Dash 9-44CW

Diesel-electric locomotive
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Family: Dash 9
Build: GE 1993−2004
Top speed: 120 km/h
Gauge: 1435 mm
UIC axles: Co'Co'
Length: 22.3 m
Width: 3.12 m
Height: 4.88 m
Weight: 193 t
Prime mover: GE 7FDL-16
Power output: 3280 kW
Tractive effort: 470 kN
Source: en.wikipedia.org


Career
flagATSF C44-9WAtchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway5
flagBNSF C44-9WBNSF Railway476
flagCN C44-9WCanadian National Railway18
flagCR C44-9WConrail: Consolidated Rail Corporation1
flagEFC Dash 9-44CWEstrada de Ferro Carajás0
flagKCS 9-44CWKansas City Southern Railway1
flagNS C44-9WNorfolk Southern Railway196
flagSP C44-9WSouthern Pacific Transportation Company1
flagUP C44-9WUnion Pacific Railroad4


Pictures


Stories
Y
 Puget Sound, narrow long fjord-like inlet in Seattle area, features some of the world's most significant tidal ranges (differences between high and low tides). When the tide is high, water will reach all the way to the stone wall carrying the railroad - typical scenery on majority of my photos taken here. When the tide is low, water will ret ..  More
avatar Meanwhile, sitting in KCUS Track 30 is a new Amtrak Acela train-set (#2100), returning to the North East Corridor after being tested at the Federal Railroad Administration's Transportation Test Center near Pueblo, Colorado, for several months. Amtrak P42 174 is tacked on at the rear end of the move to provide red markers, but is otherwise  ..  More
avatar BNSF 5313 with doublestack train from Omaha, Nebraska, USA, ducked under Union Pacific's Greeley Subdivision (upper left) and passed Swan Ranch Industrial Park wye interchange (right) at Speer, Wyoming, USA. Train runs occasionally north on BNSF's Front Range Subdivision.
avatar The blue striped SD70ACe-P4 units are heading back west to be tested at the AAR (Association of American Railroads) Test Center near Pueblo, CO. These locos are EMD's answer to the GE ES44C4, which has only four powered axles instead of six. There is apparently a substantial cost savings involved with the design, because BNSF has already a ..  More
avatar The bridge structure this train is crossing was built to improve traffic flow through Santa Fe Junction Interlocking, which still remains a busy place. The bridge to the left of the Flyover is the much older KCT High Line, which had to be slightly modified at this end due to constricted space. The project has been an overwhelming success, allo ..  More




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