GE Dash 8-40CM

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• AAR	C-C
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Prime mover	GE 7FDL-16
Engine type	V16

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	GE Transportation Systems
Model	C40-8M
Build date	March 1990 – March 1994
Total produced	84

GE C40-8M
GE C40-8M
	CN 2442, a Dash 8-40CM, leads a train eastbound into Battle Creek, Michigan in 2009.
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	GE Transportation Systems
Model	C40-8M
Build date	March 1990 – March 1994
Total produced	84
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• AAR	C-C
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Prime mover	GE 7FDL-16
Engine type	V16
Operators
Career
Operators	See table
Locale	North America, Canada
Disposition	All retired and to be scrapped, QNSL units scrapped, 1 preserved

The GE C40-8M is a 6-axle diesel locomotive built by GE Transportation Systems from 1990 to 1994. It is part of the GE Dash 8 Series of freight locomotives, and is often referred to as a Dash 8-40CM.

Mechanically identical to the Dash 8-40CW, the Dash 8-40CM was constructed only for Canadian railways, with a production total of 84 units. It is distinguished from the Dash 8-40CW by the addition of a full-width "Draper Taper" style cowl body, of which they are the last locomotives built with this feature, and the use of a Canadian-specific nose and windshield configuration. The trucks also differ; all units built ride on Dofasco Hi-Ad trucks identical to locomotives built by Montreal Locomotive Works, Bombardier, and Morrison-Knudsen.