For example, the Dash 8-40C is usually rendered as "C40-8". The "W" suffix used for some models indicates the then-optional wide-nose "North American" safety cab. Specifications common to all Dash 8 Series four axle models are as follows: An NS B32-8 at Hinman Yard.

The GE (General Electric) C40-8 (Dash 8-40C, C40-8C, or simply Dash 8) is a type of six-axle, 4,000hp diesel-electric locomotive built from 1987 to 1992 with 585 built (the C40-8W having been subsequently built from 1989 to 1994; including over 800 C40-8W units, having 1,569 total).

The GE C40-8M is a 6-axle diesel locomotive built by GE Transportation Systems from 1990 to 1994. It is part of the GE Dash 8 Series of freight locomotives, and is often referred to as a Dash 8-40CM. Mechanically identical to the Dash 8-40CW, the Dash 8-40CM was constructed only for Canadian railways, with a production total of 84 units.

2025年1月1日 · C40-8M (Identical to the original save for its full width cowl cab and carbody. It was purchased only in Canada by British Columbia Railway, Canadian National, and Quebec North Shore & Labrador.) C41-8W (Equipped with an additional 100 horsepower; acquired by Santa Fe and Union Pacific.)

The GE C40-8W is a 6-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by GE Transportation Systems from 1989 to 1994. Often referred to as the Dash light series, it is part of the GE Dash 8 Series of freight locomotives. This locomotive model is distinguished from the predecessor Dash 8-40C by the addition of a newer "wide" or "safety" cab.

GE C40-8M: Built As: CN 2410 (C40-8M) Serial Number: 46172: Order No: 1878CN: Frame Number: Built: 3/1990: Notes: EF-640a, Sold: Other locos with this serial: CN 2410(C40-8M) ... NS 40T : Description: 40T's power heads up the hump in Allentown. This was the last time the 40T used the route through Harrisburg and Reading.

CN's Class unit C40-8M leads a westbound manifest train through plant at Cedar, crossing the NS Lansing Secondary. westbound mixed freight.

Norfolk Southern Photographic Roster, Locomotive Model: C40-8. Unit # Notes Model Serial # Pictures : NS 8300: To LTEX 03/2017

Canadian National also runs a fleet of former British Columbia Railway Dash 8 "cowl units", identified as C40-8Ms, that are easily recognized by their boxy design with the long hood (engine compartment) running the entire width of the frame.