General Electric
UP GTEL
Union Pacific GTEL
United States · 1952
Specification
| Class | Union Pacific GTEL |
|---|---|
| Nicknames | Big Blow, gas turbine, Veranda turbine |
| Builder | General Electric |
| Year introduced | 1952 |
| Country built | United States |
| Region | United States |
| Operators | Union Pacific Railroad |
| Era | Dieselisation |
| Motive power | Turbine |
| Role | Freight |
| UIC | C-C+C-C |
| Wheel arrangement | C-C+C-C |
| Gauge | 1,435 mm — standard gauge |
| Quantity built | 55 |
| Power | 4,500 hp in the first generation; 8,500 hp in the last |
| Tractive effort | Enormous on the 8,500 hp two-unit turbines |
| Top speed | 105 km/h · 65 mph |
| Weight | The later two-unit turbines were among the heaviest diesels-or-otherwise on the road |
| Length | A two-unit machine well over 100 ft |
| Status | Scrapped |