Real Train Database

The FLXdrive battery-electric locomotive emerged from Wabtec's GE Transportation division as the company's first serious attempt at a zero-emissions freight locomotive platform. Development work bega…

The FLXdrive is configured on a C-C wheel arrangement, meaning it rides on two three-axle trucks, consistent with the heavy haul demands expected of a locomoti…

General Electric's involvement with gas turbine locomotive development represented one of the most ambitious and unconventional chapters in American railroad motive power history. GE began serious ex…

The GE gas turbine-electric locomotives used an open-cycle gas turbine as their prime mover, in which compressed air was mixed with fuel in a combustion chambe…

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Amtrak ordered 25 GE P30CH locomotives in 1974 as part of the national passenger railroad's early efforts to build a modern, purpose-built diesel fleet. General Electric delivered all 25 units in 197…

The GE P30CH was powered by a GE FDL16 prime mover, a sixteen-cylinder version of General Electric's 7FDL diesel engine family, producing 3,000 horsepower and …

By the late 1980s and into 1990, Amtrak had begun evaluating options to supplement and eventually succeed its aging fleet of EMD F40PH locomotives. The railroad briefly investigated the experimental …

The GE P32-8, formally designated the Dash 8-32BWH, was constructed on the longer underframe of the Dash 8-40BW rather than the standard Dash 8-32B frame. This…

The P32AC-DM entered service in 1995 as a specialized variant within General Electric's Genesis locomotive family, designed specifically to address the operational demands of passenger rail service i…

The P32AC-DM is powered by a GE FDL12 prime mover, a twelve-cylinder version of GE's well-established FDL engine family, producing 3,200 horsepower in diesel o…

General Electric introduced the P36 in 1995 as a passenger locomotive demonstrator intended to showcase the company's capabilities in the dedicated passenger locomotive market. At a time when Amtrak …

The P36 was built around GE's FDL16 prime mover, a sixteen-cylinder version of the FDL engine family that had seen extensive use across GE's freight locomotive…

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The P40DC was the first locomotive in General Electric's Genesis series, introduced in 1993 to address Amtrak's need for a modern, high-performance passenger diesel. Originally designated the AMD-103…

The P40DC is powered by a GE FDL16 prime mover, a sixteen-cylinder four-stroke turbocharged diesel engine producing 4,000 horsepower at 1,047 rpm under full tr…

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The GE P42DC emerged from General Electric's Genesis locomotive program as the refined successor to the earlier P40DC, entering production in 1996 and continuing through 2001. A total of 208 units we…

The P42DC is powered by a GE FDL16 prime mover producing 4,250 horsepower at 1,047 rpm, an improvement over the 4,000 horsepower output of the P40DC it succeed…

Models by: Athearn · Kato

The GE U25B represented General Electric's decisive return to the American domestic road locomotive market after more than two decades of working through partnerships and focusing on export sales. GE…

The U25B was a B-B road switcher, meaning it rode on two powered trucks each carrying two axles, with all axles motored. The locomotive produced 2,500 horsepow…

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The General Electric U25C had its origins in an unusual circumstance: a construction railroad project in northern California. Oro Dam Constructors needed diesel power for a short but demanding heavy-…

The U25C was a diesel-electric locomotive powered by GE's FDL16 prime mover, a sixteen-cylinder version of the FDL engine family, producing 2,500 horsepower in…

The GE U28B was a four-axle, B-B road switcher diesel-electric locomotive introduced by General Electric in early 1966. It emerged as the direct successor to the U25B, which had established General E…

The U28B was powered by GE's FDL16 prime mover, a 16-cylinder turbocharged diesel engine that produced 2,800 horsepower for traction purposes. This represented…

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The GE U28C emerged in the mid-1960s as General Electric's response to intensifying competition in the diesel locomotive market. During this period, both Alco and General Motors were pushing horsepow…

The U28C was powered by GE's FDL16 prime mover, a 16-cylinder four-cycle turbocharged diesel engine producing 2800 horsepower, representing a 300-horsepower in…

Models by: Atlas

The GE U30B was a four-axle diesel-electric road switcher built by General Electric Transportation between 1966 and 1975. It represented a natural progression within GE's Universal series, following …

The U30B rode on a B-B wheel arrangement, meaning two two-axle trucks supporting a single carbody, and was powered by GE's own FDL16 prime mover, a 16-cylinder…

Models by: Atlas

General Electric introduced the U30C in 1966 as part of its Universal Series of diesel-electric locomotives, with production continuing through 1976 and a total of 600 units constructed over that spa…

The U30C is a C-C road switcher, meaning it rides on two three-axle trucks with all axles powered, giving the locomotive six powered axles in total. Prime move…

Models by: Atlas · Walthers

The GE U33B was introduced in 1966 as part of General Electric's Universal Series of diesel-electric locomotives, representing a step up in output from the earlier U30B. Production ran from 1967 thro…

The U33B was powered by GE's FDL16 prime mover, a 16-cylinder four-stroke turbocharged diesel engine producing 3,300 horsepower, an increase of 300 horsepower …

Models by: Atlas

The GE U33C was a six-axle diesel-electric road switcher produced by General Electric Transportation Systems between January 1968 and January 1975. It represented part of GE's Universal Series, a lin…

The U33C was powered by GE's FDL16 prime mover, a sixteen-cylinder version of the FDL engine family that formed the backbone of GE's locomotive line throughout…

The GE U34CH was a diesel-electric passenger locomotive built by General Electric beginning in 1970, with 32 units constructed for the New Jersey Department of Transportation and placed into commuter…

The U34CH was powered by GE's FDL-16 prime mover, a sixteen-cylinder turbocharged diesel engine capable of producing 3,600 horsepower at its standard operating…

The GE U36B represented the culmination of General Electric's high-horsepower Universal Series locomotive program, entering production in January 1969 and continuing through December 1974. With a tot…

The U36B was a B-B diesel-electric locomotive powered by the 16-cylinder GE FDL16 prime mover, producing 3,600 horsepower and making it the most powerful four-…

The GE U36C was a six-axle, 3,600 horsepower diesel-electric road switcher produced by General Electric Transportation Systems between October 1971 and February 1975. It represented the upper end of …

The U36C was powered by GE's FDL16 prime mover, a 16-cylinder version of the company's well-regarded FDL engine family, which provided the locomotive's 3,600 h…

The GE U50 emerged from a Union Pacific Railroad initiative in the early 1960s to develop an exceptionally powerful locomotive capable of replacing the railroad's gas turbine fleet. Union Pacific's r…

The U50 was in essence two GE U25B locomotives combined onto a single elongated frame, with each of the two 2,500 horsepower prime movers and its associated ge…

Models by: Athearn