The GE U33C is a 6-axle

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built by

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between January 1968 and January 1975. 375 examples of this locomotive were built for 11

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n railroads and one construction contractor.

Original owners

Three former Conrail (née Erie Lackawanna) units were rebuilt by GE in 1987 and sold to Island Creek Coal for the Antaibao surface mine in China. A cab built from numerous GE locomotive parts representing D&H #757 is preserved at the Toronto Railway Museum and is currently in use as a locomotive simulator.U33C Delaware & Hudson Simulator
''Toronto Railway Historical Association''

References

External links

* Thompson, J. David.

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