GE C36-7

GE C36-7
C36-7i in Estonia.
Type and origin Power type Diesel-electric Builder GE Transportation Systems (most units) GE do Brazil (15 built for use in Mexico) A Goninan & Co (3 built for use in Australia Model C36-7 Build date 1978–1989 Total produced 599
Specifications Configuration: ​  •  AAR C-C Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) as built 1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in) in Estonia Loco weight 366,000 lb to 420,000 lb
Performance figures Power output 3,600–3,750 hp (2,680–2,800 kW) Tractive effort Starting 96,900 lbs. Continuous 91,500 lbs.
Career Locale North America, Australia, Mexico, China, Gabon, Estonia

China Railways ND5

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The three Hamersley Iron units built by A Goninan & Co were exported to the United States in the late 1990s after being withdrawn from service in Australia and were later sold to various railway companies.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

Railroad	Quantity	Road numbers	Notes
China Railway	422	ND5.0001–ND5.0422	C36-7i, lighter version
Conrail	25	6620–6644	To CSX and Norfolk Southern.
Ferrocarril del Pacífico	15	419–433	To N de M.
General Electric (testbed)	1	505
Hamersley Iron	3	5057–5059 [3]
Missouri Pacific Railroad	60	9000–9059	To Union Pacific. Majority later sold to Eesti Raudtee.
Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México	25	9317–9341
Norfolk and Western Railway	31	8500–8530	To Norfolk Southern.
Norfolk Southern Railway	12	8531–8542
OCTRA (Trans-Gabon Railway)	8	CC301–CC308

References

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

External links

• Sarberenyi, Robert. "GE C36-7 Original Owners". TrainWeb.
• "EVR C36-7i". Trainspo.