GE Dash 9-44CW

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• AAR	C-C
• UIC	Co′Co′
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm); 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm), Brazil
Trucks	Hi-Adhesion C-C 6-Wheel
Wheel diameter	42 in (1,100 mm)
Minimum curve	23°
Wheelbase	13 ft 4 in (4.06 m)
Pivot centres	66 ft 2 in (20.17 m)
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 (193,000 kilograms); or 212.5 short tons (189.7 long tons; 192.8 t)
Fuel capacity	5,300 US gal (20,000 L; 4,400 imp gal)
Lubricant cap.	410 US gal (1,600 L; 340 imp gal)
Coolant cap.	380 US gal (1,400 L; 320 imp gal)
Sandbox cap.	55 ft3 (1,600 L)
Prime mover	GE 7FDL16
RPM:
• RPM idle	450
• Maximum RPM	1050
Engine type	four stroke cycle V16 diesel engine
Aspiration	Turbocharged
Alternator	GE GMG197
Generator	Main: GE - GMG197; Auxilary: GYA30A
Traction motors	GE 5GE752AH DC
Cylinders	16
Cylinder size	9 in (230 mm) x 10.5 in (270 mm)
Transmission	diesel electric with silicon diode rectifiers
Gear ratio	74:18
MU working	Yes
Train brakes	Westinghouse 26L (Air Brake)

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	GE Transportation Systems
Model	C44-9W
Build date	1993–2004
Total produced	3,682

GE C44-9W
GE C44-9W
	BNSF C44-9W #5518 at the Port of Long Beach on February 4, 2005.
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	GE Transportation Systems
Model	C44-9W
Build date	1993–2004
Total produced	3,682
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• AAR	C-C
• UIC	Co′Co′
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm); 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm), Brazil
Trucks	Hi-Adhesion C-C 6-Wheel
Wheel diameter	42 in (1,100 mm)
Minimum curve	23°
Wheelbase	13 ft 4 in (4.06 m)
Pivot centres	66 ft 2 in (20.17 m)
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 (193,000 kilograms); or 212.5 short tons (189.7 long tons; 192.8 t)
Fuel capacity	5,300 US gal (20,000 L; 4,400 imp gal)
Lubricant cap.	410 US gal (1,600 L; 340 imp gal)
Coolant cap.	380 US gal (1,400 L; 320 imp gal)
Sandbox cap.	55 ft3 (1,600 L)
Prime mover	GE 7FDL16
RPM:
• RPM idle	450
• Maximum RPM	1050
Engine type	four stroke cycle V16 diesel engine
Aspiration	Turbocharged
Alternator	GE GMG197
Generator	Main: GE - GMG197; Auxilary: GYA30A
Traction motors	GE 5GE752AH DC
Cylinders	16
Cylinder size	9 in (230 mm) x 10.5 in (270 mm)
Transmission	diesel electric with silicon diode rectifiers
Gear ratio	74:18
MU working	Yes
Train brakes	Westinghouse 26L (Air Brake)
Maximum speed
Performance figures
Maximum speed	74 mph (119 km/h)
Power output	4,400 hp (3,300 kW)
Tractive effort:;
• Starting	142,000 lbf (64,000 kgf) @25%
• Continuous	105,640 lbf (47,920 kgf) @13 mph (21 km/h)
Operators
Career
Operators	Various, see table
Locale	North America, Brazil, Australia

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.

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. In 2013 - 2014, Norfolk Southern upgrated the Dash 9-40CWs they had bought from GE to Dash 9-44CWs.