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- 1. NS Train G74 with Ecco units RP-M4C and GP33ECO: Michael Hoskins· CC BY 2.0
what is it?
The EMD GP33ECO is a 4-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by the Norfolk Southern Railway in its Juniata Locomotive Shop. The locomotive is a rebuild of the EMD GP50 designed to meet Tier 3 emissions standards. The first locomotive was completed in January 2015.
who runs it
base stats
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 12 years ago, in 2014.
- 2.2 MW is about 26 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
- 2014
- number built
- —
- kind
- Diesel
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- builders
- Norfolk Southern Railway
- operators
- Norfolk Southern
- top speed
- —
- power
- 2.2 MW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- Bo′Bo′
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q20648481, Wikipedia: Norfolk Southern GP33ECO (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.