GE 70-ton switcher

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GE 70-ton switcher
Power type Diesel-electric
Builder GE Transportation Systems
Model 70-ton switcher
Build date 1947 – 1955
Total production 238[1]
AAR wheel arr. B-B
Gauge 4 ft 8½ in (1,435 mm)
Locomotive weight 70 ton
Prime mover Cooper-Bessemer FWL-6T
Cylinders 6
Power output 500 to 660 hp
Locale North America

The GE 70-ton switcher is a 4-axle diesel locomotive built by General Electric between about 1947 and 1955. It is classified as a B-B type locomotive.

Nearly 50 years later the Modesto & Empire Traction (AAR reporting marks MET) uses nine of these reliable 70-ton locomotives (MET No. 600-609) on their railroad along with two former SP SW1500s. These locomotives were also used extensively by the Santa Maria Valley Railroad (AAR reporting marks SMV).

[edit] References

  1. ^ Pinkepank, Jerry A. (1973). The Second Diesel Spotter's Guide. Milwaukee, WI: Kalmbach Publishing Co., 153–158. ISBN 0-89024-026-4. 
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