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The GE U33C is a 6-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by GE Transportation Systems between January 1968 and January 1975.[1] 375 examples of this locomotive were built for 11 North American railroads and one construction contractor.

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GE U33C
BN #5738 leads a freight train through Livingston, Montana.
Type and origin Power type Diesel-electric Builder GE Transportation Systems Model U33C Build date January 1968 – January 1975 Total produced 375
Specifications Configuration: ​  • AAR C-C Gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Performance figures Power output 3,300 hp (2.5 MW)
Career Locale North America Disposition Most scrapped, three ex-Conrail units heavily rebuilt and exported to China.

Original owners

Railroad	Quantity	Numbers
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway	25	8500-8524
Burlington Northern Railroad	39	5725-5763
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad	4	8000-8003
Delaware and Hudson Railway	9	754-762
Erie Lackawanna Railway	15	3301-3315
Great Northern Railway	15	2530–2544 to Burlington Northern 5700-5714 5701 was wrecked and never wore the BN Cascade Green.
S J Groves & Sons Construction	2	507-508 to Burlington Northern 5764-5765
Illinois Central Railroad	10	5050-5059
Northern Pacific Railway	10	3300-3309 to Burlington Northern 5715-5724
Penn Central	24	6540-6563
Southern Railway	10	3805-3814
Southern Pacific Railroad	212	8585-8796

References

• "General Electric's U33C". Diesel Era: 31–46, 60. January–February 1996.

External links

• Thompson, J. David. GE U33C Original Owners.

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