US Army 65-ton locomotives at the Picatinny Arsenal in 1948. The diesel-electrics were less dangerous around explosives than the steam locomotives they replaced.

The GE 65-ton switcher is a diesel-electric locomotive built by General Electric. It has a B-B wheel arrangement, with models producing 400–550 horsepower.[1]

The 65-ton is an upgraded GE 44-ton with a heavier frame and a more powerful diesel engine.[2]

There is also a Steeplecab electric variant of this locomotive that was ordered by the Sacramento Northern.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ Lewis, Edward A. (1996). American Shortline Railway Guide. Kalmbach Publishing. p. 369. ISBN 0-89024-290-9. Retrieved August 24, 2014.
  2. ^ Barry, Steve (2006). Rail Power. Voyageur Press. p. 144. ISBN 978-0-7603-2547-6.

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