The GE U28C began production directly after the U25C in December, 1965.
It was all but identical to its predecessor (for instance it was the
same length and weight and featured the floating bolster truck standard
on many early GE C-C models) save for the slight increase in power to
2,800 horsepower using GE's 4-cycle model FDL16 prime mover. All the
common attributes of early GE diesel locomotives were present in the
U28C such as a standard/plain carbody design, short, low nose and
relatively good reliability. Its tractive effort was slightly higher
than the earlier U25C with 92,500 pounds of starting effort and about
79,500 pound continuous.
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