The GE P30CH (nicknamed "Pooch" because of the similarity of the

Ge P30ch. 4826.1303600613.jpg 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 The P30CH had immediate tracking issues with its FB3 "Adirondack" trucks, a GE design that was also used on the E60C electrics

The GE P30CH, nicknamed "Pooch" by rail-fans and engineers, were 3000 hp six axle locomotives with a C-C wheel arrangement 719 leads the eastbound Sunset Limited into Phoenix on Feb

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The GE P30CH, nicknamed "Pooch" by rail-fans and engineers, were 3000 hp six axle locomotives with a C-C wheel arrangement 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 The eastbound SUNSET LIMITED was easing onto the bridge over Berwick Bay at Berwick, Louisiana with P30CH units 708 and 721, seven Amtrak cars and a pair of private cars

Amtrak Photo Archive P30CH the early GE's. The GE P30CH, nicknamed "Pooch" by rail-fans and engineers, were 3000 hp six axle locomotives with a C-C wheel arrangement The Amtrak GE P30CH locomotive is the spiritual successor to the GE U30CG passenger locomotive of 1967

Amtrak Auto Train cab view of GE P30CH leading … Flickr. Kerr Car & Locomotive Cyclopedia, 1984, by Simmons & Boardman The GE P30CH included a GE 7-FDL prime mover, generating up to 3,000 horsepower, powering the GE GTA11 main generator, which provided DC electricity to six GE 752 traction motors, which produced 95,500 lbs of tractive effort at the rail head