In 1966, General Electric introduced the six-axle, 3000 HP U30C, aimed directly at EMD's equally powerful SD40. While the U30C did not outsell the SD40, it became GE's best-selling U-boat and set the stage for GE to pull ahead of EMD in diesel sales by 1983, and stay ahead to this day. Over the course of a 10-year production run, nearly 600 U30Cs were sold to 17 class one railroads, while other roads such as Conrail acquired them in mergers. Union Pacific and Burlington Northern owned the largest fleets, with BN using its U30Cs to haul coal from the massive Powder River Basin deposits in Montana and Wyoming. Many U30Cs served nearly three decades before retirement in the early 1990s.
 
Model features include intricately detailed ABS body, metal chassis, 2 precision flywheel-equipped motors, directional LED headlights, illuminated number boards, metal handrails and horn and authentic paint scheme.