GE Drop Cab locomotives

New: 21 April 2022	Jim Koglin photo at Selfridge AFB
GE Drop Cab Locomotives Roster & Ownership Tracker
GE's 45-ton and 47-ton drop-center cabs are for the most part variants of the 44-Tonner. In the hobby press, the models have been referred to "military design". They shared the same basic car-body as the 44-tonner, D17000 engines, traction motors and main generator. The 47-ton model employed articulated trucks with slightly larger T/Ms. Another noticeable difference were the couplers on the 47-tonner were mounted on the trucks rather than to the frame. Lastly, the 47-ton units were non-standard gauge. Production of the 47-ton model began in 1943 and ended in 1953. Similarly, the 45-ton locomotive started in 1944 and ran for nearly a dozen years. GE also constructed during 1944 ten 75-ton drop-cab locomotives for the US Army Transportation Corps. Equipped with low-clearance cabs, they were predicated on the more powerful 80-ton machine; all of the 75s were sent to France to help rebuild the country's rail network.
--	Compiled by R. Craig
**** 45-Ton / 47-Ton Models (Total Production 164)
GE Serial Number	Original Owner & Subsequent Owners (date acquired)	Batch/Order Nos.	Bldr Dates
27538	Oahu Rwy & Land 15	Drop cab (47-ton w/articulated trucks, 36" gauge)	10/1943
27538	--- Cumbres & Toltec #15 (--)		--
27539	Oahu Rwy & Land 15 & 19	Drop cab (47-ton w/articulated trucks, 36" gauge)	10/1943
27539	--- Camino Cable & Northern #19 (--)		--
27541-27452	American Rwy of Puerto Rico 502-513	Drop cab (47-ton w/articulated trucks, Metre gauge)	1-3/1944
27572	US Army Transportation Corps 8584 - Japan	Drop cab (47-ton w/articulated trucks, 42" gauge)	11/1944
27572	--- Nagoya RR #8584 - Phillipines (--)		--
27573	US Army Transportation Corps 8585 - Japan	Drop cab (47-ton w/articulated trucks, 42" gauge)	11/1944
27573	--- Japanese National Rwy #DD-121 (--)		--
27577 & 27578	US Army TC-ETO 8499 & 8500 (Great Britan)	Drop cab	3/1944
Note: ** USATC-ETO = US Army Transportation Corps-European Theatre of Operations *****************************
27579	US Army TC-ETO 8501 (Great Britan)	Drop cab	3/1944
	--- American Minerals #?		--
	--- York County Fire Dept. #?		--
27580	US Army TC-ETO 8502 (Great Britan)	Drop cab	4/1944
27580	--- U.S. Navy 65-00523		--
27581	US Army TC-ETO 8503 (Great Britan)	Drop cab	4/1944
27581	--- US Navy 65-00518
27582	US Army TC-ETO 8504 (Great Britan)	Drop cab	4/1944
27583	US Army TC-ETO 8505 (Great Britan)	Drop cab	5/1944
27583	--- Koppers no# (Ark.)
27584	US Army TC-ETO 8506 (Great Britan)	Drop cab	4/1944
27584	--- Koppers no# (Ark.)
27585	US Army TC-ETO 8507 (Great Britan)	Drop cab	4/1944
27586-27588	US Army TC-ETO 8508-8510 (Great Britan)	Drop cab	5/1944
27589	US Army TC-ETO 8511 (France)	Drop cab	5/1944
27590	US Army TC-ETO 8512 (France)	Drop cab	5/1944
27590	--- Mississippis Sand #1 (1969)
27591	US Army TC-ETO 8513 (France)	Drop cab	5/1944
27591	--- U.S. Navy #65-00522
27592	US Army TC-ETO 8514 (France)	Drop cab	6/1944
27592	--- Houston Chemical
27593	US Army TC-ETO 8515 (France)	Drop cab	5/1944
27593	--- U.S. Navy #65-00503
27594	US Army TC-ETO 8516 (France)	Drop cab	5/1944
27595	US Army TC-ETO 8517 (France)	Drop cab	5/1944
27595	--- U.S. Navy #65-00528
27596	US Army TC-ETO 8518 (France)	Drop cab	5/1944
27597	US Army TC-ETO 8519 (France)	Drop cab	6/1944
	--- Virginia Central #105		--
	--- Pittsburgh, Allegheny & McKees Rocks #14 (11-12/1982)		--
