GE_Dash_8-40C

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• AAR	C-C
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge; 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm), Brazil
Length	70 ft 8 in (21.54 m)
Width	10 ft 3.5 in (3.14 m)
Height	15 ft 4.5 in (4.69 m)
Loco weight	391,600 lb (177,600 kg)
Prime mover	GE FDL

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	GE Transportation Systems
Model	C40-8
Build date	1987–1992
Total produced	585

C40-8
C40-8
	UP 9214, a C40-8, leads an eastbound train up California's Cajon Pass on May 10, 1991.
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	GE Transportation Systems
Model	C40-8
Build date	1987–1992
Total produced	585
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• AAR	C-C
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge; 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm), Brazil
Length	70 ft 8 in (21.54 m)
Width	10 ft 3.5 in (3.14 m)
Height	15 ft 4.5 in (4.69 m)
Loco weight	391,600 lb (177,600 kg)
Prime mover	GE FDL
Operators
Career
Operators	Various
Locale	North America, Brazil
Disposition	nearly all have been retired as of 2022

GE Dash 8-40C

Model of diesel-electric locomotive produced by General Electric

The GE C40-8 is a model of 6-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by GE Transportation Systems between 1987 and 1992. It is part of the GE Dash 8 Series of freight locomotives, and its wheel arrangement is of a C-C type.

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This locomotive model is often referred to as a Dash 8-40C or simply "Dash 8". "Dash 8" in general refers to the electrical control series, "Dash" being a carryover from the older syntax of C40-8. The "40" refers to the baseline horsepower rating (4,000 hp or 3,000 kW) of the unit, although some units may be re-rated to 4,100 hp (3,100 kW).

Later units were supplied with a wide-nose cab and are designated Dash 8-40CW, the "W" indicating a wide-nose cab.

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Railroad	Quantity	Road numbers	Notes
Chicago and North Western Transportation Company	77	8501-8577	8575-8577 were 4,150 hp (3,090 kW), all units were passed on to UP and later sold to CREX and later Canadian National
Conrail	25	6025-6049	Split between CSX and NS, all units remaining in Conrail colors are retired
CSX Transportation	157	7489-7498, 7500-7646, 9280-9299	Classed as C40-8, 7489-7498 are ex-Conrail. All retired from May 2016 to February 2017, most have been sold off to other railroads or have been scrapped. 24 units previously sold to Pan Am reacquired and renumbered 9280-9299. 7520 was wrecked and retired.
Estrada de Ferro Carajás	4	501-504
Norfolk Southern Railway	89	8300-8313, 8689-8763	8300-8313 are ex-Conrail. All units were to be rebuilt with a new wide cab, upgraded electronics, etc. 8500-8504, 8506-8513 being rebuilt with an NS "Crescent" nose/cab (The same on the SD60Es), 8505 being rebuilt with a GE widenose and cab. They are classified as a Dash 8.5-40CW but are labeled as D8.5-40CW. However, due to repeated failures, all Norfolk Southern C40-8's will be sold or scrapped, and 47 new ET44AC and three ES44AC locomotives will replace them. Last remaining units retired in 2017.
Union Pacific Railroad	255	9100-9355, 9185 (2nd)	9185 (first) returned to GE, became testbed. As of early 2019, all units have been sold/auctioned off except 9152, 9240, and 9259.

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GE Dash 8-40C

C41-8

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