GE Dash 8-32BWH

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GE Dash 8-32BWH

Amtrak California Dash 8-32BWH at Jack London Square station in Oakland, California
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	GE Transportation Systems
Model	Dash 8-32BWH
Total production	20
AAR wheel arr.	B-B
Gauge	4 ft 8½ in (1,435 mm)
Career	Amtrak, Amtrak California
Number	(Amtrak) 500 – 519 (Amtrak Calif.) 2051, 2052
Nicknames	"Pepsi Cans"
Locale	United States
Delivered	1991

The GE Dash 8-32BWH, also known as the B32-8WH, P32-8WH, or P32BH is a modern diesel-electric locomotive used by Amtrak to pull passenger trains. It is related to GE's popular range of widecab locomotives in the Dash-8 series.

Twenty of these locomotives were delivered in 1991 and numbered 500 through 519. They were nicknamed 'Pepsi Cans' by many railfans, due to being delivered in a wide-striped red, white, and blue paint livery. Their repaint to their present-day appearances is called 'Diet Pepsi'. Today they are Amtrak's secondary locomotives. Their general usage is yard switching, but can substitute for Amtrak's main locomotive, the P42DC, if necessary. As of June 2006, they are currently in the process of being overhauled. The first Dash 8 to complete overhaul was number 507, which received "Phase V" paint. Several other units including numbers 500, 503, 505, 508, 510, and 514 have been repainted into this scheme as well.

• 517 Arrived into CHI from Beech Grove (8-17-2007) in new Phase V paint.

Two of the locomotives (501 & 502) were purchased by the California Department of Transportation and they were renumbered 2051 & 2052, and received the Amtrak California paint scheme. They are used on the Capitol Corridor and San Joaquin trains.

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