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GE U33C

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GE U33C
BN #5738 leads a freight train through Livingston, Montana.
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel-electric
BuilderGE Transportation Systems
ModelU33C
Build dateJanuary 1968 – January 1975
Total produced375
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • AARC-C
Gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Prime moverGE FDL-16
Cylinders16
Performance figures
Power output3,300 hp (2.5 MW)
Career
LocaleNorth America
DispositionMost scrapped, three units heavily rebuilt and exported to China.
One of the units rebuilt for use in China.
U33C control cab on display at the Toronto Railway Museum.

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.[citation needed]

Original owners

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A cab built from numerous GE locomotive parts representing D&H #757 is preserved at the Toronto Railway Museum and is currently in use as a locomotive simulator.[2][full citation needed]

References

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  1. ↑ "General Electric U33C as Santa Fe 8511". Railmodel Journal. 6 (12). Denver, Colorado: Golden Bell Press: 28–31. May 1995.
  2. ↑ U33C Delaware & Hudson Simulator Toronto Railway Historical Association
  • "General Electric's U33C". Diesel Era: 31–46, 60. January–February 1996.
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