The GE U33C is a 6-axle
diesel-electric locomotive
A diesel locomotive is a type of railway locomotive in which the prime mover (locomotive), prime mover is a diesel engine. Several types of diesel locomotives have been developed, differing mainly in the means by which mechanical power is conv ...
built by
GE Transportation Systems
GE Transportation is a Division (business), division of Wabtec. It was known as GE Rail and owned by General Electric until sold to Wabtec on February 25, 2019. The organization manufactures equipment for the Rail transport, railroad, marine, mi ...
between January 1968 and January 1975.
375 examples of this locomotive were built for 11
North America
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n railroads and one construction contractor.
Original owners
References
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External links
* Thompson, J. David.
GE U33C Original Owners'.
U33C
C-C locomotives
Diesel-electric locomotives of the United States
Railway locomotives introduced in 1968
Freight locomotives
Standard gauge locomotives of the United States
Southern Pacific Railroad locomotives
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway locomotives
Milwaukee Road locomotives
Great Northern Railway (United States) locomotives
Northern Pacific Railway locomotives
Locomotives of Southern Railway (U.S.)
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