GE U25C

GE U25C

Burlington Northern Railroad U25C #5603.

Type and origin Power type Diesel-electric Builder GE Transportation Systems Model U25C Build date September 1963 – December 1965 Total produced 113

Specifications AAR wheel arr. C-C Gauge 4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) Prime mover GE FDL-16

Performance figures Power output 2,500 hp (1,860 kW)

Career Locale United States

The U25C was General Electric's first six-axle road switcher intended for the United States domestic market. Launched in September 1963, it remained in production until December 1965. It was replaced by the U28C.

External links

• Sarberenyi, Robert. U25C Original Owners

Original Buyers

Owner	Quantity	Numbers	Notes
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad	21	3000–3020	to Seaboard Coast Line Railroad 2100–2120; 19 to Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad	12	550–561	to Burlington Northern 5630–5641
Lake Superior and Ishpeming Railroad	2	2500–2501
Louisville and Nashville Railroad	18	1500–1517	1518–1525 ex Oro Dam
Northern Pacific Railway	30	2500–2529	to Burlington Northern 5600–5629
Oro Dam Project, California	10	8010–8019	8 later to Louisville and Nashville Railroad 1518–1525, other 2 wrecked
Pennsylvania Railroad	20	6500–6519	to Penn Central 6500–6519; to Conrail 6500–6519; renumbered 6800–6819

References

• Marre, Louis A. (1995). Diesel Locomotives: The First 50 Years: A Guide to Diesels Built Before 1972. Railroad Reference Series (Book 10). Waukesha, WI, USA: Kalmbach Publishing. ISBN 0890242585.