The GE U50C was a 5,000 hp (3,700 kW) diesel-electric locomotive built by GE Transportation Systems. Each was powered by two 2,500 hp (1,860 kW) diesel engines. [1] 40 were built between November 1969 and November 1971 solely …

Dec 31, 2024 · The U50C was General Electric's successor to its earlier U50 design of 1963. As Brian Solomon notes in his book, "GE Locomotives," improvements with the 7FDL prime mover enabled the company to offer this high horsepower variant with 12-cylinder power plants in place of the standard 16.

Aug 1, 2023 · Union Pacific’s General Electric U50C locomotives were the last double-diesel model to join the roster, beginning in late 1969. They were, however, the least successful of the three production models the railroad acquired. GE built 40 U50C locomotives for UP between September 1969 and January 1971.

GE U50C DIESEL-ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVE. The GE U50C was a 5,000 hp (3,700 kW) diesel-electric locomotive built by GE Transportation Systems. Each was powered by two 2,500 hp (1,860 kW) diesel engines.

Feb 12, 2014 · Diesel & Electric Locomotive Specifications, 1981, by F. K. Hudson.

Jan 1, 2025 · Interestingly, in the late 1960s GE would again build a high horsepower experimental design for UP known as the U50C, which was slightly different but featured the same horsepower rating. It was intended to be an improvement over its predecessors but, ironically, wound up suffering far greater issues with onboard fire and other internal issues.

There was also the experimental U50 and U50C, testbed models manufactured for Union Pacific that boasted 5,000 horsepower but a host of problems. Future designs, like the U30B, U30C, U33C, and others sold saw increasingly higher sales and design improvements as GE engineers made tweaks recommended by the industry.

The GE U50C was a series of diesel-electric locomotive that was built by GE Transportation Systems for Union Pacific Railroad. Each of these diesels were powered by two 2,500 hp (1,860 kW) diesel engines that could generate a total of 5,000 hp (3,700 kW).

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The GE U50 was an eight-axle, 5,000 hp (3,700 kW) diesel-electric locomotive built by GE Rail. They were twin-engined locomotives, combining two 2,500 hp ... a back-formation from the U50C name given to the six-axle units. The name is incorrect and was never used by the manufacturer or the railroad. None of the U50s rode on D trucks in any case.