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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. |
Dash 9-44CW
Diesel-electric locomotive
| 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
 | ATSF C44-9W | Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway | 5 |
| BNSF C44-9W | BNSF Railway | 257 |
 | CN C44-9W | Canadian National Railway | 18 |
| CR C44-9W | Conrail: Consolidated Rail Corporation | 1 |
| NS C44-9W | Norfolk Southern Railway | 118 |
| SP C44-9W | Southern Pacific Transportation Company | 1 |
| UP C44-9W | Union Pacific Railroad | 4 |
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