	--- S&W Construction #14 (?)		--
	--- Martin Mariette Cement G7		--
	--- Southwest Portland Cement #? (4/1984)		--
	--- Ash Grove Cement #? (5/1989)		--
	--- Salt Lake Garfield & Western #DS3 (1972)		--
27598	US Army TC-ETO 8520 (France)	Drop cab	5/1944
27599	US Army TC-ETO 8521 (Great Britan & France)	Drop cab	5/44
27599	--- Stored at Hill AFB		--
27600	US Army TC-ETO 8522 (Great Britan & France)	Drop cab	5/44
27601	US Army TC-ETO 8523 (Great Britan & France)	Drop cab	5/44
27602	US Army TC-ETO #8524 (Great Britan & France)	Drop cab	5/44
27602	--- Wisconsin Steel #?		--
27603	US Army TC-ETO #8525 (Great Britan & France)	Drop cab	6/1944
	--- Ontario Midland #5		--
	--- Landisville Railroad #8526 (Great Britan & France)		--
27604	US Army TC-ETO #8527	Drop cab	6/1944
	--- Amherst Industrial #8526 (Great Britan & France)		--
	--- 27604 & 26705 have same data -- ??		--
27605	US Army TC-ETO #8527 (Great Britan & France)	Drop cab	6/1944
27606	US Army Transportation Corps #8528 (Great Britan & France)	Drop cab	6/1944
	--- Northwestern Rolling Mill #27606		--
	--- Salmon Bay		--
	--- Wyoming Railcar #1301		--
	--- Lithcote #1301		--
	--- United Tank Car #8568 / 1301		--
27631	US Army TC-ETO #7924 (Great Britan & France)	Drop cab	3/1944
USATC 45-Ton #8505 with European-style buffers (U.S. Army Transportation Corps Museum photo)
27632	US Army TC-ETO #7925 (Great Britan & France)	Drop cab	3/1944
	--- U.S. Air Force #7925		--
	--- Nezperce-Pomery #7114 (1971)		--
27633	US Army TC-ETO #7926 (Great Britan & France)	Drop cab	3/1944
	--- Valley Road #7926		--
	--- Connecticut Electric Railway Association 7926		--
27634	US Army TC-ETO #7927 (Great Britan & France)	Drop cab	3/1944
	--- Ingersol-Rand #92		--
	--- (conflicting report indicates sold to Ideal Cement, NJ)		--
27635 & 27636	US Army TC-ETO #7928 & 7929 (Great Britan & France)	Drop cab	3/1944
27656 - 27663	US Army Transportation Corps #7800-7807	Drop cab	7-10/1944
27656 - 27663	--- Indian Govt Rwy #6500-6507		--
27664	US Army Transportation Corps #7808	Drop cab	7-10/1944
	--- Indian Govt Rwy #6508		--
	--- Columbo Port Commission (Ceylon) #4		--
27665 - 27685	US Army Transportation Corps #7809-7829	Drop cab	7-10/1944
27665 - 27685	--- Indian Govt Rwy #6509-6529		--
27698	US Army TC-ETO 8560 (France)	Drop cab	9/1944
27698	--- Nezperce-Pomery #7173		--
27699	US Army TC-ETO 8561 (France)	Drop cab	10/1944
27700	US Army TC-ETO 8562 (France)	Drop cab	10/1944
	--- DeQueen & Eastern #D11		--
	--- Weyerhauser ?		--
	--- North Texas Sewage #?		--
	--- Trinity River Authority		--
27701 - 27704	US Army TC-ETO 8563-8566 (France)	Drop cab	10/1944
27705	US Army TC-ETO 8567 (France)	Drop cab	10/1944
27705	--- Netherlands (1966)		--
27706 - 27707	US Army TC-ETO 8568 & 8569 (France)	Drop cab	10/1944
27708 (Drop cab)	US Army TC-ETO 8570 (France)	Drop cab	11/1944
	--- NW Rolling Steel Mill		--
	--- Salmon Steel		--
	--- Livingston Rebuild Center (1996)		--
27709 & 27710	US Army TC-ETO 8571 & 8572 (France)	Drop cab	10-11/1944
27711	US Army TC-ETO 8573 (France)	Drop cab	11/1944
27711	--- Nezperce-Pomery 7118		--
27743	US Army #7514	Drop cab (47-ton, 36"gauge)	8/1944
27743	--- Bethelehem-Pacific Coast Steel #6/13 (1968)		--
27744	US Army #7515	Drop cab (47-ton, 36"gauge)	8/1944
27744	--- Standard Fruit Co. #60/4 (Honduras)		--
27751 - 27760	US Army TC-ETO 8574 - 8583 (Great Britan, France & Germany)	Drop cab	11-12/1944
27761-27763	US Army #8586-8588	Drop cab (47-ton w/articulated trucks, 42" gauge)	1, 2/1945
