Amtrak GE P30CH Trains

Ge P30ch. Amtrak Silver Meteor with GE P30CH (Pooch) 707, in the The GE (General Electric) P30CH ("Pooch" as nicknamed by railfans, employees, and train enthusiasts) is a type of six-axle, 3,000hp diesel locomotive built from 1976-1977 with only 25 built specially for Amtrak in the United States P30CH: Location & Information Date: Photo Credit: 700: Washington DC 700 and 701 left the Erie PA GE Plant August 16, 1975 and were delivered (via Penn Central) to Philadelphia on August 18, 1975: August 1976

General Electric P30CH; Data Sheet Information Compiled by: JEAN-DENIS BACHAND: New: 28 January 2006: Drawing by: Jean-Denis Bachand-Engine Builder: General Electric : P30CH: Location & Information Date: Photo Credit: 700: Washington DC 700 and 701 left the Erie PA GE Plant August 16, 1975 and were delivered (via Penn Central) to Philadelphia on August 18, 1975: August 1976

AMTK 700 Amtrak GE P30CH at Effingham, Illinois by Bob Edmonson

Some, however, were leased to CalTrain (and Southern Pacific) during 1978 and. The 7FDL-16 prime mover is the same engine seen in the most powerful four axle locomotive during this. Built by GE in 1975-1976, these 3000hp units were numbered 700-724

8460.1255987713.jpg. After some tweaks the locomotives entered service between Chicago-New Orleans over the Illinois Central. They were the first locomotives owned by Amtrak to possess head end power, provided by two Detroit Diesel 2 stroke generator sets made by their competitor GM

2848.1173578400.jpg. Kerr Car & Locomotive Cyclopedia, 1984, by Simmons & Boardman The 7FDL-16 prime mover is the same engine seen in the most powerful four axle locomotive during this.