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The ”’GE C44-8W”’ or ”’CW44-8”’, is a {{convert|4400|hp|kW|-1|abbr=on}} [[diesel-electric locomotive|diesel-electric]] [[locomotive]] built by [[GE Transportation Systems]] of [[Erie, Pennsylvania]] It is part of the [[GE Dash 8 Series]] of freight locomotives. They are considered to be pre-production Dash 9s with [[GE Dash 9-44CW|D9-44CW]] internals and software housed in a Dash 8 carbody. They were numbered CSX 9000-9052. |
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The first three were originally supposed to be the last order of Dash 8s for CSX thus having the smaller Dash 8 carbody.{{Citation needed|date=November 2022}} CSX classified the remaining 50 as C44-9W; these units are mounted on Dash 8 bolster trucks used on predecessor models, but have thicker radiator wings.{{sfn|Marre|1995|page=169}} They have been derated to 4000 horsepower and are now designated C40-9W.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thedieselshop.us/CSX.HTML|title=CSX Motive Power|website=www.thedieselshop.us|access-date=2019-01-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129045600/http://www.thedieselshop.us/CSX.HTML |archive-date=January 29, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>{{Unreliable source|date=November 2025}} |
The first three were originally supposed to be the last order of Dash 8s for CSX thus having the smaller Dash 8 carbody.{{Citation needed|date=November 2022}} CSX classified the remaining 50 as C44-9W; these units are mounted on Dash 8 bolster trucks used on predecessor models, but have thicker radiator wings.{{sfn|Marre|1995|page=169}} They have been derated to 4000 horsepower and are now designated C40-9W.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thedieselshop.us/CSX.HTML|title=CSX Motive Power|website=www.thedieselshop.us|access-date=2019-01-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129045600/http://www.thedieselshop.us/CSX.HTML |archive-date=January 29, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>{{Unreliable source|date=November 2025}} |
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Diesel-electric locomotive
The GE C44-8W or CW44-8, is a 4,400 hp (3,280 kW) six-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by GE Transportation Systems of Erie, Pennsylvania. It is part of the GE Dash 8 Series of freight locomotives. They are considered to be pre-production Dash 9s with D9-44CW internals and software housed in a Dash 8 carbody. They were numbered CSX 9000-9052. It carried pre Dash-9 Specifications.
The first three were originally supposed to be the last order of Dash 8s for CSX thus having the smaller Dash 8 carbody.[citation needed] CSX classified the remaining 50 as C44-9W; these units are mounted on Dash 8 bolster trucks used on predecessor models, but have thicker radiator wings. They have been derated to 4000 horsepower and are now designated C40-9W.[2][unreliable source?]
In keeping in GE tradition of giving nicknames to its locomotive series beginning with the “Dash 7” of the 1970s, the C44-8W was dubbed the “Dash 8” upon its debut. The design has since proven popular with North America railroads.
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