GE BB40-9W
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Power type | Diesel |
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Builder | General Electric (GE) USA |
Build date | 1997 - 2006 |
Total production | 141 |
AAR wheel arr. | B+B-B+B |
Gauge | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3⅜ in) |
Locomotive brakes | Straight air |
Train brakes | 26-L air |
Career | EFVM |
Number(s) | 1113 - 1253 |
Locale | Brazil |
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The GE BB40-9W is a narrow-gauge version of the popular GE C40-9W locomotive. All 141 examples of this locomotive are owned by the EFVM railroad in Brazil. They are equipped with four B-style trucks, two at each end replacing the conventional C-style trucks. This is necessary because EFVM tracks are 1,000 mm (3 ft 3⅜ in) narrow gauge. The standard C44-9W traction motors cannot fit in the narrower trucks. To get the same total power, more of the smaller motors are needed. They are numbered 1113 to 1253.
[edit] References
- General Electric Dash-9s. The Diesel Shop. Retrieved on 2008-03-27.
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