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The EMD SD40-2 is a widely used American six-axle diesel-electric locomotive manufactured by General Motors’ Electro-Motive Division. Notable for its robust design and reliability, it became a staple of freight operations across North America. The locomotive is primarily utilized by railroads transp...
The GE C44-9W, often called the Dash 9, is a heavy-duty diesel-electric locomotive manufactured by General Electric. It’s notable for its powerful performance and widespread use in freight hauling, particularly with BNSF Railway. The six-axle design provides exceptional traction for moving large vol...
The GE ET44AC is a heavy-haul diesel-electric freight locomotive manufactured by GE Transportation (later Wabtec) and introduced in 2012. It is part of the Evolution Series, built to comply with the United States Environmental Protection Agency's Tier 4 emissions standards to significantly reduce ni...
The EMD SD70ACe is a modern six-axle diesel-electric locomotive manufactured by General Motors Diesel (EMD). Introduced in 2004, it represents a significant advancement in freight locomotive technology. Notably, the SD70ACe meets stringent EPA Tier 2 emissions standards and offers enhanced performan...
The GE ES44AC is a six-axle, AC-traction diesel-electric freight locomotive produced by GE Transportation as part of its Evolution Series. Introduced in 2003, it is rated at 4,400 horsepower and was designed to meet stricter EPA Tier 0, Tier 1, and Tier 2 emissions standards. It features a GEVO 12-c...
The GE AC4400CW is a six-axle 4,400-horsepower diesel-electric freight locomotive with AC traction, produced by GE Transportation (now Wabtec) from 1993 to 2004. Over 2,500 units were built for North American Class I freight railroads, with the largest fleets operated by Union Pacific, BNSF Railway,...
The GE ES44DC is a six-axle diesel-electric freight locomotive manufactured by GE Transportation, now part of Wabtec, as part of its Evolution Series line. Introduced in the mid-2000s, the locomotive is powered by a 12-cylinder GEVO engine and is rated at 4,400 horsepower. It utilizes direct current...
The EMD SD70M-2 is a six-axle diesel-electric freight locomotive manufactured by Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD). Introduced in 2004, it is equipped with a 16-cylinder 710G3B-T2 prime mover rated at 4,300 horsepower and features AC traction technology. The model was developed to meet EPA Tier 2 emission...
The GE ET44AC is a six-axle diesel-electric freight locomotive manufactured by GE Transportation as part of its Evolution Series. Introduced around 2015 to comply with the United States Environmental Protection Agency's Tier 4 emissions standards, it is powered by a 4,400-horsepower engine. The loco...
Introduced in 1989, the EMD SD60M is an American six-axle diesel-electric freight locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division. It is distinguished by its 3,800 horsepower 16-cylinder engine and the inclusion of a North American safety cab, which provided enhanced crash protection and...
The New South Wales 81 class is a fleet of Co-Co diesel-electric freight locomotives introduced in 1982 for the State Rail Authority of New South Wales, Australia. Built by Clyde Engineering, a division of Commonwealth Engineering, they were based on the Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD) GT46C platform an...
The GE C30-7 is a six-axle diesel-electric locomotive manufactured by GE Transportation as part of its Dash 7 series. Produced between 1976 and 1985, the model was designed to deliver 3,000 horsepower for heavy freight hauling. It utilizes a Co-Co wheel arrangement and was purchased in significant n...
The Indian Railways WDG-4 is a heavy freight diesel-electric locomotive built using technology from Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD). Introduced in the late 1990s, these six-axle units were manufactured at the Diesel Locomotive Works in Varanasi. They are primarily utilized for hauling heavy freight trai...
The EMD SD60 is a six-axle diesel-electric freight locomotive manufactured by the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors, introduced in 1984 as a successor to the SD50. It is powered by a 16-cylinder EMD 710G3A engine producing 3,800 horsepower and was among the first EMD models to incorporate mi...
The GE C36-7 is a six-axle, 3,600-horsepower diesel-electric freight locomotive manufactured by GE Transportation in the 1980s. As a part of GE's Dash 7 line, it was designed for heavy-haul road freight service and utilized a 16-cylinder prime mover. The C36-7 was extensively used by major North Ame...
The EMD SD38 is a six-axle diesel-electric locomotive manufactured by the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors between 1967 and 1972. Rated at 2,000 horsepower, it was designed primarily for heavy switching duties and local freight operations where high tractive effort was more important than s...
The Alco C-628 is a six-axle diesel-electric freight locomotive introduced by the American Locomotive Company in 1963. Powered by a turbocharged Alco 251C diesel engine, it was rated at 2,750 horsepower, not 2,000 horsepower, and used a C-C wheel arrangement suited to heavy freight service. The mode...
The EMD SD80MAC is a six-axle, alternating-current diesel-electric freight locomotive built by Electro-Motive Division in the mid-1990s. It is distinguished by its 20-cylinder EMD 710-series prime mover, an unusually large engine within that product family, and by AC traction equipment intended for...
A 3,600 hp diesel-electric freight locomotive built by Montreal Locomotive Works from 1969, widely used by Canadian National and other North American railways.
American six-axle diesel-electric locomotive in Alco's Century series, produced from 1965 to 1969 and rated at 3,000 horsepower for heavy freight assignments.
American six-axle diesel-electric locomotive produced by GE Transportation from 1995, designed for 6,000 horsepower though many units were derated to 4,400 hp during service.
American six-axle diesel-electric locomotive produced by EMD from 1995, designed around a 6,000 hp prime mover though most delivered units ran the 4,300 hp 16-710 engine.
