The GE U30B was a

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produced by

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between 1966 and 1975. It was a further development of the U28B, with a 16-cylinder prime mover. The U30B competed with the

EMD GP40 The GP40 is a 4-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division between November 1965 and December 1971. It has an EMD 645E3 16-cylinder engine generating . The GP40 is longer than its EMD 567D3A-engined pred ...

and the ALCO Century 430, but was not as successful as the

GE U30C The GE U30C is a six-axle locomotive built by General Electric from 1966 to 1976. With 600 units sold, the U30C proved to be a viable alternative for customers who were unable to purchase SD40s from Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD) due to production ba ...

. After the merger between the Western Pacific and the Union Pacific, U30B 3051 was donated to the

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in 1985.

Original owners

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External links

* * Thompson, David.
U30B Original Owners
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