GE Dash 9 Series

GE Dash 9 Series
BNSF Railway GE C44-9W #4617, at Commerce, California.
Type and origin Power type Diesel-electric Builder GE Transportation
Specifications Configuration: ​  • AAR C-C (C40-9, C40-9W,[1] C44-9W,[2] C-38AChe) B+B-B+B (Dash 9-40BBW) Gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) Trucks GE HiAd Length 73 ft 2 in (22.30 m) Fuel capacity 4,600 US gal (17,400 L) (C40-9, C40-9W[1]) 5,300 US gal (20,100 L) (C44-9W[2]) Prime mover GE 7FDL16 Engine type 45° V16, four stroke cycle Aspiration Turbocharged Alternator GE Traction motors GE Cylinders 16 (C40-9, C40-9W,[1] C44-9W[2]) Transmission Alternator, silicon diode rectifiers, DC traction motors
Performance figures Power output 4,000 hp (2,980 kW) (C40-9, C40-9W, Dash 9-BBW) 4,400 hp (3,280 kW) (C44-9W) 5,100 hp (3,800 kW) (C-38AChe)
Career Operators See text Locale North America, Australia, Brazil, China Disposition Most still in service, many being rebuilt to AC44C6M

The Dash 9 Series is a line of diesel locomotives built by GE Transportation. It replaced the Dash 8 Series in the mid-1990s, and was superseded by the Evolution Series in the mid-2000s. Dash 9 series locomotives are some of the most common in the United States.