The GE 65-ton switcher is a

diesel-electric locomotive A diesel locomotive is a type of railway locomotive in which the prime mover is a diesel engine. Several types of diesel locomotives have been developed, differing mainly in the means by which mechanical power is conveyed to the driving wheels ...

built by

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. It has a B-B

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, with models producing 400–550

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. The 65-ton is an upgraded GE 44-ton with a heavier frame and a more powerful diesel engine. There is also a Steeplecab electric variant of this locomotive that was ordered by the

Sacramento Northern The Sacramento Northern Railway (reporting mark SN) was a electric interurban railway that connected Chico in northern California with Oakland via the California capital, Sacramento. In its operation it ran directly on the streets of Oaklan ...

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Diesel Loco #1943
an operational unit at

White Mountain Central Railroad The White Mountain Central Railroad is a short heritage railway at Clark's Bears in Lincoln, New Hampshire, Lincoln, New Hampshire. It is notable as being one of the few places in New England with regular steam locomotive operation, as well as bei ...

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