GE U33C

what is it?

The GE U33C is a 6-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by GE Transportation Systems between January 1968 and January 1975. 375 examples of this locomotive were built for 11 North American railroads and one construction contractor.

who runs it

Delaware and Hudson RailwayErie Lackawanna RailwaySouthern RailwayBurlington Northern RailroadChicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific RailroadGNGreat Northern RailwayPenn Central Transportation CompanySPSouthern Pacific Transportation CompanyAtchison, Topeka and Santa Fe RailwayIllinois Central RailroadNorthern Pacific Railway

base stats

• power 2.5 MWpower output
• built 375made in total

Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.

fun facts

• 🎂First built 58 years ago, in 1968.
• 🚗2.5 MW is about 29 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.

diesel locomotive: A diesel engine on board drives the wheels, usually through a generator (diesel-electric).

spec sheet

built

1968–1975

status

retired

number built

375

kind

Diesel-electric

traction

diesel

origin

🇺🇸 United States

builders

GE Transportation, General Electric

operators

Delaware and Hudson Railway, Erie Lackawanna Railway, Southern Railway, Burlington Northern Railroad, Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad, Great Northern Railway, Penn Central Transportation Company, Southern Pacific Transportation Company, Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, Illinois Central Railroad, Northern Pacific Railway

top speed

—

power

2.5 MW

gauge

1,435 mm standard gauge

wheel arrangement

C-C

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.