The General Electric U33C was a 3300 horsepower heavy mainline locomotive. Conrail inherited 39 U33C's, 24 from the Penn Central, and 15 from the Erie Lackawanna. These units were all retired by 1986.
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U33C 6550, (EL) with the lashup of the PP&L coal train I caught in East Stroudsburg, Pa. on November 24, 1978. See My Favorites for more about this train. |
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U33C 6574, (PC), passes Kittanning Point station at Horseshoe Curve on July 7, 1979 |
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Six months later, U33C 6574 was on the High Line above Penn Coach Yard at 30th Street Station in Philadelphia on January 16, 1980. |