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General Electric Diesel-Electric Locomotive - Center Cab - 44-ton - 400 HP
Auction Ends 12/29/22 1:00 PM ET
General Electric Center Cab Diesel-Electric Locomotive - 44-ton - 400 HP
Powered by twin Cummins Diesel 8.3L engines
Engine 1: 5,421 hours
Engine 2: 7,052 hours.
Manufactured: 1953
Rebuilt: 1974
Repainted: 2012
Last serviced: Feb 2020. Since that service, only 12 operating hours on one engine and only 33 operating hours on other engine.
Standard track gauge for transit railroads
Approx dimensions: 340" L (not including couplers) x 113" W x 128" H.
Agency logos will be removed or painted over prior to buyer pickup.
Buyer is responsible for all aspects of removal. Seller will provide no assistance.
We do not have service records. Buyers are encouraged to inspect all merchandise before bidding. WMATA employees are prohibited from purchasing Metro surplus property, either directly or indirectly through other parties, regardless of the method of sale.
Auction Ends 12/29/22 1:00 PM ET
General Electric Center Cab Diesel-Electric Locomotive - 44-ton - 400 HP
Powered by twin Cummins Diesel 8.3L engines
Engine 1: 5,421 hours
Engine 2: 7,052 hours.
Manufactured: 1953
Rebuilt: 1974
Repainted: 2012
Last serviced: Feb 2020. Since that service, only 12 operating hours on one engine and only 33 operating hours on other engine.
Standard track gauge for transit railroads
Approx dimensions: 340" L (not including couplers) x 113" W x 128" H.
Agency logos will be removed or painted over prior to buyer pickup.
Buyer is responsible for all aspects of removal. Seller will provide no assistance.
We do not have service records. Buyers are encouraged to inspect all merchandise before bidding. WMATA employees are prohibited from purchasing Metro surplus property, either directly or indirectly through other parties, regardless of the method of sale.
BONUS: Poke far enough, and you can download a PDF of the appropriate 1949 30-pagem Alco-GE 44-tonner operator's manual!
According to online sources, this is GE c/n 31876, built Feb. 1953 as US Air Force 1238, later acquired as WMATA 865, rebuilt and renumbered as L002.
It is rumored that a loco collector on the Walkersville Southern is thus far the first/only bid.......
