GE 80-ton switcher

GE 80-ton switcher
USA 1663 is a GE 80 Tonner at Fort Eustis, Virginia
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	GE Transportation Systems
Model	80-ton switcher
Specifications
AAR wheel arr.	B-B
Gauge	4 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in (1,435 mm)
Locomotive weight	80 short tons (71 long tons; 73 t)
Prime mover	Cummins
Traction motors	Four
Transmission	diesel electric
Performance figures
Power output	2x470 hp (350 kW)

The GE 80-ton switcher is a diesel-electric locomotive model built by GE Transportation Systems. It is classified as a B-B type locomotive. It was designed for industrial and light switching duties around railheads and ports. The locomotive bears a great resemblance to the GE 44-ton switcher, and it is easy to confuse the two.

Military version

Inside the cab of a military 80-ton switcher.

The military purchased 80-tonners between 1952 and 1953 for use switching railheads around Continental U.S. (CONUS) military facilities. In the 1990s Rail Equipment Division at Tooele Army Depot rebuilt most 80-tonners to have Cummins turbo-charged 470 hp (350 kW) 6-cylinder engines. The rebuild included a small cosmetic change resulting in end radiator screens and dual headlights. This rebuild gave all Army and some Air Force 80-tonners a much longer lifespan. Approximately 27 Army and five Air Force 80-tonners are still in service present day. Navy 80-tonners did not undergo this rebuild. Many Navy engines were rebuilt by contracts with locomotive rehab companies.

Heritage Railways

At least four 80-tonners have been known to be in tourist service. These locomotives resided on the Virginia & Truckee Railroad. The D-1 was acquired in 2004 and was the mainstay of the fleet while the railroads 2-8-0 No. 29 and 2-6-2 No. 8 were being restored. Another 80-tonner, D-2, was only used in 2003, and its current disposition is unknown. The Valley Railroad in Essex, Connecticut owns a pair of 80-tonners, 0900 and 0901, for use on the Essex Clipper Dinner Train, as well as for yard switching and work train service.

Oridinal 80-Ton with "chopped cab".
GE 80-Ton moving cars at the Fort Eustis Railhead.

External links

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Diesel locomotives built by GE Transportation / GE Rail (GE)

Industrial and switch engines	60-ton boxcab 100-ton boxcab 600-hp centercab 1000-hp centercab DEY-2 EN-6 25-ton 35-ton 43-ton 44-ton 45-ton 50-ton 60-ton 65-ton 70-ton 80-ton 95-ton 100-ton 110-ton 125-ton 126-ton 128-ton 1800-hp transfer 2000-hp transfer U5B U6B

Universal Series	UM6B U9B U10B U12B U13B UD18 U18B U23B U25B U28B U30B U33B U36B U15C U17C U18C U18C1 U20C U20C1 U23C U25C U26C U28C U30C U33C U36C U50C U50

Passenger locomotives	U28CG U30CG U34CH P30CH B32-8WH Genesis series (P40DC, P32AC-DM, P42DC)

Dash 7 Series	B23-7 BQ23-7 B30-7 B30-7A B36-7 C30-7 C30-7A C36-7

Dash 8 Series	B32-8 B39-8 B40-8 B40-8W C32-8 C39-8 C40-8 C40-8M C40-8W C41-8W C44-8W

Dash 9 Series	C40-9 C40-9W C44-9W BB40-9W C-38AChe

AC series	AC4400CW AC6000CW C30ACi C44ACi

Evolution Series	ES40DC ES44DC ES44DCi ES44AC ES44C4 ES59ACi

PowerHaul Series	PH37ACmi PH37ACi PH37ACmai

(see also: List of GE locomotives)

Diesel-electric switcher locomotives

Alco	ALCO Boxcab ALCO 600 HH600 HH660 HH900 HH1000 S-1 S-2 S-3 S-4 S-5 S-6 T-6 SB-8/SSB-9

Baldwin	VO-660 DS-4-4-660 DS-4-4-750 S-8 RS-4-TC VO-1000 DS-4-4-1000 S-12

Fairbanks-Morse	H-10-44 H-12-44 H-12-44TS H-12-46

GE	60-ton boxcab 100-ton boxcab 600-hp centercab 1000-hp centercab DEY-2 EN-6 25-ton 35-ton 43-ton 44-ton 45-ton 50-ton 60-ton 65-ton 70-ton 80-ton 95-ton 100-ton 110-ton 125-ton 126-ton 128-ton 1800-hp transfer 2000-hp transfer U5B U6B

GM/EMD	SC, SW, NC, NC1, NC2, NW, NW1, NW1A, NW4, T NW2 NW3 NW5 TR1 SW1 SW7 SW8 SW9 SW600 SW900 SW1000 SW1001 SW1200 SW1500 SW1504 MP15DC MP15AC MP15T RS1325 GMD1

Lima-Hamilton	LS-750 LS-800 LS-1000 LS-1200