GE Dash 8-44CW

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• AAR	C-C
• UIC	Co′Co′
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 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)
Loco weight	425,000 lb (193,000 kg); 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	45°, four stroke cycle
Aspiration	Turbocharged
Alternator	GE GMG197
Traction motors	DC GE 5GE752AH
Cylinders	V16
Transmission	diesel electric with silicon diode rectifiers,

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	GE Transportation Systems
Model	Dash 8-44CW

GE Dash 8-44CW
GE Dash 8-44CW
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	GE Transportation Systems
Model	Dash 8-44CW
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• AAR	C-C
• UIC	Co′Co′
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 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)
Loco weight	425,000 lb (193,000 kg); 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	45°, four stroke cycle
Aspiration	Turbocharged
Alternator	GE GMG197
Traction motors	DC GE 5GE752AH
Cylinders	V16
Transmission	diesel electric with silicon diode rectifiers,
Power output
Performance figures
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
Career
Locale	North America

The GE C44-8W is a 4,400 hp (3,280 kW) diesel-electric locomotive built by GE Transportation Systems of Erie, Pennsylvania, part of the GE Dash 8 Series of freight locomotives. They are considered to be pre-production Dash 9s with D9-44CW internals and software housed in a Dash 8 carbody. They were numbered CSX 9000-9052. The first three were originally supposed to be the last order of Dash 8s for CSX thus having the smaller Dash 8 carbody. They have been derated to 4000 horsepower and are now designated C40-9W.

In keeping in GE tradition of giving nicknames to its locomotive series beginning with the "Dash 7" of the 1970s, the C44-8W was dubbed the "Dash 8" upon its debut. The design has since proven popular with North America railroads.