GE U33B

{{Short description|Diesel-electric locomotive}}

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{{Infobox locomotive

| name=GE U33B

| image=Hugh llewelyn 2906 (5961018593).jpg

| caption=Penn Central #2906 with a freight train in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1970.

| powertype=Diesel-electric

| gauge={{track gauge|ussg|allk=on}}

| builder=GE Transportation Systems

| buildmodel=U33B

| cylindercount=16

| length={{convert|60|ft|2|in|abbr=on}}

| aarwheels=B-B

| primemover=GE FDL-16{{sfn|Trzoniec|2015|page=85}}

| enginetype=V16 diesel

| poweroutput={{convert|3300|hp|abbr=on}}{{sfn|Trzoniec|2015|page=85}}

| builddate=December 1966 – March 1975

| totalproduction=137{{sfn|Trzoniec|2015|page=85}}

}}

The GE U33B is a diesel-electric locomotive that was offered by GE in 1966, featuring a 16-cylinder motor. It is {{convert|60|ft|2|in|abbr=on}} long.

Original owners

class="wikitable"

! Railroad

! Quantity

! Numbers

! Notes

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|Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad (Rock Island)

|25

|190-199, 285-299

|

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|New York Central Railroad

|2

|2858–2859

|downrated to 3000 hp, to Penn Central, Conrail 2858-2859

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|Penn Central

|81{{sfn|Trzoniec|2015|page=85}}

|2890–2970

|to Conrail 2890-2970

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|Seaboard Coast Line Railroad

|29

|1719–1747

|Blomberg trucks

References

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Bibliography

  • {{cite book |last=Trzoniec |first=Stanley W. |date=2015 |title=Vintage & Modern Diesel Locomotives: Prime Movers of America |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YYQvCgAAQBAJ&dq=%22GE+U33B%22+-wikipedia&pg=PA85 |location= |publisher=Voyageur Press |page= |isbn=9780760348406 |access-date= |via=Google Books}}