Can someone tell me what happened to GE’s “Universal” series? I’ve heard various times that the U30C and the C30-7 were the same. Also, can somebody tell me what happened to all of the U Boats? I would like to know, because you never see em’ out there any more. You rarely even see the C30-7. Thanks,
Richard
Which type of U-Boats would you prefer, export or domestic? The difference between the Universal and Dash-7 lines was a lot of internal upgrades. I’ll leave the specifics to those who are more knowledgable in these matters.
Domestic U-Boats can be found primarily on Lake Superior & Ishpeming (U30C’s) and Transkentucky Transportation (U36B’s). There may be scattered small fleets in other locations.
Export U-Boats can be found in South Africa, Brazil and other locations. Some veterans may remember the U8B’s of Vietnam Railways.
Thanks for your help,
Richard
Here is a list of who had them-
www.thedieselshop.us/GEMOD.HTML
Click on the model you want
Here are some saved-
www.thedieselshop.us/PRSVDge.HTML
As they got older, they started to break down a lot. There are not many GP30 or GP35 around either. The C30-7 competed with the SD40-2, perhaps the best locomotive ever built for it’s time.
NS was still running U-Boats several years ago. I haven’t seen any lately.
Until recently, CSX ran U18B’s and U23B’s, in their MOW service. And they also had a U36B, numbered WL01 in the YN3 scheme(ex-SCL 1776 Bicentennial Locomotive)until about a year ago.
I have seen 1 C30-7 or similar in S.D. everything that is more than a few years old is an EMD.
Well, you never see U Boats, cuz they sucked. All there is to it.
Alec