GE Dash 9-44CW

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Career
OperatorsVarious, see table
LocaleNorth America, Brazil, Australia

The GE C44-9W is a 4,400 hp (3,281 kW)

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.

Part of GE's "Dash 9" series of locomotives, the Dash 9-44CW shares its frame, HiAd trucks, 16-cylinder 7FDL engine, and 752AH-31 traction motors with the GE Dash 9-40CW. But while the more common 9-44CW offers 4,400 horsepower (3,300 kW), software in the 9-40CW's engine-governing unit restricts its power output to 4,000 horsepower (3,000 kW).

The design has since proven popular with

GE ES44DC
.

Many North American railroads have ordered the C44-9W. They were originally ordered by

Southern Pacific, Canadian National Railway, BC Rail, and Union Pacific Railroad. Norfolk Southern purchased the very similar Dash 9-40CWs
.

Rebuilds

The BNSF AC44C4M is an Ex-ATSF GE C44-9W rebuilt with

A1A-A1A wheel arrangement. The internal controls are similar to those of the newer GE ES44C4.[1]

Original owners

Railroad Quantity Road numbers Notes Ref(s)
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway 100 600–699 To BNSF 600-699; ATSF 666 renumbered to BNSF 599 and some units rebuilt as AC44C4M.
BC Rail 14 4641-4644; 4645–4654 4641-4644 equipped with 'Canadian style' four-window cab, classified as Dash 9-44CWL
BNSF Railway 1697 700–799, 960–1123, 4000–4199, 4300–5532 4470-4537, 4556-4587, and 4772-4999 sold to GECX following lease expiration, some units sold to Fortescue Metals Group and Quebec, North Shore & Labrador and rebuilt into AC44C6M models
Canadian National Railway 228 2500–2522; 2523-2727 2500-2522 equipped with 'Canadian style' four-window cab, classified as Dash 9-44CWL [2]
Chicago and North Western Transportation Company 130 8601–8730 To UP 9665-9699, UP 9740-9834. [3]
CSX
 53 9000–9052 Dash 8-40CW carbody with Dash 9 software. Many units sold off.
Estrada de Ferro Carajás
(Brazil) 		67 801–867
Ferrovia Norte do Brasil
(Brazil) 		50 9001–9050
Fortescue Metals Group, Western Australia 23 001–015 (new) 016-024 (RTO)
General Electric (testbed) 1 905
Pilbara Rail, Western Australia 72 7043–7050, 7053–7098, 9404–9409, 9428–9436, 9470–9472 (re-numbered to 9401–9403) [4][5]
Norfolk Southern 1090 8889–9978 All to be rebuilt to
AC44C6Ms
.
Quebec North Shore and Labrador Railway 11 404–414 Retired.
Southern Pacific Railroad
 101 8100–8200 To UP 9564-9664. [6]
Union Pacific Railroad 40 9700–9739 To be rebuilt into AC44C6M. Classified C44ACM. 9707, 9716, and 9731 were wrecked and retired. [7]
Totals 3,773 — — —

Gallery

  • Santa Fe #664 in Wyoming
    Santa Fe #664 in Wyoming
  • Canadian National #2557 in Canada
    Canadian National #2557 in Canada
  • Norfolk Southern #9562 in Ohio
    Norfolk Southern #9562 in Ohio
  • BNSF # 5087 in Sacramento
    BNSF # 5087 in Sacramento

See also

  • GE C38AChe, based on the GE Dash 9-44CW design and operating on the Qinghai-Tibet route in China

References

  1. ^ "BNSF receives first rebuilt locomotives from GE, EMD". Trains. September 9, 2015. Retrieved September 10, 2015. (subscription required)
  2. ^ http://thedieselshop.us/CN.HTML
  3. ^ http://thedieselshop.us/UP.HTML
  4. ISBN 9781921719011
    .
  5. ^ "Dash 9-44CW". Railpage.
  6. ^ http://thedieselshop.us/UP.HTML
  7. ^ "UP plans major locomotive rebuild program; Trains Magazine". July 27, 2022. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
  • Freight Trains. Modern Marvels. History Channel. March 15, 2008.

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