GE 70-ton switcher

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• AAR	B-B
• UIC	Bo′Bo′
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge,; (1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) and; 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) Brazil)
Trucks	4 wheel
Length	37 ft (11,278 mm)
Width	10 ft (3,048 mm)
Height	13 ft (3,962 mm)
Loco weight	130,000 lb (59,000 kg)
Prime mover	Cooper-Bessemer FWL-6T
RPM range	450-1000
Cylinders	6

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	GE Transportation Systems
Model	70-ton switcher
Build date	January 1947–December 1955
Total produced	238

GE 70-ton switcher
GE 70-ton switcher
	Ex-Southern Pacific No. 5100 at the Oregon Rail Heritage Center, in Portland, Oregon, in 2013
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	GE Transportation Systems
Model	70-ton switcher
Build date	January 1947–December 1955
Total produced	238
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• AAR	B-B
• UIC	Bo′Bo′
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge,; (1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) and; 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) Brazil)
Trucks	4 wheel
Length	37 ft (11,278 mm)
Width	10 ft (3,048 mm)
Height	13 ft (3,962 mm)
Loco weight	130,000 lb (59,000 kg)
Prime mover	Cooper-Bessemer FWL-6T
RPM range	450-1000
Cylinders	6
Maximum speed
Performance figures
Maximum speed	60 mph (97 km/h)
Power output	500–660 hp (373–492 kW)
Locale
Career
Locale	North America and Brazil

The GE 70-ton switcher is a 4-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Electric between about 1942 and 1955. It is classified as a B-B type locomotive. The first series of "70 tonners" were a group of seven center-cab locomotives built for the New York Central Railroad in November 1942. These units differ from the later end-cab versions. Locomotives exported to Brazil were known as GE 64T (70 short tons or 63 long tons or 64 metric tons) and nicknamed "scooters".

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