27761-27763	--- Japanese National Rwys DD-122 & parts & DD123		--
27765 & 27766	US Army #8590 & 8591	Drop cab (47-ton w/articulated trucks, 42" gauge)	1, 2/1945
27765 & 27766	--- Manilla Rwy #?? - Phillipines		--
27767 & 27768	US Army #8592 & 8593	Drop cab (47-ton w/articulated trucks, 42" gauge)	1, 2/1945
27767 & 27768	--- Japanese National Rwys DD-124 & DD125		--
27769 & 27768	Chilean State Govt #4001 & 4002	Drop cab (47-ton w/articulated trucks, Metre gauge)	2/1945
27792	US Army TC-ETO 8390 (Great Britan)	Drop cab	3/1945
27792	--- Indian Govt.Railway #6590 (--)		--
28240	GuayaQuil 2A	Drop cab (47-ton w/articulated trucks, 36" gauge)	11/1945
29772-29783	Portugal Railway 11013-1112	Drop cab (47-ton w/articulated trucks, 36" gauge)	11/1945
32046	British Guiana	W.R. Grace no# (Chile)	5/1953
32472-32474	British Guiana	Drop cab (47-ton w/articulated trucks)	7/1955
**** 75-Ton Model (Total Production 10)
Ex-USATC 75-Ton 7236 (Sebastian Kiefert photo)
27528	U.S. Army TC-ETO 7228 (France)	Drop cab (75-ton)	1944
27529, 27530 & 27531	U.S. Army TC-ETO 7229-7231 (France)	Drop cab (75-ton)	1944
27529, 27530 & 27531	--- Scrapped (--)		--
27532	U.S. Army TC-ETO 7232 (France)	Drop cab (75-ton)	1944
	CFTPV (Conifer)		--
	CFTR (2019)		--
27533	U.S. Army 7233 (France)	Drop cab (75-ton)	1944
27533	Guitres-Marcenais tourist train		--
27534, 27535	U.S. Army 7234 & 7235 (France)	Drop cab (75-ton)	1944
27534, 27535	Scrapped		--
27536	U.S. Army TC-ETO 7236 (France)	Drop cab (75-ton)	1944
27536	Being restored at a French Museum		--
27537	U.S. Army TC-ETO 7237 (France)	Drop cab (75-ton)	1944
29125 & 29126	Unidos de Yucatan 201 & 202	Drop cab (75-ton)	6/47
29127	Fabrica de Cemento (Chile)	Drop cab (75-ton)	6/47
29129	S. Puerto Rico Sugar	Drop cab (75-ton)	6/47
29130-29139	E de F Sorocabana (Brazil)	Drop cab (75-ton)	1-3/47
29186 & 29187	Unidos de Yucatan 203 & 204	Drop cab (75-ton)	12/47
29722 & 29724	Newfoundland Rwy 5000-5002	Drop cab (75-ton)	8/48
30221	??	Drop cab (75-ton)	1/49
30527 & 30528	Chilean State Rwy 4003 & 5004	Drop cab (75-ton)	6/50
30948	S. Puerto Rico Sugar	Drop cab (75-ton)	6/47
31286	Lone Star Cement	Drop cab (75-ton)	3/52
32020-32023	Chilean State Rwy 4005-4008	Drop cab (75-ton)	12/53
32046	W.R. Grace (Chile)	Drop cab (75-ton)	5/53
General Notes: Book Sources: Canadian Trackside Guide (2005, 2007 & 2013) by Bytown Raiload Society Comprehensive Guide to Industrial Locomotvies by Jay Reed Critters Dinkeys & Other Centercabs by Jay Reed Diesel Locomotive Rosters by Charles McDonald CD and Newsletter Sources: Extra 2200 South (May/June 1973 & 1975 and multiple issues) LocoNotes II (#235-254) by Ken Ardinger On-line Sources: Diesel Roster Data Group (multple posts) Don's Depot website (by Don Ross) Illini Rail LocoNotes (Multiple posts) Utah Rails Website (by Don Strack) The Diesel Shop website Direct Correspondence: GE Serial Number List (by John Whittingham) GE US Army TC-ETO Drop Cab Assignments (by Rudolf Heinisch) GE Builder Numbers (by R. Mosher) GE Builder Records (by Robert Lehmuth) Short Line Rosters for Eastern U.S. (by Richard Adams) Other Contributors (direct or in-direct): Ken Ardinger, Martin Baumann, Denny Custer, Tom Keeping, Robert Graham, Jamie Haislip, Randy Keller, William McBride, Keel Middleton, Bill Miller, Mark Nilges, Jay Reed, Keith Robinson, Ray Sabo, Steve Timko, and Frank Volhardt. Batch/order numbers provided by Dave Dallner. Original upload: 15 April 2022

