GE Dash 8 Series

GE Dash 8 Series
CSX GE C40-8W #7689.
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel-electric
BuilderGE Transportation
Build date1983–1994
Specifications
Configuration:
 • AARB-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)
Gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)
5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm), Brazil
Length66 ft 4 in (20.22 m) (B40-8W)
70 ft 8 in (21.54 m) (C40-8W)
Fuel capacity3,150 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 moverGE 7FDL
Engine type4-stroke diesel engine
AspirationTurbocharged
CylindersV12 or V16
Performance figures
Power output3,200 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
OperatorsVarious
LocaleNorth America, Brazil
[1][2]

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 It replaced the Dash 7 Series in the mid-1980s, and was superseded by the Dash 9 Series for freight usage and the Genesis Series for passenger usage in the mid-1990s.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.

  1. ^ B40-8W Datasheet, The Diesel Shop
  2. ^ C40-8W Datasheet, The Diesel Shop