GE Dash 8 series locomotives

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diesel-electric locomotive family

GE Dash 8 series locomotives are a family of four- and six-axle diesel-electric freight and passenger locomotives built by General Electric in the 1980s and 1990s, known for their angular “Dash 8” carbody styling and widespread use by North American railroads.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
GE C39-8 locomotives	1
GE C40-8 locomotives	1
GE Dash 8 Series	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	diesel-electric locomotive family ⓘ
brakeType	air brakes ⓘ
builder	GE Erie Works NERFINISHED ⓘ
carbodyStyle	hood unit ⓘ wide cab variants ⓘ
controlType	microprocessor control ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
designedFor	freight service ⓘ passenger service ⓘ
engineType	turbocharged four-stroke diesel engine ⓘ
fuelType	diesel fuel ⓘ
hasModel	GE B32-8 NERFINISHED ⓘ GE B36-8 NERFINISHED ⓘ GE B39-8 NERFINISHED ⓘ GE B40-8 NERFINISHED ⓘ GE B40-8W NERFINISHED ⓘ GE C32-8 NERFINISHED ⓘ GE C39-8 NERFINISHED ⓘ GE C40-8 NERFINISHED ⓘ GE C40-8W NERFINISHED ⓘ GE C41-8 NERFINISHED ⓘ GE C41-8W NERFINISHED ⓘ GE Dash 8-32BWH NERFINISHED ⓘ
introduced	1980s ⓘ 1984 ⓘ
manufacturer	General Electric Transportation NERFINISHED ⓘ
market	North American mainline locomotives ⓘ
notableFeature	angular Dash 8 carbody styling ⓘ
powerType	diesel-electric ⓘ
precededBy	GE Dash 7 series locomotives NERFINISHED ⓘ
productionPeriod	1980s ⓘ 1990s ⓘ
successor	GE Dash 9 series locomotives NERFINISHED ⓘ
tractionMotors	DC traction motors ⓘ
typicalMaximumSpeed	70 mph ⓘ
typicalUse	heavy freight trains ⓘ intermodal trains ⓘ passenger corridor service ⓘ
usedBy	Amtrak NERFINISHED ⓘ CSX Transportation NERFINISHED ⓘ Canadian National Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ Canadian Pacific Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ Norfolk Southern Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ Union Pacific Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ freight railroads ⓘ passenger railroads ⓘ
usedInRegion	North America NERFINISHED ⓘ
wheelArrangementOptions	four-axle ⓘ six-axle ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

General Electric Transportation → notableProductSeries → GE Dash 8 series locomotives ⓘ

this entity surface form: GE Dash 8 Series

GE 7FDL16 → usedIn → GE Dash 8 series locomotives ⓘ

this entity surface form: GE C40-8 locomotives

GE 7FDL16 → usedIn → GE Dash 8 series locomotives ⓘ

this entity surface form: GE C39-8 locomotives