GE 44-tonner phases

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OK, I’ve been searching through old magazines, the Diesel Spotter’s Guide and anything else I can find. Does anybody know a resource that details what the different ‘phases’ of GE 44-tonner construction?

I’ve seen it mentioned that there are as many as 12 different phases.

I know if W&R brass releases of:

Phase Ic (presumably there was a Phase Ia and Ib)

Phase IIb (again I’m assuming there was a Phase IIa)

Phase IV.

I’ve never actually seen a reference to any Phase III locomotives.

I’m modeling the New Haven Railroad in HO scale and from what I’ve pieced together they owned:

Phase I? - the 0800 which had a single set of steps on each side in the middle of the running board, instead of steps at each corner (later modified).

Phase Ic

Phase IIa (I don’t recall where I found this information)

Phase IV (matching the Bachmann 44-tonner as well as the W&R).

I’d love to find the source of these phases and the differences among them. I have spotted minor differences between what I think are Phase IIa and IV. Phase I locomotives are the ones that are significantly different.

Thanks for the help!

Randy Hammill

http://newbritainstation.com

nhrr – at – the-hammills.com

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GE_44-ton_switcher

http://www.thedieselshop.us/Data44-ton.HTML

http://www.northeast.railfan.net/diesel122.html

Rich

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You might find more information if you do a Google search for ge 44 ton diesel. That is how I found my info. I have some Spectrum 44 ton with sound.

Rich

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Yup. Been there, done that. I think I’ve pretty much exhausted the internet resources.

But I’m specifically looking for the differences between each ‘phase’ as designated by somebody (most likely a modeler) some time ago. Usually this is in a published article. I don’t have the 3-part article in MR from 1955 yet, I was thinking that it might be there. But I’d like confirmation if that’s the case.

Thanks again -

Randy Hammill

http://newbritainstation.com

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Somewhere, I remember seeing a list of phases. It was years ago, and it was in printed form. And that’s about as far as I can take it.

So, good hunting. And, if you find it, let me know. I’m curious, too.

Ed

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Hi, Ed -

I found the source -

2200 Extra South magazine, issues 51 and 52 from 1975.

Thanks for the help everybody -

Randy Hammill

http://newbritainstation.com