Tropicana GE 44-tonner

[harryadkins]

I just uploaded a repaint of the DTM Pennsylvania GE 44-tonner in a fictional Tropicana scheme. It represents a “what if” locomotive owned by the busy Foss Tropicana Juice Distribution Center located on the NERW Pennsylvania route.

This GE 44-ton switcher is a 4-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Electric in 1953 for the Tropicana Juice Company. It was assigned to the Foss Plant in central Pennsylvania, replacing an aging 0-6-0 steam locomotive and numbered 1111 for the birthday of the plant manager’s daughter. This locomotive offered the company quite a cost savings compared to steam and reduced labor intensity. In the 1940's, the steam to diesel transition was in its infancy in North America, and railroad unions were trying to protect the locomotive fireman jobs that were redundant with diesel units. One measure taken to this end was a stipulation that locomotives weighing 90,000 pounds or more required a fireman in addition to an engineer. The 44-ton locomotive was designed to skirt this requirement. This unit has been in constant service except for a major overhaul at the North Eastern Railway shops in Pittsburgh, PA. As long as there are orange juice cars to move, this little fellow will have a job.

Harry

[artimrj]

Way too cool! Harry!

[jwtheiv]

That is spectacular.

[imnew]

Thanks Harry ! Nice

[conrail1]

Are the other 44 toners compatible? I only have the B&M version.

[Chacal]

THey're all the same model probably.
You'll just have to manually copy the files to the correct folder.