The GE P30CH (nicknamed "Pooch" because of the similarity of the
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Ge P30ch. Amtrak GE P30CH Trains Built by GE in 1975-1976, these 3000hp units were numbered 700-724 719 leads the eastbound Sunset Limited into Phoenix on Feb
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Photo Date: 8/8/1986 Upload Date: 4/9/2022 12:04:21 PM : Location: Berwick, LA : Author: Christopher Palmieri: Categories: Bridge,Passenger: Locomotives: AMTK 708(P30CH) Views: The GE (General Electric) P30CH ("Pooch" as nicknamed by railfans, employees, and train enthusiasts) is a type of six-axle, 3,000hp diesel locomotive built from 1976-1977 with only 25 built specially for Amtrak in the United States
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The engines in these Gen Sets were not unlike scaled down EMD 645s General Electric P30CH; Data Sheet Information Compiled by: JEAN-DENIS BACHAND: New: 28 January 2006: Drawing by: Jean-Denis Bachand-Engine Builder: General Electric : Built by GE in 1975-1976, these 3000hp units were numbered 700-724
1145.1437632077.jpg. The GE P30CH, nicknamed "Pooch" by rail-fans and engineers, were 3000 hp six axle locomotives with a C-C wheel arrangement The following is a list of locomotives produced by GE Transportation Systems, a subsidiary of Wabtec.All were/are built at Fort Worth, Texas or Erie, Pennsylvania, in the United States.Most (except the electrics, the switchers, the AC6000CW, and the Evolution series) are powered by various versions of GE's own FDL diesel prime mover, based on a Cooper Bessemer design and manufactured at Grove.
Amtrak Silver Meteor with GE P30CH (Pooch) 707, in the. General Electric P30CH; Data Sheet Information Compiled by: JEAN-DENIS BACHAND: New: 28 January 2006: Drawing by: Jean-Denis Bachand-Engine Builder: General Electric : After some tweaks the locomotives entered service between Chicago-New Orleans over the Illinois Central.