Hi All; For those noting that the Lionel UBoat is a bit too early, I'd like to note that a U33C provides a GE C-C truck drive and a shell that is a better starting place for most later GE locomotives than we have to date (the U25 being a bit of an oddball IMO).
I should think that the U33C could become some of the Dash-7 models with some careful work, and with careful surgery you could probably swap parts between the AM U25B and the Lionel engine to make a U33B, possibly U23B and a U25C. If you don't want both engines (I not sure how many roads owned both the U25C and U33B), sell the one you don't want - I imagine there would be takers for a well done custom build of that type. Pieter E. Roos --- On Tue, 11/1/11, ken garber <[email protected]> wrote: > According to a quick search on the > internet, Conrail's 39 U33C's were gone > by 1999. > > The D&H fleet was gone by 1988. > > > Ken > > On Tue, Nov 1, 2011 at 6:06 PM, ctxmf74 <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], > "Tom Hawley" <t.hawley@...> wrote: > > > According to my Diesel Spotter's Guide Update © > 1979, the U33C was > > produced Jan 1968 - Jan 1975. That's a little > old for me, but I hope to > > get at least one in BN paint for my own operating > stock. > > > > > > What year are you modeling? Anything past the > 1980's-90's is kinda hard > > to find anything for in S scale? The biggest problem I > have with a U33C is > > that it's a 6 Axel loco so doesn't look as good > hanging around for 30 years > > on a short line or branch line as it would if it was a > 4 Axel unit. I'm not > > sure why Lionel would choose a larger loco for their > exploration of S scale > > instead of something more useful for a wider range of > applications like a > > GP40? Maybe it's just that they couldn't fit all their > proprietary > > electronics in the smaller > shell? .....DaveBranum ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
