US Army 65-ton locomotives at the Picatinny Arsenal in 1948. The diesel-electrics were less dangerous around explosives than the steam locomotives they replaced.
The GE 65-ton switcher is a diesel-electric locomotive built by General Electric. It has a B-B wheel arrangement, with models producing 400–550 horsepower.
The 65-ton is an upgraded GE 44-ton with a heavier frame and a more powerful diesel engine.
There is also a Steeplecab electric variant of this locomotive that was ordered by the Sacramento Northern.
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- Diesel Loco #1943, an operational unit at White Mountain Central Railroad