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Re: GE 44-Tonner
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lugnet.trains
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Wed, 19 Sep 2001 22:24:00 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, John Neal writes:
> Here is a GE 44 Tonner in UP colors that my 11 yo son built a while ago:
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=185
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> Produced from 1940 until 1955, they were specifically designed to be the
> largest loco that could be operated by just one man (the 1937 Diesel
> Agreement provided that an extra man would be needed for locos weighing
> more that 90,000 pounds). They gave themselves 1 ton for any extra
> add-ons.
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> I think he did a pretty good job:-)
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> -John
Hi,John,
it's a nice engine,for two reasons:
1) it's 8wide
2) it's 8wide :-))
and also because I've always liked the UP colors.
Congratulations to your son!
This locomotive reminded me that here in italy we have a US switcher (we
call it "TRUMAN") that looks like a GE44 (but cabin is different..)
http://mercurio.iet.unipi.it/pix/it/diesel/misc/d143b.jpg
does anybody know which class this locomotive belongs?I'm not so expert in
US rolling stock..
Ciao
Gianluca
my creations:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?m=gm
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