GE U33B

GE U33B

Penn Central #2906 with a freight train in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1970.
Type and origin
Power type Diesel-electric
Builder GE Transportation Systems
Model U33B
Build date December 1966 March 1975
Total produced 137
Specifications
AAR wheel arr B-B
Gauge 4 ft 8 12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Length 60 ft 2 in (18.34 m)
Prime mover GE FDL-16
Engine type V16 diesel
Cylinders 16
Performance figures
Power output 3,300 hp (2,500 kW)

The GE U33B diesel-electric locomotive model was offered by GE in 1966, featuring a 16 16 cylinder motor. It is 60 ft 2 in (18.34 m) long.

Original owners

Railroad Quantity Numbers Notes
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) 25 190-199, 285-299
New York Central Railroad 2 2858–2859 downrated to 3000 hp
Penn Central 81 2890–2970
Seaboard Coast Line Railroad 29 1719–1747

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