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Discussion of General Electric locomotive technology. Current official information can be found here: www.getransportation.com.

Moderators: MEC407, AMTK84

 #163944  by MEC407
 
ATSF rebuilt some of their U36Cs and designated them SF30C. The rebuilt units were rated at 3,000 horsepower judging by the model designation. My question is this: when the U36Cs were rebuilt, was the original prime mover retained, and derated to 3,000 horsepower, or was a new prime mover -- for instance, an FDL-12 rated at 3,000 horsepower -- installed?

 #164017  by trainiac
 
AFAIK, the original prime movers were derated from 3600 hp to 3000 hp.