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}}
| 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
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! 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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|2 |2858–2859 |downrated to 3000 hp, to Penn Central, Conrail 2858-2859 |
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|81{{sfn|Trzoniec|2015|page=85}} |2890–2970 |to Conrail 2890-2970 |
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|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}}
External links
- Sarberenyi, Robert. [http://www.trainweb.org/jaydeet/u33b.htm GE U33B Original Owners].
{{GE diesels}}
Category:Diesel–electric locomotives of the United States
Category:Railway locomotives introduced in 1966
Category:Standard-gauge locomotives of the United States
Category:New York Central Railroad locomotives
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