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The '''U25C''' was [[GE Transportation Systems|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 [[GE U28C|U28C]]. |
The '''U25C''' was [[GE Transportation Systems|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 [[GE U28C|U28C]]. |
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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.
Original Buyers
| Owner | Quantity | Numbers | Notes |
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| 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. Waukesha, Wisconsin: Kalmbach Publishing. ISBN 978-0-89024-258-2.[page needed]
External links
- Sarberenyi, Robert. U25C Original Owners
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