The GE dash 9-44CW is a locomotive with 4,400hp diesel electric build by GE transportation system of Erie, Pennsylvania.
Locomotive series bigining with DASH-7 from 1970. And C44-9W was dubbed DASH-9 bigining from 1993.
DASH-9 is locomotive with 16-cylinder 7FDL engine and 752AH-31 traction motor with the GE Dash9-40CW, power output from this engine is 4,400hp or 3,300KW.
The design has since proven popular with North American railroads, although some railroads, like CSX and Canadian Pacific, 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.
The design has since proven popular with North American railroads, although some railroads, like CSX and Canadian Pacific, 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.
Standart gauge this locomotive is 1435 MiliMeters
locomotive length is 22.45 Meters
locomotive widht is 3.12 Meters
locomotive weight is 182,900 kilograms
engine type 4 stroke cycle V16 cylinders diesel engine
maximum speed of this locomotive is 119km/h
with fuel capacity of 19.000 liters
build date of this locomotive is 1993-2004
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