GE Dash 8-40C
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UP 9214, a Dash 8-40C, leads an eastbound train up California's Cajon Pass on May 10, 1991. |
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Power type | Diesel-electric |
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Builder | GE Transportation Systems |
Model | Dash 8-40C |
AAR wheel arr. | C-C |
Gauge | 4 ft 8½ in (1435 mm) |
A GE Dash 8-40C is a 6-axle diesel locomotive built by GE Transportation Systems in the late 1980s. This locomotive model is sometimes referred to as a C40-8. or simply "Dash 8"
The companies that own at least one C40-8 as of 2006 include: CSX Transportation with 146, Norfolk Southern Railroad with 88 and Union Pacific Railroad with 298.
Diesel locomotives built by GE | |
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Industrial and switch engines | 60-ton boxcab, 100-ton boxcab, 600-hp centercab, 1000-hp centercab, DEY-2, EN-6, 25-ton, 35-ton, 43-ton, 44-ton, 45-ton, 50-ton, 60-ton, 65-ton, 70-ton, 80-ton, 95-ton, 100-ton, 110-ton, 125-ton, 126-ton, 128-ton, 1800-hp transfer, 2000-hp transfer, U6B |
Universal Series: | UD18, U18B, U23B, U25B, U28B, U30B, U33B, U36B, U23C, U25C, U26C, U28C, U30C, U33C, U36C, U50, U50C |
Passenger locomotives: | U28CG, U30CG, U34CH, P30CH, Genesis series (P40DC, P32AC-DM, P42DC) |
Dash-7 series: | B23-7, BQ23-7, B30-7, B30-7A, B36-7, C30-7, C30-7A, C36-7 |
Dash-8 series: | B32-8, B32-8WH, B39-8, B40-8, B40-8P, B40-8W, C32-8, C39-8, C40-8, C40-8M, C40-8W, C44-8W |
Dash-9 series: | C40-9, C40-9W, C44-9W |
AC series: | AC4400CW, AC6000CW |
Evolution Series: | ES40DC, ES44DC, ES44AC |