Roster & Ownership Tracker

& Subsequent Owners (date acquired)

--- Cumbres & Toltec #15 (--)

--- Camino Cable & Northern #19 (--)

--- Nagoya RR #8584 - Phillipines (--)

--- Japanese National Rwy #DD-121 (--)

--- American Minerals #?

--- York County Fire Dept. #?

--- U.S. Navy 65-00523

--- US Navy 65-00518

--- Koppers no# (Ark.)

--- Koppers no# (Ark.)

--- Mississippis Sand #1 (1969)

--- U.S. Navy #65-00522

--- Houston Chemical

--- U.S. Navy #65-00503

--- U.S. Navy #65-00528

--- Virginia Central #105

--- Pittsburgh, Allegheny & McKees Rocks #14 (11-12/1982)

--- S&W Construction #14 (?)

--- Martin Mariette Cement G7

--- Southwest Portland Cement #? (4/1984)

--- Ash Grove Cement #? (5/1989)

--- Salt Lake Garfield & Western #DS3 (1972)

--- Stored at Hill AFB

--- Wisconsin Steel #?

--- Ontario Midland #5

--- Landisville Railroad #8526 (Great Britan & France)

--- Amherst Industrial #8526 (Great Britan & France)

--- 27604 & 26705 have same data -- ??

--- Northwestern Rolling Mill #27606

--- Salmon Bay

--- Wyoming Railcar #1301

--- Lithcote #1301

--- United Tank Car #8568 / 1301

--- U.S. Air Force #7925

--- Nezperce-Pomery #7114 (1971)

--- Valley Road #7926

--- Connecticut Electric Railway Association 7926

--- Ingersol-Rand #92

--- (conflicting report indicates sold to Ideal Cement, NJ)

--- Indian Govt Rwy #6500-6507

--- Indian Govt Rwy #6508

--- Columbo Port Commission (Ceylon) #4

--- Indian Govt Rwy #6509-6529

--- Nezperce-Pomery #7173

--- DeQueen & Eastern #D11

--- Weyerhauser ?

--- North Texas Sewage #?

--- Trinity River Authority

--- Netherlands (1966)

--- NW Rolling Steel Mill

--- Salmon Steel

--- Livingston Rebuild Center (1996)

--- Nezperce-Pomery 7118

--- Bethelehem-Pacific Coast Steel #6/13 (1968)

--- Standard Fruit Co. #60/4 (Honduras)

--- Japanese National Rwys DD-122 & parts & DD123

--- Manilla Rwy #?? - Phillipines

--- Japanese National Rwys DD-124 & DD125

--- Indian Govt.Railway #6590 (--)

--- Scrapped (--)

CFTPV (Conifer)

CFTR (2019)

Guitres-Marcenais tourist train

Scrapped

Being restored at a French Museum

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