The Bo-Bo type U30B was produced by
GE Transportation between 1966 and 1975 as a further development of the
U28B, with a 3,000 hp (2,200 kW) 16-cylinder prime mover. The U30B competed with the
EMD GP40 and the
ALCO Century 430, but was not as successful as the
GE U30C.
Of the 295 units built, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bought 4 and Seaboard Air Line Railroad bought 15. The two companies merged in 1967 to form the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad. More mergers created the
Seaboard System in 1983 which in 1986 was absorbed into CSX.
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