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6 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. USAX1663 FtEustis 2010: William Grimes at en.wikipedia· Public domain
- 2. Galveston Railroad Museum March 2022 42 (Center for Transportation and Commerce GE 80-ton switcher No. 1983): Michael Barera· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 3. GE 80-tonner at Beale AF Base: U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Andrew Buchanan/Released· Public domain
- 4. Center for Transportation and Commerce GE 80-ton switcher No. 1983 - 17123495858: mr_t_77· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 5. Center for Transportation and Commerce GE 80-ton switcher No. 1983 - 17309410582: mr_t_77· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 6. GE 80T 3103 RFFSA EFSJ L: RFFSA· CC BY-SA 2.5
what is it?
The GE 80-ton switcher is a diesel-electric locomotive model built by GE Transportation Systems. It is classified as a B-B type locomotive. It was designed for industrial and light switching duties around railheads and ports.
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 90 years ago, in 1936.
- 350 kW is about 4 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
diesel locomotive: A diesel engine on board drives the wheels, usually through a generator (diesel-electric).
spec sheet
- built
- 1936–1973
- number built
- —
- kind
- Diesel-electric
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- builders
- GE Transportation, General Electric
- top speed
- —
- power
- 350 kW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- B-B
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q957001, Wikipedia: GE 80-ton switcher (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.