GE Dash 8 Series

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GE Dash 8 Series
CSX GE C40-8W #7689.
Type and origin Power type Diesel-electric Builder GE Transportation Build date 1983–1994
Specifications Configuration: ​  • AAR B-B (B32-8, B39-8, B40-8, B40-8W) C-C (C32-8, C39-8, C40-8, C40-8M, C40-8W, C41-8W, C44-8W) Gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm), Brazil Length 66 ft 4 in (20.22 m) (B40-8W) 70 ft 8 in (21.54 m) (C40-8W) Fuel capacity 3,150 US gal (11,900 L; 2,620 imp gal) (B40-8W) 4,600 US gal (17,400 L; 3,830 imp gal) (C40-8W) Prime mover GE 7FDL Engine type 4-stroke diesel engine Aspiration Turbocharged Cylinders V12 or V16
Performance figures Power output 3,200 hp (2,390 kW) (B32-8, C32-8) 3,900 hp (2,910 kW) (B39-8, C39-8) 4,000 hp (2,980 kW) (B40-8, B40-8W, C40-8, C40-8M, C40-8W) 4,100 hp (3,060 kW) (C41-8W) 4,400 hp (3,280 kW) (C44-8W)
Career Operators Various Locale North America, Brazil
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The Dash 8 Series is a line of diesel-electric freight locomotives built by GE Transportation. It replaced the Dash 7 Series in the mid-1980s, and was superseded by the Dash 9 Series for freight usage and the Genesis Series for passenger usage in the mid-1990s.

All models of the Dash 8 Series are powered by a 16- or 12-cylinder, turbocharged, GE 7FDL 4-stroke diesel engine.