Valdez Pipeyard RR, Pt 3--the locomotives

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The AKRR roster of 45-tonners imported to Alaska for use in the pipe storage yard at Valdez:

7249	GE	45-ton	1942	15713	ex-US Army 7249; nee Cornhusker Ordnance plant (Ovina, NE)	1974	1983	to CCPR 007, 1983; to MWRL 4501; to Oregon Pacific 4501, 1997 (used in Valdez during pipeline boom)
7324	GE	45-ton	1942	15244	ex-US Army 7324	1974	1983	to Museum of Alaska Transportation & Industry  (used in Valdez during pipeline boom)
7331	GE	45-ton	1941	12985	ex-US Army 7331	1974	1983	to CCPR to Kerr-McGee Chemical
7356	GE	45-ton	1941	13139	ex-US Army 7356	1974	1983	to CCPR to Rabanco

From theAKRR roster

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The site where I ordered the 45-tonner says that these units were first produced in the late-1950s. If so, they closely followed the 1941-42 45-ton units employed by the AKRR at Valdez:

First produced in the late 1950s, General Electric's 45-Tonners were primarily used in short line and industrial applications, designed to complement or replace their steam-powered counterparts at the end of the steam era. GE 45 Ton Side-Rod Diesels are still being produced and are in use worldwide in several gauges. First produced in the late 1950s, General Electric's 45-Tonners were primarily used in short line and industrial applications, designed to complement or replace their steam-powered counterparts at the end of the steam era. GE 45 Ton Side-Rod Diesels are still being produced and are in use worldwide in several gauges. First produced in the late 1950s, General Electric's 45-Tonners were primarily used in short line and industrial applications, designed to complement or replace their steam-powered counterparts at the end of the steam era. GE 45 Ton Side-Rod Diesels are still being produced and are in use worldwide in several gauges.