point (for cab signals, I reckon)..

Two images by Richard Koenig; taken December 22nd 1975.

[guerrerense]

Eagle Mountain Baldwins por Freight Engineer Por Flickr: An assortment of Baldwin road switchers power a train on the Eagle Mountain Railroad, west of Desert Center CA in the summer of 1967. The railroad was run by Kaiser Steel and ran from their loadout at Eagle Mountain to an interchange with the SP's Sunset Line to the south. After the Baldwins went away, red U30Cs powered the trains until the late 1980s when the entire operation closed. No photographer listed, JL Sessa collection.

[20th-century-railroading]

Burlington Northern GE U30C 5816

Denver, Colorado January 1986

[aryburn-kc]

UP U30C 2846, SD45 928, U30B 852 and SD45 908 at Olathe, Kansas in April 1979

[lobstersinmyhouse]

Goddddd I wish there was a better U30C for train sim

[mrdyketator]

“TERF” here (different one) The SD40-2 was introduced in January 1972 as part of EMD's Dash 2 series, competing against the GE U30C and the ALCO Century 630. Although higher-horsepower locomotives were available, including EMD's own SD45-2, the reliability and versatility of the 3,000-horsepower (2,200 kW) SD40-2 made it one of the best-selling models in EMD's history, edged only by the GP9, and the standard of the industry for several decades after its introduction. The SD40-2 was an improvement over the SD40, with modular electronic control systems similar to those of the experimental DDA40X.

Peak production of the SD40-2 was in the mid-1970s. Sales of the SD40-2 began to diminish after 1981 due to the oil crisis, increased competition from GE's Dash-7 series and the introduction of the EMD SD50, which was available concurrently to late SD40-2 production. The last SD40-2 delivered to a United States railroad was built in July 1984, with production continuing for railroads in Canada until 1988, Mexico until February 1986, and Brazil until October 1989.

The SD40-2 has seen service in Canada, Mexico, Brazil and Guinea. To suit export country specifications, General Motors designed the JT26CW-SS (British Rail Class 59) for Great Britain, the GT26CW-2 for Yugoslavia, South Korea, Iran, Morocco, Peru and Pakistan, while the GT26CU-2 went to Zimbabwe and Brazil. Various customizations led Algeria to receive their version of a SD40-2, known as GT26HCW-2.

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[aryburn-trains]

Amtrak P30CH 719 Valparaiso IN by John Rus Via Flickr: Resting between runs with SDP40F 630 in Chicago-Valparaiso commuter service, Amtrak GE P30CH 719 sports fresh paint at Valparaiso, IN on September 27, 1981. Built in November, 1975, the full bodied GE's (basically a U30C cowl unit designed for passenger service), never found much favor among Amtrak's operating personnel or management. After a wide variety of service including long distance passenger runs, Chicago area commuter operations and leased to the Southern Pacific for their Bay Area commuter trains, the entire group of 25 were cast off after seventeen years and retired by 1992.