GE Dash 9-44CW

GE Dash 9-44CW
BNSF Dash 9-44CW #5518 at the Port of Long Beach
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	GE Transportation Systems
Model	Dash 9-44CW
Build date	1993–2004
AAR wheel arr.	C-C
UIC classification	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)
Locomotive weight	425,000 lb (193 tonnes)
Fuel capacity	5,000 US gal (19,000 l; 4,200 imp gal)
Prime mover	GE 7FDL16
Engine type	45° V16, four stroke cycle
Aspiration	Turbocharged
Alternator	GE GMG197
Traction motors	GE 5GE752AH
Transmission	Alternator, silicon diode rectifiers, DC traction motors
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	North America

The GE C44-9W is a 4,400 hp (3,273 kW) diesel 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 design has since proven popular with North American railroads. Because of more stringent emissions requirements that came into effect in the United States on January 1, 2005, the Dash 9-44CW has been replaced in production by the GE ES44DC.

Many North American railroads have ordered the C44-9W. They were originally ordered by Chicago & North Western Railway, Santa Fe, BNSF, CSX, Southern Pacific, Canadian National Railway, BC Rail, and Union Pacific Railroad. Norfolk Southern purchased the very similar Dash 9-40CWs.

BNSF Dash 9 #4723 is featured as a drivable locomotive in Microsoft Train Simulator, and the actual Dash 9 has stickers on its cab noting this.

BNSF Dash 9s are also featured as drivable locomotives in RailWorks.

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  BNSF #4855 C44-9W heading west out of CN Battle Creek Yard.

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  CN #2552 C44-9W sitting west of Emmitt St. Bridge in Battle Creek.

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  FMG 005,006,008 hauling an iron ore train, Pilbara region, Western Australia

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  Four BNSF GE C44-9W hauling a mixed freight train along the Columbia river

Original owners

Railroad	Quantity	Road numbers	Notes
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway	100	600-699	Most now in service with the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway. Some have been patch-renumbered or relabeled.
BC Rail	14	4641-4654	4641-4644 are model C44-9WL
Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway	1697	700-799, 960-1123, 4000-4199, 4300-5532	5530-5532 were originally warranty protection units 5841-5843;
Canadian National Railway	228	2500-2522WL,2523-2727CW,2958CW	2500-2522 are model C44-9WL,2523-2696 are model C44-9CW,2697-2726 are operated by Illinois Central
Chicago and North Western Transportation Company	130	8601-8730	Most have been repainted or patch-renumbered into the Union Pacific Railroad's rosters. Two Dash 9 locomotives, #8646 and #8701, remain in service on the UP with full C&NW paint and reporting marks.
Estrada de Ferro Carajás (Brazil)	67	801-867	model C44-9WM
Ferrovia Norte do Brasil S/A(Brazil)	50	9001-9050	model C44-9WM
Fortescue Metals Group (Australia)	15	0001-0015	Fitted with ECP brakes from New York Air Brake
General Electric (testbed)	1	905
Hamersley Iron / Pilbara Iron (Australia)	62	7053-7098, 9404-9409, 9428-9434, 9470-9472
Quebec North Shore and Labrador Railway	11	404-414
Southern Pacific Railroad	101	8100-8200	Most have been patch-renumbered or repainted into the Union Pacific locomotive rosters.
Union Pacific Railroad	40	9700-9739

"Modern Marvels: Freight Trains." Modern Marvels. History. HIST. 15 Mar. 2008.