2025年1月1日 · The C40-8 model and its variants (C40-8W, C40-8M, and C44-8W/C41-8W) began General Electric's dominance in locomotive manufacturing. This reign lasted from the 1990s until GE sold its transportation division to Wabtec Freight in February, 2019.

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

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.

1993年10月8日 · The C40's were also adorned with a metal GE builders plate on both sides of the locomotive's short hood end. Other differences include the air resevoir location on the right side of the unit, enlarged equipment blower intake, elimination of the dynamic brake grids extending above the roofline, and a squared cab versus the rounded C39-8 cab.

Eastbound UWT-40 with CR 6034 C40-8 comes around the Buffalo/Pittsburgh connection at West 32nd St. UWT served the old Black River power plant at Fort Drum, which is the U.S. Army installation near Watertown, NY. It generated 60 megawatts primarily by burning coal, which Conrail delivered on unit coal trains with the symbol UWT.

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).

2015年2月11日,ns铁路公司c40-8 8721号机车单机运行至北卡罗来纳州斯通维尔境内时发生脱轨,事故造成本务机车小破,损坏道岔1组;经起复救援后线路恢复运行

The Conrail C40-8W, a new generation in crew comfort locomotives. They were the first units bought new equipped with air conditioning, and the last units to come from the factory without ditch lights.

C40-8 Technical Information Dimension The C40-8 is 70' 8" in length over the couplers and stands 15' 11" high over the horns, and 16' 1" over the antenna The unit is 10' 3" wide over the handrails and 11' 8" over the awnings Distance between the bolsters is 43' 4"

Conrail C40-8W's 6064 and 6241 lead a westbound empty unit coal train. Within less than six years of delivery, CR 6064 has had its original AC unit replaced with a unit having a vertical screen instead of the square. Looking at Dave Trenn's shot of 6064 above, the AC change had to occur between late 1993 and then I caught 6064 in early 1996.