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Davenport built a number of locomotives for the [[United States Army]] including [[World War I]] [[trench railways]], the [[USATC S100 Class]] [[0-6-0]] of [[World War II]], and eighteen larger [[switcher]]s during the 1950s, two of which were [[Variable gauge|adjustable]] in [[Rail gauge|gauge]]—one could operate on [[broad gauge]]s up to {{RailGauge|5ft6in|lk=on}}, and one on narrow gauges—the latter operating for a period on the [[Denver & Rio Grande Western]] ({{RailGauge|3ft|lk=on}}).
Three Davenport 500 HP locomotives (built in 1952) of the [[State Railway of Thailand]] are still in service as of April 2018.<ref name=Hewitt>{{cite news |last1=Hewitt |first1=Sam |title=Davenport diesel survivors soldering on in Thailand |url=https://www.railwaymagazine.co.uk/5366/davenport-diesel-survivors-soldiering-on-in-thailand/|access-date=26 June 2021 |work=The Railway Magazine |date=30 April 2018 |language=en}}</ref>
Various Davenport locomotives are preserved in the US as well as other parts of the world.
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