united, states, force, locomotive, 1246, historic, diesel, electric, railroad, switch, locomotive, display, fort, smith, trolley, museum, fort, smith, arkansas, manufactured, 1953, general, electric, company, schenectady, york, fulfillment, contract, with, uni. The United States Air Force Locomotive No 1246 is a historic diesel electric railroad switch locomotive on display at the Fort Smith Trolley Museum in Fort Smith Arkansas It was manufactured in 1953 by the General Electric Company in Schenectady New York in fulfillment of a contract with the United States Air Force for eleven of its 44 ton locomotives It is believed to have spent all of its productive life at Grissom Air Force Base in Indiana and was acquired by the museum in 1992 2 United States Air Force 12462008 photoType and originPower typeDiesel electricBuilderGeneral ElectricSerial number31870Model44 tonBuild dateJanuary 1953SpecificationsConfiguration AARB B UICBo Bo Gauge4 ft 8 1 2 in 1 435 mm Prime moverCaterpillar D17000 2 offEngine typeV8 dieselPerformance figuresPower output380 hp 283 kW CareerOperatorsUnited States Air ForceCurrent ownerFort Smith Trolley MuseumDispositionOn static display based in Fort Smith ArkansasUnited States air Force Locomotive No 1246U S National Register of Historic PlacesShow map of ArkansasShow map of the United StatesLocation100 S 4th St Fort Smith ArkansasCoordinates35 23 7 N 94 25 47 W 35 38528 N 94 42972 W 35 38528 94 42972Arealess than one acreBuilt1953ArchitectGeneral Electric CompanyNRHP reference No 06000840 1 Added to NRHPSeptember 20 2006The locomotive was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2006 1 See also editNational Register of Historic Places listings in Sebastian County ArkansasReferences edit a b National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service July 9 2010 NRHP nomination for United States Air Force Locomotive No 1246 PDF Arkansas Preservation Retrieved 2015 04 03 nbsp This article about a property in Sebastian County Arkansas on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title United States Air Force Locomotive No 1246 amp oldid 1119515346, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,