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Re: GE 44-Tonner
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lugnet.trains
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Wed, 19 Sep 2001 23:02:11 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Gianluca Morelli writes:
> In lugnet.trains, John Neal writes:
> > Here is a GE 44 Tonner in UP colors that my 11 yo son built a while ago:
> >
> > http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=185
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > I think he did a pretty good job:-)
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> > -John
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> Hi,John,
> it's a nice engine,for two reasons:
> 1) it's 8wide
> 2) it's 8wide :-))
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> and also because I've always liked the UP colors.
> Congratulations to your son!
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> 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..)
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> http://mercurio.iet.unipi.it/pix/it/diesel/misc/d143b.jpg
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> does anybody know which class this locomotive belongs?I'm not so expert in
> US rolling stock..
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> Ciao
> Gianluca
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> my creations:
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?m=gm
It looks like a GE, possibly a mod (modification) of the 44 tonner?
Josh
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| (...) 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 (...) (23 years ago, 19-Sep-01, to lugnet.trains)
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