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ATSF was the only railroad to order the B40-8W, and a B unit (cabless booster unit) was almost made with it, but because the price would have been the same for B40-8Ws with cabs or without, they decided to order units with cabs only. [citation needed] All of ATSF's B40-8Ws were passed on to BNSF Railway, with some later sold to other railroads.
The GE AC44C6M is an AC-traction 4,400-horsepower (3,300 kW) diesel locomotive, rebuilt from GE Transportation Dash 9 locomotives. AC44C6M rebuilds have been done by GE (now Wabtec), American Motive Power, Inc., and Norfolk Southern Railway's Juniata and Roanoke Shops, starting in September 2015.
Most now in service with BNSF Railway and leasing firms, BNSF 6789 and 7138 were retired after a serious accident near Gunter, Texas in 2004, 7167-7205, 7206-7235, & 8074-8089 were the only SD40-2s built by General Motors Diesel as exports to the United States, when EMD LaGrange IL plant was overloaded with orders. EMD sent the three orders to ...
The GE C44-9W is a 4,400 hp (3,281 kW) diesel-electric 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.
Some SD9 locomotives can be found in museums and on tourist lines, and at least two are in service on a working railroad. BNSF #1550 is preserved at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum, having been donated by BNSF in 2022. [6] It is classified as an SD9-3. BNSF #1552 is stored at South Haven, Kansas, intended for preservation. It is classified as ...
The Dash 9 Series is a line of diesel locomotives built by GE Transportation. It replaced the Dash 8 Series in the mid-1990s, and was superseded by the Evolution Series in the mid-2000s. Dash 9 series locomotives are some of the most common in the United States.
The GE Dash 8-40B (or B40-8) is a 4-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by GE Transportation between 1988 and 1989. It is part of the GE Dash 8 Series of freight locomotives. A total of 151 examples of this locomotive were built for North American railroads. The GE Dash 8-40BW (B40-8W) is a variant fitted with a full-width cab.
[1] [9] The locomotives are 58.5 feet (17.8 m) long and 15 feet (4.6 m) tall, while the passenger cars are 85 feet (26 m) long and 15 feet 11 inches (4.85 m) tall. [193] A 2010 proposal to use diesel multiple unit trains on the N Line, which carries fewer passengers, was considered by Sound Transit but ultimately rejected.