List of preserved GE 44-ton switchers

This is a summary, listing every GE 44-ton switcher in preservation. All are listed by serial number.

List

Australia

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
17933 ANR DE91 1943 B-B-88/88-4GE733 - Operational at the National Railway Museum in Port Adelaide [1]

Canada

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
27975 Maine Central Railroad 15 May 1945 December 1974 Operational at the Georgia State Railroad Museum in Savannah, Georgia [2][3]
28349 Port Stanley Terminal Rail L3 Winnie May 1947
  • 1966 (CN)
  • 1994 (GWWD)
Operational at the Port Stanley Terminal Rail in Port Stanley, Ontario [4]

United States

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
12911 Great Northern 51 August 1940 - Stored at the Walkersville Southern Railroad (WSRR) at Walkersville, Maryland
12947 Arcade and Attica 110 June 1941 Arcade and Attica Railroad (ARA) - Displayed at the Arcade and Attica Railroad in Arcade, New York
15028 Salt Lake, Garfield and Western DS-2 December 13, 1941 - On static display, awaiting restoration at the Western Railway Museum in Suisun City, California [5]
15031 New York, Ontario & Western 104 January 1942 - Stored at the Southeastern Railway Museum in Duluth, Georgia [6]
15122 Detroit and Mackinac 10 September 1942 - Awaiting restoration at the Southern Michigan Railroad Society in Clinton, Michigan
15757 United States Army 7069 December 1942 - Operational at the Georgia State Railroad Museum in Savannah, Georgia
17930 Western Maryland 75 July 1943 - Operational at the Southern Michigan Railroad Society in Clinton, Michigan
27818 Visalia Electric 502 August 1945 Visalia Electric Railroad (VE) - Operational at the Western Railway Museum in Suisun City, California [7]
27819 Quincy Railroad 3 August 1945 - Stored at the Western Pacific Railroad Museum at Portola, California [8]
28336 Sacramento Northern 146 November 1946 - Undergoing restoration at the Western Railway Museum in Suisun City, California [9]
28346 Arcade and Attica 111 April 1947 Arcade and Attica Railroad (ARA) - Operational at the Arcade and Attica Railroad in Arcade, New York
29974 Claremont Concord 119 June 1948 - Operational at the Georgia State Railroad Museum in Savannah, Georgia
30253 Hartwell Railroad 2 February 1950 Hartwell Railroad (HRT) - Stored at the Southeastern Railway Museum in Duluth, Georgia [6]
30472 Nickel Plate Road 91 September 1950 Boyne City Railroad (BCRR) - Operational at Indiana Transportation Museum in Noblesville, Indiana
30460 Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis 100 June 1950 - Displayed at the Cowan Railroad Museum in Cowan, Tennessee First Transistorized remote-controlled locomotive in the U.S. [10]
31870 US Air Force 1246 January 1953 United States Air Force (USAF) - Displayed at the Fort Smith Trolley Museum in Fort Smith, Arkansas Added to the NRHP on September 20, 2006. [11]
Unknown New Hampshire Central 360 1942 New Hampshire Central Railroad (NHCR) - Displayed at the Conway Scenic Railroad in North Conway, New Hampshire

See also

References

  1. ^ "Locomotive DE91 - National Railway Museum". Retrieved 2025-07-14.
  2. ^ "Equipment". www.southernprairierailway.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-25. Retrieved 2025-07-08.
  3. ^ "MEC 44 Ton Switcher #15". www.ozarkmountainrailcar.com. Archived from the original on 2009-09-27. Retrieved 2025-07-08.
  4. ^ "PSTR Locomotives". www.pstr.on.ca. Retrieved 2025-07-08.
  5. ^ "Salt Lake, Garfield and Western DS2". Western Railway Museum. Retrieved 2025-07-14.
  6. ^ a b "Locomotives". Southeastern Railway Museum.
  7. ^ "Visalia Electric 502". Western Railway Museum. Retrieved 2025-07-14.
  8. ^ "WPRM - Quincy Railroad 3". www.wplives.org. Retrieved 2025-07-08.
  9. ^ "Sacramento Northern 146". Western Railway Museum. Retrieved 2025-07-14.
  10. ^ "Equipment and Rolling Stock". Cowan Railroad Museum. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  11. ^ "Locomotive #1246". Fort Smith Trolley Museum. Retrieved 30 September 2025.