GE Dash 9-44CW

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GE Dash 9-44CW

BNSF Dash 9-44CW #5518 at the Port of Long Beach

[hide]Type and origin Power type Diesel-electric Builder GE Transportation Systems Model Dash 9-44CW Build date 1993–2004

[hide]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 2 in (22.30 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 dioderectifiers,

[hide]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)

[hide]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. 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 Southernpurchased 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.