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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.
The General Electric C44-9W (C44-9W, Dash 9-44CW, or simply Dash 9), is a type of 4,400 hp six-axle diesel locomotive (though eventually classified as a series as a result of numerous versions built later on after introduction) built from 1993 to 2004.
The GE (General Electric) C44-9W (C44-9CW, CW44-9, Dash 9-44CW, Dash 9-44W, or simply "Dash 9 "), is a type of 16-cylinder, 4,400hp six-axle diesel locomotive built from 1993 to 2004. An ATSF (Santa Fe) Dash 9 in Erie, PA in 1994; being the first of the original "600-series" Dash 9 units which were part of a major order from GE consisting of ...
26 sie 2024 · The C44-9W was also the most powerful offered in the Dash 9 series, boasting 4,400 horsepower (listed at only 4,390 horsepower). The first units to roll out Erie included a group of 65 completed for the Chicago & North Western between November, 1993 and January, 1994.
The Dash 9 included various improvements over the Dash 8 locomotive, such as improved cooling, high adhesion (Hi-Ad) trucks which included special springs and suspension, providing a smoother ride, and an updated braking system.
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This site is dedicated to archiving BNSF's Heritage I Dash-9 locomotives. This series of locomotives goes from #960 to #1123, and was the first full series of units to bear the Heritage I orange and green paint scheme of the combined railroads of Santa Fe and Burlington Northern.
