GE 44-ton switcher - Wikipedia
The GE 44-ton switcher is a four-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Electric between 1940 and 1956. It was designed for industrial and light switching duties, often replacing steam locomotives that had previously been assigned these chores.
GE's 44-Tonner: Its Best-Selling Switcher - American-Rails.com
2024年8月27日 · General Electric's 44-tonner was the builder's most well-known in its early line of industrial switchers with more than 400 produced between 1940-1957. This compact workhorse was originally designed to comply with the "90,000 Pound Rule" of the time, which exempted railroads from requiring a full-time fireman for any locomotive weighing less ...
GE 44-Tonner Restoration Project
Welcome to 44Tonner.org, covering the restorations of three historic General Electric 44-tonner locomotives. Designed to skirt a 1937 labor agreement that required extra crew members on any diesel locomotive 45 tons or heavier, the GE 44-tonner became one of the earliest symbols of the railroad industry’s widespread change from steam to ...
History — GE 44-Tonner Restoration Project
The General Electric 44-tonner was a diesel-electric switcher and industrial locomotive produced between September of 1940 and October of 1956 at GE’s plant in Erie, Pennsylvania. A total of 386 of these diminutive center-cab locomotives were produced, and they saw service everywhere from the United States to Saudi Arabia.
About the Locomotives - GE 44-Tonner Restoration Project
After being rebuilt by GE in July of 1956, the locomotive was sold in October of 1963 to the Middletown & New Jersey, a small short line railroad based in Middletown, NY. Renumbered as M&NJ No. 2, the locomotive served alongside the railroad’s original 44-tonner, No. 1.
GE 44-ton locomotive - Trains
2024年5月6日 · The GE 44-ton locomotive was significant, as it was the heaviest locomotive that, by operating rules, could be run by an engineer alone without a fireman. The 44-ton was distinctive and easy to spot, with a center cab and a small diesel engine in each hood. More than 370 were built from 1939 through 1956.
GE 44 Ton, Class GS4 / GS4m - jbritton.pennsyrr.com
The GE 44-ton switcher is a 4-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Electric between 1940 and 1956. It was designed for industrial and light switching duties, often replacing steam locomotives that had previously been assigned these chores.
General Electric 44-Ton Diesel Masterclass - Rapido Trains
GE built 44-ton locomotives from 1940 until 1956, producing 386 of them: 359 of them for railroads in the US (including up to 26 Class 1 roads), 9 for Canadian railroads and 5 for use in México, with the rest ending up in Australia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, France, India, Saudi Arabia and Sweden.
GE 44-ton switcher - WikiMili, The Best Wikipedia Reader
2024年5月7日 · The GE 44-ton switcher is a four-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Electric between 1940 and 1956. It was designed for industrial and light switching duties, often replacing steam locomotives that had previously been assigned these chores.
GE 44-Ton Switcher - Trains and Railroads
The GE 44-ton switcher is a four-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Electric between 1940 and 1956. It was designed for industrial and light switching duties, often replacing steam locomotives that had previously been assigned these chores.
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