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The GE C40-8 is a model of 6-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by GE Transportation Systems between 1987 and 1992. It is part of the GE Dash 8 Series of freight locomotives, and its wheel arrangement is of a C-C type.
This locomotive model is often referred to as a Dash 8-40C or simply "Dash 8". "Dash 8" in general refers to the electrical control series, "Dash" being a carryover from the older syntax of C40-8. The "40" refers to the baseline horsepower rating (4,000 hp or 3,000 kW) of the unit, although some units may be re-rated to 4,100 hp (3,100 kW).
Later units were supplied with a wide-nose cab and are designated Dash 8-40CW, the "W" indicating a wide-nose cab.
C41-8
[edit]Some railroads, the Chicago and North Western Railway in particular, upgraded some of their units to ~4,135 hp (3,083 kW) and designated them as C42-8. This designation was modified by the Union Pacific Railroad to C41-8 after its takeover of C&NW in 1995. Former C&NW units are usually identified by a grab-iron on the front nose just above the Union Pacific shield logo, and/or the "C41-8" designation on the cab side. The final three C&NW C40-8s were built with 4,135 hp (3,083 kW), and the prior 32 units were similarly modified as well. Although none of these units were ever officially classed as C41-8 by GE, a safety cab version was built as the Dash 8-41CW.
Original Owners
[edit]| Railroad | Quantity | Road numbers | Notes |
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| Chicago and North Western Transportation Company | 77 | 8501-8577[2] | 8575-8577 were 4,150 hp (3,090 kW), all units were passed on to UP and later sold to CREX and later Canadian National; Unit 2127 resold to Rock Island Rail |
| Conrail | 25[3] | 6025-6049[2] | Split between CSX and NS, all units remaining in Conrail colors are retired |
| CSX Transportation | 157 | 7489-7498, 7500-7646,[4] 9280 | Classed as C40-8, 7489-7498 are ex-Conrail. All retired from May 2016 to February 2017, most have been sold off to other railroads or have been scrapped. 24 units sold to Pan Am; later to Berkshire & Eastern [5]following Pan Am purchase; Unit 7627 reacquired by CSX and renumbered 9280. 7520 was wrecked and retired. |
| Estrada de Ferro Carajás | 4 | 501-504 | |
| Norfolk Southern Railway | 89 | 8300-8313, 8689-8763[2] | 8300-8313 are ex-Conrail. All units were to be rebuilt with a new wide cab, upgraded electronics, etc. 8500-8504, 8506-8513 being rebuilt with an NS "Crescent" nose/cab (The same on the SD60Es), 8505 being rebuilt with a GE widenose and cab. They are classified as a Dash 8.5-40CW but are labeled as D8.5-40CW. However, due to repeated failures, all Norfolk Southern C40-8's will be sold or scrapped, and 47 new ET44AC and three ES44AC locomotives will replace them. Last remaining units retired in 2017. |
| Union Pacific Railroad | 255 | 9100-9355,[3] 9185 (2nd) | 9185 (first) returned to GE, became testbed. As of early 2019, all units have been sold/auctioned off except 9152, 9240, and 9259. |
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ Solomon 2005, p. 98.
- ^ a b c Wilson 2009, p. 80.
- ^ a b Solomon 2014, p. 122.
- ^ Stakem 2019, p. 28.
- ^ https://www.thedieselshop.us/BERX.HTML.
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Bibliography
[edit]- Solomon, Brian (2014). GE and EMD Locomotives: The Illustrated History. Voyageur Press. ISBN 9780760346129.
- Stakem, Patrick H. (2019). The Locomotive Fleet CSXT.
- Solomon, Brian (2005). CSX. Voyageur Press. ISBN 9781610603751.
- Wilson, Jeff (2009). The Model Railroader's Guide to Diesel Locomotives. Kalmbach Publishing, Co. ISBN 9780890247617.
External links
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Media related to GE C40-8 locomotives at Wikimedia Commons