GE C36-7
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 |
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The GE C36-7 is a 6-axle
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The three Hamersley Iron units built by A Goninan & Co were exported to the United States in the late 1990s after being withdrawn from service in Australia and were later sold to various railway companies.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 | |
| 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
- ISBN 0395701120– via Google Books.
- OCLC 50411517.
- ISBN 9781921719011.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to GE C36-7 locomotives.
- Sarberenyi, Robert. "GE C36-7 Original Owners". TrainWeb.
- "EVR C36-7i". Trainspo.