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GE 65-ton switcher

Diesel and Electric Locomotives

The GE 65-ton switcher is a diesel-electric locomotive built by General Electric with a B-B wheel arrangement, offered with models producing 400 to 550 horsepower. It is an upgraded version of the GE 44-ton, with a heavier frame and a more powerful diesel engine, and it was one of the small industrial and railroad yard switchers that General Electric sold alongside its larger road locomotives. An operational example, Diesel Loco number 1943, is kept running at the White Mountain Central Railroad.

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Year
1940 1
Propulsion
Diesel 2
Status
Out of production 1
Units Built
399 1
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The GE 65-ton switcher is a diesel-electric locomotive built by General Electric.

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All were/are built at Fort Worth, Texas or Erie, Pennsylvania, in the United States.
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    65-Ton Center-Cab 399 1940-1948 400
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    65-Ton Center-Cab 399 1940-1948 400
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    65-Ton Center-Cab 399 1940-1948 400
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    The GE 65-ton switcher is a diesel-electric locomotive built by General Electric.
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    The GE 65-ton switcher is a diesel-electric locomotive built by General Electric.
  • Exemplifies: Rail Transport, Lead, locomotive
    The GE 65-ton switcher is a diesel-electric locomotive built by General Electric.
  • In Group: American Diesel-Electric Road Locomotives, Lead, diesel-electric locomotive
    The GE 65-ton switcher is a diesel-electric locomotive built by General Electric.
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