GE U36C

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• AAR	C-C
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Length	67 ft 3 in (20.50 m)
Prime mover	FDL-16
Cylinders	16

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	GE Transportation Systems
Model	U36C
Build date	1971 – 1975
Total produced	238

GE U36C
GE U36C
	ATSF #8784 at Johnson City, Kansas in 1975.
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	GE Transportation Systems
Model	U36C
Build date	1971 – 1975
Total produced	238
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• AAR	C-C
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Length	67 ft 3 in (20.50 m)
Prime mover	FDL-16
Cylinders	16
Power output
Performance figures
Power output	3,600 hp (2,700 kW)
	Sources:

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.

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