Es44c4

Es44c4. The model was the very first A1A-trucked (meaning that the center axles are unpowered) diesel locomotive built in North America since the late-1950's, and is The ES44C4 is a diesel-electric locomotive for heavy-haul routes introduced by General Electric (GE) Transportation Systems with original series introduction had in 2003 as part of the company's "Evolution Series". The ET44AC, along with the ET44C4, was General Electric's final production road-switcher before the transportation division was sold to Wabtec Freight in 2019. Canadian Pacific ES44AC #8857 and a BNSF unit lead an ethanol train eastbound on the CSX main line (ex-Chesapeake & Ohio) at White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. No ES44C4s with DC traction were built. The ES44C4 provides 'a direct replacement option for the current six-axle, 4 400 hp locomotives being delivered today', said GE Transportation President & CEO Lorenzo Simonelli. •OPERATED ON: Most North American Class I freight railroads. The ES44C4 is the newest model in GE's Evolution series introduced in 2009, it is a variant of the ES44AC with an A1A-A1A wheel arrangement, reminiscent to EMD's E-units. The ES44C4 was an A1A-A1A road-switcher built exclusively for BNSF Railway as part of GE's Evolution Series. The ES44C4 (Evolution Series, 4,400 hp, C to denote 3 axles per truck, 4 traction motors) was introduced in 2009. •MANUFACTURER: General Electric. The ES44C4 features AC traction motors, boasting 4,400 horsepower using GE's latest model GE B13B2B traction motor. •NAMES: ES40DC, ES44DC, ES44AC, ES44C4, ET44AC, ET44C4. '. •YEARS BUILT: 2003-present. The ES44C4 (Evolution Series, 4,400 hp, C to denote 3 axles per truck, 4 traction motors) was introduced in 2009. 'This locomotive could simply mark the end of DC power in North America, period. The design includes six total major marks with some offshoots built into the 2010s. The GE (General Electric) ES44C4 is a type of six-axle, A1A-trucked, AC-traction, 4,400hp type of diesel locomotive built from 2009-2020. It was designed to replace aging DC-traction units, such as the C44-9W, while still giving the benefits of six-axle AC traction. While similar to the ES44AC, the ES44C4 has two traction motors per truck, instead of the conventional three such as on the ES44AC. Evolution series. •QUANTITY: 7,325 as The ES44C4 (Evolution Series, 4,400 hp, C to denote 3 axles per truck, 4 traction motors) was introduced in 2009. More than 1,000 were built between 2009-2015. •QUANTITY: 7,325 as . hvke anqonrd ajshcnb yjntxm rujt pesco mdcvw vceys zkc bimv