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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.

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GE C44-9W
BNSF C44-9W #5518 at the Port of Long Beach on February 4, 2005.
Type and origin Power type Diesel-electric Builder GE Transportation Systems Model C44-9W Build date 1993–2004 Total produced 3,668
Specifications Configuration: ​  • AAR C-C  • UIC Co′Co′ Gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm), Brazil Trucks GE HiAd Wheel diameter 42 in (1,067 mm) Length 73 ft 8 in (22.45 m) Width 10 ft 3 in (3.12 m) Height 16 ft 0 in (4.88 m) Loco weight 425,000 lb (192,800 kilograms) 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 four stroke cycle V16 diesel engine Aspiration Turbocharged Alternator GE GMG197 Traction motors GE 5GE752AH DC Cylinders 16 Transmission diesel electric with silicon diode rectifiers,
Performance figures Maximum speed 74 mph (119 km/h) Power output 4,400 hp (3,281 kW) Tractive effort Starting: 142,000 lbf (64,410 kgf) @25% Continuous: 105,640 lbf (47,917 kgf) @13 mph (21 km/h)
Career Operators Various, see table Locale North America, Brazil, Australia

Part of GE's "Dash 9" series of locomotives, the Dash 9-44CW shares its frame, HiAd trucks, 16-cylinder 7FDL engine, and 752AH-31 traction motors with the GE Dash 9-40CW. But while the more common 9-44CW offers 4,400 horsepower (3,300 kW), software in the 9-40CW's engine-governing unit restricts its power output to 4,000 horsepower (3,000 kW).

The design has since proven popular with North American railroads, although some railroads, such as CSX and Canadian Pacific, preferred its AC equivalent, the AC4400CW. 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.

Rebuilds

The BNSF AC44C4M is a EX-ATSF GE C44-9W rebuilt with AC traction motors and an A1A-A1A wheel arrangement. The internal controls are similar to those of the newer GE ES44C4.[1]

Original owners

Railroad	Quantity	Road numbers	Notes	Ref(s)
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway	100	600–699	All now in service with the BNSF Railway. 666 renumbered to 599. 599–619 rebuilt to AC44C4M.
BC Rail	14	4641–4654	4641–4644 are model C44-9WL.
BNSF Railway	1697	700–799, 960–1123, 4000–4199, 4300–5532	BNSF locomotives 4499, 4385, 4482, 4801, 4808, 4934, 4372, 4663, 5416, 5162, 5212, 4563, and 4347 were wrecked and retired. BNSF 4323–4417, 4470–4512, 4515–4516, 4518–4519, 4521–4532, 4534–4535, 4537, 5370, 4513–4514, 4517, 4520, 4533, 4536, 4556–4587, and 4591–4592 sold to GECX in 2021, with some being rebuilt to AC44C6Ms for QNSL, and FMG in Australia (28 in total), while 100 of them were sold to KCS.
Canadian National Railway	228	2500–2727	2500–2522 are model C44-9WL, 2523–2727 are model C44-9W, 2697–2726 are operated by Illinois Central. 2727 was previously 2667. 2540, 2545 and 2695 are retired. 2699 involved in derailment near Saskatoon. Being rebuilt into AC44C6M[2]
Chicago and North Western Transportation Company	130	8601–8730	All have been repainted or patch-renumbered into the Union Pacific Railroad's rosters as numbers 9665–9834. 9696, 9741 & 9771 yet to be repainted as of 2021.
CSX	53	9000–9052	Delivered with Dash 8 trucks.
Estrada de Ferro Carajás (Brazil)	67	801–867	Model C44-9WM. 801, 802, 803, 804 and 805 are standard C44-9W. The 803 was involved in a head-on collision in 1998 and scrapped, replaced in 2002 by another new C44-9WM with the same road number, 803.
Ferrovia Norte do Brasil (Brazil)	50	9001–9050	Model C44-9WM; fitted with Dash 8 trucks and has a modified cab.
Fortescue Metals Group, Western Australia	23	001–015 (new) 016-024 (RTO)	Fitted with ECP brakes from New York Air Brake (001-015 only). 016-024 fitted with CCBII rack, but no ECP.
General Electric (testbed)	1	905
Pilbara Rail, Western Australia	72	7043–7050, 7053–7098, 9404–9409, 9428–9436, 9470–9472 (re-numbered to 9401–9403)		[3][4]
Kansas City Southern	100	4400-4499	All are ex-BNSF units.
Norfolk Southern	1090	8889–9978	Originally rated at 4,000 hp re-rated to 4,400 hp in 2013–2014. Locomotives 8917, 9939, 9796, 9100, 9847 were wrecked and retired. All units to be rebuilt to AC44C6Ms; NS 9246 currently lowest on roster, NS 9250-9256 were painted in Operation Lifesaver scheme. Locomotive 9387 caught fire near Pittsburgh, PA on 1-24-2022.
Quebec North Shore and Labrador Railway	11	404–414
Southern Pacific Railroad	101	8100–8200
Union Pacific Railroad	40	9700–9739	To be rebuilt into AC44C6M.[5] 9707, 9716, and 9731 were wrecked and retired.
TOTALS	3,669	—	—	—

Gallery

See also

• GE C38AChe, based on the GE Dash 9-44CW design and operating on the Qinghai-Tibet route in China

References

External links

• 9-44CW pictures Trainspo

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GE C44-9W — шестиосный тепловоз компании GE Transportation Systems (расположен в г. Эри, штат Пенсильвания) с выходной мощностью 4400 л.с. (3230 кВт) и электрической передачей переменно-постоянного тока, который выпускался с 1993 по 2004 год для ряда железных дорог. В связи с устоявшейся традицией, сразу после выпуска получил прозвище Dash 9. Также завод выпускал тепловозы модели AC4400CW, которые отличались от Dash 9 применением ТЭД переменного тока. В связи с вводом новых более жёстких экологических норм на выбросы (вступили в действие 1 января 2005 года), был сменён в производстве моделью GE ES44DC.

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