Re: Alco/GE

Greg Scholl Wrote:

> Brian This is conflicting information. If it was
> a combo with GE and Alco
> and that ended in 1953, how could it be built in
> June of 1957. You get my drift here?
> As for the U25-B have shot some on the TTI in
> Kentucky, about 50 miles from here.
> They were about the last stronghold of those
> engines, but alas they are not running now, as
> the coal business went bust for them!!! Nothing
> is running.
> Greg

The USATC unit/WP&WP #81 was built by GE. The construction number is a GE number.

It is conflicting only if you are thinking about the joint sales arrangement; but, that ended in 1953. If ALCO continued to purchase GE electrical for its production after 1953, there should be no reason why GE could not purchase an ALCO diesel engine to power one of its products. GE was already doing this for the White Pass "shovel nose" diesels that it built.

Brian Norden