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Early GE U25C
Posted by Lyon_Wonder on Saturday, March 22, 2008 4:42 PM

It didn't take long for GE U-boats to disappear from the rails, especially the early U25B and U25Cs.  This BN U25C was built for the NP in 1965, and was sent to the scrapper only 16 years later.  I know at least one SP U25B is at a museum.  Do any U25Cs still exist?

 

 http://www.locophotos.com/PhotoDetails.php?PhotoID=83734

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Posted by beaulieu on Saturday, March 22, 2008 5:13 PM
I believe one of the two LS&I U25C locomotives is plinthed at either Marquette or Eagle Mills, MI. I am pretty sure its gutted though.
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Posted by Yooper Foamer on Saturday, March 22, 2008 6:37 PM
Not Running on Display in Marquette, Mi in LS&I colors #2501, We run the U30C and C30-7's on the LS&I now
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Posted by MILW205 on Monday, March 24, 2008 10:40 AM

 Yooper Foamer wrote:
Not Running on Display in Marquette, Mi in LS&I colors #2501, We run the U30C and C30-7's on the LS&I now

 

When I went up there a few years ago, there were also a couple of U23C's there IIRC...are they still around?

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Posted by ndbprr on Monday, March 24, 2008 12:13 PM
Kaslo Shops has just released an updated drive for the AHM U25C in HO Scale that inlcudes all the detail parts and truck frames as well as the chassis and drive to bring one up to todays standards.  I realize this is about the prototype but thought maybe someone would be interested. The is a Yahoo group calle the U25C project that has pictures and build tips for those interested.
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Posted by Cris_261 on Monday, March 24, 2008 2:40 PM
Did GE use tri-mount trucks on the U25C?
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Posted by Awesome! on Monday, March 24, 2008 9:22 PM
 Lyon_Wonder wrote:

It didn't take long for GE U-boats to disappear from the rails, especially the early U25B and U25Cs.  This BN U25C was built for the NP in 1965, and was sent to the scrapper only 16 years later.  I know at least one SP U25B is at a museum.  Do any U25Cs still exist?

 

 http://www.locophotos.com/PhotoDetails.php?PhotoID=83734

Check this roster and I know NJ transit still have a few left.

http://www.thedieselshop.us/PRSVDge.HTML

 

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Posted by Awesome! on Monday, March 24, 2008 9:27 PM

I forgot to attach the link for NJ Transit Roster.

http://www.hobokenterminal.com/index.html

 

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Posted by Tjsingle on Tuesday, March 25, 2008 7:54 PM

There are some units left like this one in Jessup Maryland, near route 32, at a stone dealer, one the CSX mainline.

This unit is A EX LV, and EX conrail, a U23B, All credit for this amazing picture by Rob Kitchen.

You can see this unit from google earth it moves just in the dealers, trackage

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Posted by Awesome! on Tuesday, March 25, 2008 8:54 PM
 Tjsingle wrote:

There are some units left like this one in Jessup Maryland, near route 32, at a stone dealer, one the CSX mainline.

This unit is A EX LV, and EX conrail, a U23B, All credit for this amazing picture by Rob Kitchen.

You can see this unit from google earth it moves just in the dealers, trackage

Ex-Conrail 2779

Conrail had a large quantity of U-Boats due to the take over of Erie. I use to see them NJ

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Posted by Yooper Foamer on Thursday, May 1, 2008 11:29 PM
 MILW205 wrote:

 Yooper Foamer wrote:
Not Running on Display in Marquette, Mi in LS&I colors #2501, We run the U30C and C30-7's on the LS&I now

 

When I went up there a few years ago, there were also a couple of U23C's there IIRC...are they still around?

Nope all gone just 2501 and what where running. I dont have pics of all, but I have some.

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Posted by trainfan1221 on Friday, May 2, 2008 11:08 AM
The NJTransit engines are long off the roster.  But we had an amazing excursion with them to sat good-bye.
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Posted by SSW9389 on Friday, May 2, 2008 2:55 PM

The first U23C built as LS&I #2300 is preserved at the Arkansas Railroad Museum as VLIX #2300. The locomotive is on loan to the museum courtesy of Ed Bower's Vintage Locomotives Incorportated. Several other ex LS&I U23Cs may be in Mexico via VLIX. Photo dated Friday November 24, 2006 on the museum whisker tracks. 

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Posted by SSW9389 on Friday, May 2, 2008 2:59 PM
At least seven U25Bs are in varying forms of preservation. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GE_U25B and be sure to look in the discussion section for the complete list.
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Posted by SSW9389 on Friday, May 2, 2008 3:02 PM

Preserved GE diesel data can also be found on R. Craig Rutherford's Diesel Shop website here:

http://www.thedieselshop.us/PRSVDge.HTML

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Posted by Yooper Foamer on Saturday, May 31, 2008 9:11 AM

Took some shots of the 2501 from the ore dock..

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