GE Dash 9-44CW
BNSF C44-9W #5518 at the Port of Long Beach
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| Type and origin | |
|---|---|
| Power type | Diesel-electric |
| Builder | GE Transportation Systems |
| Model | C44-9W |
| Build date | 1993–2004 |
| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| AAR wheel arr. | C-C |
| UIC class | Co′Co′ |
| Gauge |
4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm), Brazil |
| Trucks | GE HiAd |
| Wheel diameter | 42 in (1,067 mm) |
| Length | 73 ft 8 in (22.45 m) |
| Width | 10 ft 3 in (3.12 m) |
| Height | 16 ft 0 in (4.88 m) |
| Loco weight | 425,000 lb (192,800 kilograms) or 212.5 short tons (189.7 long tons; 192.8 t) |
| Fuel capacity | 5,000 US gal (19,000 l; 4,200 imp gal) |
| Prime mover | GE 7FDL16 |
| Engine type | four stroke cycle V16 diesel engine |
| Aspiration | Turbocharged |
| Alternator | GE GMG197 |
| Traction motors | GE 5GE752AH DC traction motors |
| Cylinders | 16 |
| Transmission | diesel electric with silicon diode rectifiers, |
| Performance figures | |
|---|---|
| Power output | 4,400 hp (3,281 kW) |
| Tractive effort |
Continuous: 105,640 lbf (469.9 kN), Starting: 142,000 lbf (631.6 kN) |
| Career | |
|---|---|
| Operators | Various, see table |
| Locale | North America, Brazil, Australia |
The GE C44-9W is a 4,400 hp (3,281 kW) diesel-electric locomotive built by GE Transportation Systems of Erie, Pennsylvania. Keeping in tradition with GE's locomotive series nicknames beginning with the "Dash 7" of the 1970s, the C44-9W was dubbed the Dash 9 upon its debut in 1993. The design has since proven popular with North American railroads, although some railroads, like CSX, preferred its AC equivalent, the AC4400CW. 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 in production by the GE ES44DC.
Many North American railroads have ordered the C44-9W. They were originally ordered by Chicago & North Western Railway, Santa Fe, BNSF, CSX, Southern Pacific, Canadian National Railway, BC Rail, and Union Pacific Railroad. Norfolk Southern purchased the very similar Dash 9-40CWs.
BNSF Dash 9 #4723 is featured as a drivable locomotive in Microsoft Train Simulator and the actual Dash 9 has stickers on its cab noting this, and Dash 9's are also featured as drivable locomotives in RailWorks 3 and Trainz Simulator.
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