GE Dash 9-44CW

GE Dash 9-44CW
GE Dash 9-44CW
BNSF Dash 9-44CW #5518 at the Port of Long Beach
Power type Diesel-electric
Builder GE Transportation Systems
Model Dash 9-44CW
Build date 1993–2004
AAR wheel arr. C-C
UIC classification Co′Co′
Gauge 4 ft 8 12 in (1,435 mm)
Trucks GE HiAd
Wheel diameter 42 in (1.067 m)
Length 73 ft 2 in (22.30 m)
Width 10 ft 3 in (3.12 m)
Height 16 ft 0 in (4.88 m)
Locomotive weight 425,000 lb (193 tonnes)
Fuel capacity 5,000 US gal (19,000 l; 4,200 imp gal)
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 (3,280 kW)
Tractive effort Continuous: 105,640 lbf (469.9 kN),
Starting: 142,000 lbf (631.6 kN)
Locale North America

The GE C44-9W is a 4,400 hp (3,273 kW) diesel 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 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.

BNSF Dash 9s are also featured as drivable locomotives in RailWorks.

Original owners

Railroad Quantity Road numbers Notes
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway 100 600-699 Most now in service with the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway. Some have been patch-renumbered or relabeled.
BC Rail 14 4641-4654 4641-4644 are model C44-9WL
Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway 1697 700-799, 960-1123, 4000-4199, 4300-5532 5530-5532 were originally warranty protection units 5841-5843;
Canadian National Railway 228 2500-2522WL,2523-2727CW,2958CW 2500-2522 are model C44-9WL,2523-2696 are model C44-9CW,2697-2726 are operated by Illinois Central
Chicago and North Western Transportation Company 130 8601-8730 Most have been repainted or patch-renumbered into the Union Pacific Railroad's rosters. Two Dash 9 locomotives, #8646 and #8701, remain in service on the UP with full C&NW paint and reporting marks.
Estrada de Ferro Carajás (Brazil) 67 801-867 model C44-9WM
Ferrovia Norte do Brasil S/A(Brazil) 50 9001-9050 model C44-9WM
Fortescue Metals Group (Australia) 15 0001-0015 Fitted with ECP brakes from New York Air Brake
General Electric (testbed) 1 905
Hamersley Iron / Pilbara Iron (Australia) 62 7053-7098, 9404-9409, 9428-9434, 9470-9472
Quebec North Shore and Labrador Railway 11 404-414
Southern Pacific Railroad 101 8100-8200 Most have been patch-renumbered or repainted into the Union Pacific locomotive rosters.
Union Pacific Railroad 40 9700-9739



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