The GE U33C is a 6-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by GE Transportation Systems between January 1968 and January 1975.[1] 375 examples of this locomotive were built for 11 North American railroads and one construction contractor.
Original owners
| Railroad | Quantity | Numbers |
|---|---|---|
| Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway | 25 | 8500-8524 |
| Burlington Northern Railroad | 39 | 5725-5763 |
| Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad | 4 | 8000-8003 |
| Delaware and Hudson Railway | 9 | 754-762 |
| Erie Lackawanna Railway | 15 | 3301-3315 |
| Great Northern Railway | 15 | 2530–2544 to Burlington Northern 5700-5714 5701 was wrecked and never wore the BN Cascade Green. |
| S J Groves & Sons Construction | 2 | 507-508 to Burlington Northern 5764-5765 |
| Illinois Central Railroad | 10 | 5050-5059 |
| Northern Pacific Railway | 10 | 3300-3309 to Burlington Northern 5715-5724 |
| Penn Central | 24 | 6540-6563 |
| Southern Railway | 10 | 3805-3814 |
| Southern Pacific Railroad | 212 | 8585-8796 |
Three former Conrail (née Erie Lackawanna) units were rebuilt in 1987 and sold to Island Creek Coal for the Antaibao surface mine in China.
A cab built from numerous GE locomotive parts representing D&H #757 survives at the Toronto Railway Museum and is currently in use as a locomotive simulator.[2]
References
- ^ "General Electric U33C as Santa Fe 8511". Railmodel Journal. 6 (12). Denver, Colorado: Golden Bell Press: 28–31. May 1995.
- ^ U33C Delaware & Hudson Simulator Toronto Railway Historical Association
- "General Electric's U33C". Diesel Era: 31–46, 60. January–February 1996.
External links
- Thompson, J. David. GE U33C Original Owners.