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General Electric 44-Ton Switchers
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First
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Announced: 07-18-08
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Second
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Announced: 03-26-10
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ETA: Aug/Sept
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GE
44-ton Switcher
GE 44-ton switcher
General Electric 44-ton switcher -- Duluth, Georgia. |
| Power type |
Diesel-electric |
| Builder |
GE Transportation
Systems |
| Model |
44-ton switcher |
| Build date |
1940 – 1956 |
| Total production |
348 |
| AAR wheel arr. |
B-B |
| Gauge |
4 ft 8˝ in (1,435 mm) |
| Locomotive weight |
44 short tons (40 metric
tons) |
| Prime mover |
Caterpillar D17000
(2 off) except:
Hercules DFXD (2 off) 9 locomotives;
Buda 6DH1742 (2 off) 10 locomotives;
Caterpillar D342 (2 off) 4 locomotives. |
| Cylinders |
2 × V8 |
| Power output |
360–400 hp (270–300 kW) |
| Locale |
North America, Australia |
The GE 44-ton switcher is a 4-axle diesel 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. This locomotive's
specific 44-short ton weight
was directly related to one of the efficiencies the new diesel
locomotives offered compared to their steam counterparts,
reduced labour intensity. In the 1940s, the steam to diesel
transition was in its infancy in North
America, and railroad unions were trying to protect the
locomotive fireman jobs that were redundant with diesel units.
One measure taken to this end was a stipulation that locomotives
weighing 90,000 pounds (41,000 kg) or more required
a fireman in addition to an engineer. The 44-ton locomotive
was born to skirt this requirement. Other manufacturers also
built 44-ton switchers of center-cab configuration. 348 examples
of this locomotive were built for North American railroads.
Many remain in either in service, or in museums.
Prime
mover options
The locomotives were available with a choice of prime movers.
Most were built with a pair of Caterpillar Inc.'s D17000
V8 180 horsepower (134 kW) engines, but three other
engines types were used. Nine were built with a pair of Hercules
DFXD engines, and were sold to Chattanooga Traction (2) and Missouri
Pacific Railroad and its subsidiaries (7). Ten were built
with a pair of the slightly more powerful Buda 6DH1742, rated
at 200 horsepower (150 kW) each. The last four
locomotives built had Caterpillar D342 engines, and were
sold to Canadian National
Railways (3) and the Danville
and Mount Morris Railroad (1).
Australia
Forty-seven locomotives were bought by the US Military,
and four of them were exported to Australia. All saw service
on the New South
Wales Government Railways as the 79
class, before two of them were sold to Commonwealth Railways,
becoming the DE
class.
Preserved
Examples
United States
- The Western
Pacific Railroad Museum at Portola, California is
the home of Quincy Railroad 3.
This 44 ton engine replaced steam power on this shortline
railroad. The WPRM is also home to Quincy 4, an Alco
S1 switcher that replaced QRR 3.
- The Lake
Superior and Mississippi Railroad in Duluth, MN uses
a loco formally used at the Lac de Flambeau paper mill.
- The California
State Railroad Museum in Old Sacramento runs
the Sacramento
Southern Railroad Number 1240, formerly the U.S.
Air Force Number 1240 out of McLellan Air Force Base.
The
model features include DCC On Board™ . Here
are photos we took for you from the roll out of this announcement
at the NMRA-NTS
in Anaheim, CA
on
July 17 & 18, 2008
Click on any photo for large view |
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This photo provided
by Bachmann Industries |
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HO Models shown below
Product Information
First
built in 1940, nearly 400 of these sturdy diesel locomotives
were produced by General Electric for sale
around the world.
At 88,000 pounds, the 44 Ton Switcher was designed
specifically as the heaviest allowable locomotive for one-man
operation.
Used primarily for light branchline and industrial
work, the 44 Ton Switcher was equipped with caterpillar
engines
that generated approximately 400 horsepower. Last produced
in 1956, many are still in operation today. A perennial
favorite in the Spectrum® line, the new N-Scale 44 Ton
Switcher includes DCC On Board™.
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Second Release
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Part
#: Bac-81857 Boston & Maine - Spectrum General
Electric 44-Ton Switcher w/ DCC On Board™
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photo to see large view |
$105.00
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Pre-Order
$68.25
In-Stock
$73.50
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Order
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Part
#: Bac-81858 Denver & Rio Grande Western (D&RGW) - Spectrum
General Electric 44-Ton Switcher w/ DCC On Board™
 Click photo to see large view
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$105.00
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Pre-Order
$65.00
In-Stock
$70.00
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Order
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Part
#: Bac-81859 U.S. Army - Spectrum General
Electric 44-Ton Switcher w/ DCC On Board™
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photo to see large view |
$105.00
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Pre-Order
$65.00
In-Stock
$70.00
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Order
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First Release
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Part
#: Bac-81851 Painted, Unlettered (Yellow) - Spectrum General
Electric 44-Ton Switcher w/ DCC On Board™
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photo to see large view |
$100.00
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If Available
$70.00
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Order
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Part
#: Bac-81852 Painted, Unlettered (Red and Yellow) - Spectrum
General Electric 44-Ton Switcher w/ DCC On Board™
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$100.00
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If Available
$70.00
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Order
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Part
#: Bac-81853 Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) - Spectrum General
Electric 44-Ton Switcher w/ DCC On Board™
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photo to see large view |
$100.00
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If Available
$70.00
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Order
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Part
#: Bac-81854 Baltimore & Ohio (B&O) - Spectrum General
Electric 44-Ton Switcher w/ DCC On Board™
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photo to see large view |
$100.00
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If Available
$70.00
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Order
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Part
#: Bac-81855 New Haven (NH) - Spectrum General Electric 44-Ton
Switcher w/ DCC On Board™
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photo to see large view |
$100.00
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If Available
$70.00
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your
Order
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Please Read This Page |
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Last Update:
Friday, March 26, 2010 1:53 PM
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