GE Dash 9-44CW
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BNSF Dash 9-44CW #5518 at the Port of Long Beach. |
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Power type | Diesel |
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Builder | GE Transportation Systems |
Model | Dash 9-44CW |
AAR wheel arr. | C-C |
Gauge | 4 ft 8½ in (1435 mm) |
Trucks | GE HiAd |
Wheel diameter | 42 in (1.07 m) |
Length | 73 ft 2 in (22.30 m) |
Width | 10 ft 3 in (3.12 m) |
Height | 15 ft 4 in (4.67 m) |
Total weight | 394,000 lb (179,000 kg) |
Fuel capacity | 5,000 US gal (18,900 L) |
Prime mover | GE 7FDL16 |
Engine type | 45° V16, four stroke cycle |
Aspiration | turbocharged |
Alternator | GE GMG197 |
Traction motors | GE 5GE752AH |
Transmission | Alternator, silicon diode rectifiers, DC traction motors |
Power output | 4,400 hp (3,300 kW) |
Locale | North America |
The GE Dash 9-44CW is a 4,380 hp (3,267 kW) diesel locomotive built by GE Transportation Systems of Erie, Pennsylvania. It is also known as the C44-9W or "Dash 9". The design has proved popular with North American railroads. Because of more stringent emissions requirements that came into effect in the United States on January 1, 2005, the Dash 9-44CW has been replaced by the GE ES44DC.
Many North American railroads have ordered the Dash 9. Originally ordering them included Chicago & North Western Railway, Santa Fe, BNSF, CSX, Southern Pacific, Canadian National Railway, BC Rail, and Union Pacific Railroad. Norfolk Southern purchased Dash 9s, however they are Dash 9-40CW.
Diesel locomotives built by GE | |
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Industrial and switch engines | 60-ton boxcab, 100-ton boxcab, 600-hp centercab, 1000-hp centercab, DEY-2, EN-6, 25-ton, 35-ton, 43-ton, 44-ton, 45-ton, 50-ton, 60-ton, 65-ton, 70-ton, 80-ton, 95-ton, 100-ton, 110-ton, 125-ton, 126-ton, 128-ton, 1800-hp transfer, 2000-hp transfer, U6B |
Universal Series: | UD18, U18B, U23B, U25B, U28B, U30B, U33B, U36B, U23C, U25C, U26C, U28C, U30C, U33C, U36C, U50, U50C |
Passenger locomotives: | U28CG, U30CG, U34CH, P30CH, Genesis series (P40DC, P32AC-DM, P42DC) |
Dash-7 series: | B23-7, BQ23-7, B30-7, B30-7A, B36-7, C30-7, C30-7A, C36-7 |
Dash-8 series: | B32-8, B32-8WH, B39-8, B40-8, B40-8P, B40-8W, C32-8, C39-8, C40-8, C40-8M, C40-8W, C44-8W |
Dash-9 series: | C40-9, C40-9W, C44-9W |
AC series: | AC4400CW, AC6000CW |
Evolution Series: | ES40DC, ES44DC, ES44AC |