GE Dash 9-44CW

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GE C44-9W

BNSF Dash 9-44CW #5518 at the Port of Long Beach.
Power type	Diesel
Builder	GE Transportation Systems
Model	C44-9W
AAR wheel arr.	C-C
Gauge	4 ft 8½ in (1,435 mm)
Trucks	GE HiAd
Wheel diameter	42 in (1.07 m)
Length	73 ft 2 in (22.30 m)
Width	10 ft 3 in (3.12 m)
Height	16 ft 0 in (5.03 m)
Locomotive weight	394,000 lb (179,000 kg)
Fuel capacity	5,000 US gal (18,900 L)
Prime mover	GE 7FDL16
Engine type	45° V16, four stroke cycle
Aspiration	turbocharged
Alternator	GE GMG197
Traction motors	GE 5GE752AH
Transmission	Alternator, silicon diode rectifiers, DC traction motors
Power output	4,400 hp (3,300 kW)
Locale	North America

The GE C44-9W was a 4,400 hp (3,267 kW) diesel locomotive built by GE Transportation Systems of Erie, Pennsylvania. The design has proved popular with North American railroads. 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stringent emissions requirements that came into effect in the United States on January 1, 2005, the Dash 9-44CW has been replaced by the GE ES44DC.

Many North American railroads have ordered the C44-9W. Originally ordering them included Chicago & North Western Railway, Santa Fe, BNSF, CSX, Southern Pacific, Canadian National Railway, BC Rail, and Union Pacific Railroad. Norfolk Southern purchased Dash 9s, however they are Dash 9-40CW. The Dash 9 is used in the Microsoft Train Simulator (Also known as MSTS) along with other BNSF locomotives.

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