In early 1966 General Electric began offering the 2800 horsepower U28C. A total of 28 look-a-like U28Cs were built between February 1966 and July 1966 as Chicago Burlington and Quincy #562-577 and Northern Pacific #2800-2811.

Jan 1, 2025 · The U28C was General Electric's second six-axle model and virtually identical to its predecessor (U25C) save for a slight increase in horsepower. When the U28C was cataloged many roads were still not embracing high-horsepower, six-axle models.

GE U28C DIESEL-ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVE. The U28C locomotive was developed by General Electric from the U25C, with a slight increase in power of 300 hp (224 kW). A passenger-hauling variant, the U28CG, was also produced for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.

Diesel & Electric Locomotive Specifications, 1981, by F. K. Hudson.

The General Electric U28C locomotive, developed in 1966, provided a 300 horsepower increase over its predecessor, the U25C. Built on a larger frame than the U25C, the model also incorporated other improvements, such as new floating bolster trucks.

Phase Ib: late U25C carbody, channel stanchions, two-piece windshield. Phase II: revised carbody, intake section behind cab, walkway over radiator, protruding intake under radiator.

Comprehensive GE U28C Roster. The roster below is comprehensive for Conrail's U28C when they arrived from Penn Central on April 1, 1976 until their last day of service on Conrail in the mid-1980's.

While EMD and ALCO offered 3,000 hp diesel locomotives as early as 1965, GE delivered some U25Cs uprated to 2,750 hp. The first six-axle U28C with 2,800 hp were delivered in November 1965 and the first four-axle U28B in January 1966.

Dec 30, 2024 · Here is a diesel locomotive portrait by an unidentified photographer that was taken near Chicago, Illinois, on 9 February 1967. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #6529 and #6500.

The U28C was developed by General Electric from the U25C, with a slight increase in power of 300 hp (224 kW). A passenger-hauling variant, the U28CG, was also produced for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.