GE U28C Diesel Locomotive

The GE U28C was the company's second six-axle model it produced and was virtually identical to its predecessor, the U25C, except for a slight increase in horsepower. 

The GE U28C began production directly after the U25C in December, 1965. It was the same length and weight and featured the tri-mount truck standard on many early GE C-C models except for the slight increase in power to 2,800 horsepower using GE's 4-cycle model FDL16 prime mover. All the common attributes of early GE diesel locomotives were present in the U28C such as a standard/plain carbody design, short low nose and relatively good reliability. Its tractive effort was slightly higher than the earlier U25C with 92,500 pounds of starting effort and about 79,500 pound continuous.

GE U25C Diesel Locomotive

General Electric’s first six axle diesel, the U25C, made its debut in 1963. During a two year production run 113 units were built spread out over seven owners. The Northern Pacific rostered the largest fleet with 30 units, closely followed by Atlantic Coast Line with 21 units and Pennsylvania with 20 units. The Louisville and Nashville received 18 units originally and subsequently added the 10 surviving units of the 13 built for Oro Dam Constructors. The Burlington purchased 12 units and the Lake Superior and Ishpeming had 2 units. Through eventual mergers and sales,the U25C came to wear the colors of Burlington Northern, Penn Central, Conrail, Seaboard Coast Line, Family Lines and NdeM.

ALL NEW TOOLING:

• Die-cast Chassis
• 5 pole can motor w/flywheels
• NMRA RP-25 wheel profile
• Authentic roadname, lettering and road numbers
• Road specific detailing and lighting configuration
• Separately applied detail parts: horns, bell handrails grab iron
• DCC with Sound- Loksound Select Decoder

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Expected Release: December 2015

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