The GE B30-7 is a diesel-electric locomotive that GE produced from 1977 to 1983 as part of its Dash 7 Series. It has a 16-cylinder engine producing 3,000 horsepower and was GE's successor to the U30B. A total of 399 units were produced, including 120 cabless B30-7A units, which were built only for Burlington Northern. It was designed from the B23-7 and looked nearly identical, but with 3,000 horsepower against 2,300. After a June 1980 experiment that uprated the 12-cylinder engine to 3,000 horsepower, most later units used the cheaper 12-cylinder engine. Chesapeake and Ohio number 8272 is preserved at the Lake Shore Railway Museum in North East, Pennsylvania.
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The GE B30-7 is a diesel-electric locomotive model produced by GE from 1977 to 1983 as part of their Dash 7 Series, featuring a 16 cylinder engine producing 3,000 horsepower.
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The GE B30-7 is a diesel-electric locomotive model produced by GE from 1977 to 1983 as part of their Dash 7 Series, featuring a 16 cylinder engine producing 3,000 horsepower.
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diesel-electric locomotive model produced by GE from 1977 to 1983
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featuring a 16 cylinder engine producing 3,000 horsepower
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A total of 399 units were produced, including 120 cabless B30-7A units.
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featuring a 16 cylinder engine producing 3,000 horsepower
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The GE B30-7 is a diesel-electric locomotive model produced by GE from 1977 to 1983 as part of their Dash 7 Series, featuring a 16 cylinder engine producing 3,000 horsepower.
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The GE B30-7 is a diesel-electric locomotive model produced by GE from 1977 to 1983 as part of their Dash 7 Series, featuring a 16 cylinder engine producing 3,000 horsepower.
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The GE B30-7 is a diesel-electric locomotive model produced by GE from 1977 to 1983 as part of their Dash 7 Series, featuring a 16 cylinder engine producing 3,000 horsepower.
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