ðiːz wɜː ɹˌiːkənfˈɪɡɚd fɔːɹ jˈuːs æz dˌiːsˈiː ˈoʊnli lˌoʊkəmˈoʊɾɪvz bᵻtwˌiːn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈaɪv ænd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɪks , tˈeɪkɪŋ ðə tˈoʊɾəl ʌv sˌiːsˈiː sˈɪks θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd lˌoʊkəmˈoʊɾɪvz tə sˈɛvənti ˈeɪt.
These were reconfigured for use as DC only locomotives between 1995 and 1996 , taking the total of CC 6500 locomotives to 78.