The E33s were exceptionally powerful, even more so than their later near-sister E44s. They were louder, too. You knew when a trio of them was coming, unlike the GG1s, which were able to comply with modern 21st century noise standards.
(Yes, I know none of them are able to be operated, but they were rated at 90dbs by Amtrak in 1972)
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In between the Virginian and New Haven, these locomotives operated for the Norfolk and Western, following the merger with the VGN. The N&W added electric bus jumpers on the short hood roofs to allow three-unit lashups, as VGN only operated them in back-to-back pairs. While all were renumbered from the 130s to 230s, only one, the 235, was fully repainted for N&W. The reason the for E33s being more "powerful" than the later PRR E44s, is the Pennsy engines were built for speed, while the VGNs were built to haul coal in the mountains. An interesting aside is that the E33's tri-mount trucks were fully interchangeable with those of that road's H-24-66 Trainmasters, and there are photos showing E33s in operation with F-M running gear.
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