Rapido 043022 HO GE U33C (DC/Silent): Southern - Tuxedo Scheme: #3809 Rapido_SC_2024 Pantographs and coupler loops plated

Pantographs and coupler loops plated with high quality 24-carat gold

Private railways and industrial companies continued to use some of the locomotives until the end of the 1980s and

The aliens have landed

with some still hauling fast freights and others (on BNSF) holding down locals alongside other GP diesels

Rapido 043022 HO GE U33C (DC/Silent): Southern - Tuxedo Scheme: #3809 Rapido_SC_2024 Pantographs and coupler loops platedSpecifications Manufacturer RAPIDO Control DC SCALE HO Scale Railroad Southern Railway Paint Scheme SOU Tuxedo HO Scale U33C U36C Photo Courtesy: Craig Walker In the late 1960s, locomotive manufacturers EMD, Alco, and GE were all in a race to offer powerful new 6 axle power to railroads hauling heavier, longer trains. GE developed several models in short succession. First was the U25C in 1963, with a carbody that shared the same contours as the U25B