GE's Powerhouse Diesels Were Either Average or DANGEROUS | GE U50 and U50C | History in the Dark

General Electric attempted to fill Union Pacific's need for a massive, powerful diesel electric with their U50 model. While they were fair attempts, they suffered some reliability issues and an attempt was made to improve them with the U50C's. Those ones caught fire. Further reading: https://www.american-rails.com/34891.... https://www.american-rails.com/37139.... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GE_U50 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GE_U50C 🟢Join this channel to get access to perks:    / @historyinthedark   🟢Patreon -   / darknessthecurse   🟣Discord -   / discord   🔴Cameo - https://www.cameo.com/darknessthecurse 🔵Facebook -   / history-in-the-dark-109003305113711   🟢Donations - https://streamlabs.com/edgerabbit/tip 🔴Reddit -   / historyinthedark   🔴Tiktok -   / historyinthedark   🟣Instagram -   / historyinthedark   🔵Twitter -   / darkthecurse   🟣Merch -    / @historyinthedark   🟣Twitch -   / edgerabbit   Other channels: 🟢Prehistory in the Dark:    / @prehistoryinthedark   🟣Gaming and Fanfic Readings:    / @darknessthecurse   🟣History Stuff:    / @historyinthedark   👔Merch: https://streamlabs.com/edgerabbit/merch --- I WRITE BOOKS! YOU CAN FIND THEM HERE: 📚Abyss: https://www.amazon.com/Abyss-Books-Pr... 📚Pryde: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08... 📚Abyss on Audible: https://www.amazon.com/hz/audible/mlp... #documentary #truestory #history #diesel #dieselengine #locomotive #ge #generalelectric #ü50 #u50c #unionpacific