Editing GE U30B (section)

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{{Infobox locomotive
|  name=GE U30B
|  powertype=[[Diesel-electric]]
|  image=CSX 5359 at Atlanta, GA on June 10, 1987 (22146057823).jpg
|  caption=CSX 5359, A U30B at [[Atlanta, Georgia]], in June 1987.
|  gauge={{track gauge|ussg}}
|  builder=[[GE Transportation Systems]]
|  buildmodel=U30B
|  poweroutput={{convert|3000|hp|kW|abbr=on|lk=on}}
|  cylindercount=16
|  aarwheels=B-B
|  primemover=GE FDL-16
|  enginetype= [[V16 engine|V16]] [[Diesel engine|diesel]]
|  builddate=May 1966 &ndash; March 1975
|  totalproduction=295
}}
The '''GE U30B''' was a [[diesel-electric locomotive]] produced by [[GE Transportation]] between 1966 and 1975. It was a further development of the [[GE U28B|U28B]], with a {{convert|3000|hp|kW|abbr=on}} [[V16 engine|16-cylinder]] prime mover.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Marre|first=Louis A.|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/34531120|title=Diesel locomotives : the first 50 years : a guide to diesels built before 1972|date=1995|publisher=Kalmbach Pub. Co|isbn=0-89024-258-5|location=Waukesha, WI|pages=171–172|oclc=34531120}}</ref> The U30B competed with the [[EMD GP40]] and the [[ALCO Century 430]], but was not as successful as the [[GE U30C]].