GE C36-7 explained

GE C36-7
Powertype:Diesel-electric
Gauge:1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) as built
in Estonia
Locoweight:366,000 lb to 420,000 lb
Buildmodel:C36-7
Aarwheels:C-C
Builddate:1978–1989
Totalproduction:599
Poweroutput:NaNhp
Tractiveeffort:Starting 96,900 lbs. Continuous 91,500 lbs.
Locale:North America, Australia, Mexico, China, Gabon, Estonia

The GE C36-7 is a 6-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by GE Transportation Systems, GE do Brazil and A Goninan & Co between 1978 and 1989. It is an updated GE U36C with a 16-cylinder FDL engine. It is externally similar to the GE C30-7 but has larger air intakes under the radiators. The dynamic brakes grids of later units are located in a high box behind the cab.[1] C36-7s were constructed with either 3,600 or 3,750 hp.[2]

Production history

599 examples of this locomotive were built, 422 of which were exported to the People's Republic of China, where it is designated as the China Railways ND5. GE do Brazil built 15 C36-7s for Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México, numbers 9327–9341. The three Hamersley Iron units built by A Goninan & Co were exported to the United States in the late 1990s after being withdrawn from service in Australia and were later sold to various railway companies. In 2003, 58 former Missouri Pacific units acquired by Union Pacific were exported to Estonia for Eesti Raudtee, alongside 19 C30-7s from Norfolk Southern and CSX.

Original owners

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China Railway422ND5.0001–ND5.0422
Conrail256620–6644To CSX and Norfolk Southern.
Ferrocarril del Pacífico15419–433To N de M.
General Electric (testbed)1505
Hamersley Iron35057–5059[3]
Missouri Pacific Railroad609000–9059To Union Pacific. Majority later sold to Eesti Raudtee.
Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México259317–9341
Norfolk and Western Railway318500–8530To Norfolk Southern.
Norfolk Southern Railway128531–8542
OCTRA (Trans-Gabon Railway)8CC301–CC308

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Foster, Gerald L.. A Field Guide to Trains of North America. Google Books. 1996. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 0395701120. 66–67. en.
  2. Book: McDonnell, Greg. Field guide to modern diesel locomotives. 2002. Kalmbach Publishing. 0-89024-607-6. Waukesha, Wisc.. 48–51. 50411517.
  3. Book: Oberg, Leon. Locomotives of Australia 1850s–2010s. 2010. Rosenberg Publishing. Kenthurst. 9781921719011. 384–385.