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model.. builder number.. built.. wheel arrangement.. horsepower.. prime mover.. operational weight.. starting tractive effort.. length.. width.. wheelbase..
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
70 ton 29470
January 1948 B-B 660 hp Cooper-Bessemer FWL-6T 138 000 lbs 34 500 lbs ft in ft in ft in
TS 141 and 142 arrived together in early 1948, entering service in February. They
were the first GE 70-ton diesels on the WP system and spelled the end of electric power on the Tidewater. WP 124 was also banished shortly before their arrival, although other WP steam would still appear to help out when power was
short. In May 1951, the 142 would be renumbered 742, for reasons as yet undiscovered.
Tidewater Southern Railway
General Electric 70 ton 142/742
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