GE ES44DC

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The GE ES44DC is a high-horsepower, diesel-electric freight locomotive from General Electric’s Evolution Series, designed to meet stricter emissions standards while providing efficient heavy-haul performance for North American railroads.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf diesel-electric locomotive
locomotive model
axleConfiguration six-axle
brakeType air brakes
builder GE Transportation Erie plant NERFINISHED
controlType microprocessor-controlled
cylinderCount 12
designedFor North American railroads NERFINISHED
heavy freight trains
long-haul freight
designedTo meet stricter emissions standards
provide efficient heavy-haul performance
emissionsStandard EPA Tier 2
engineType GEVO-12 NERFINISHED
family GEVO NERFINISHED
fuelType diesel fuel
hasBogies two three-axle trucks
hasCabConfiguration North American wide cab
hasFeature improved fuel efficiency compared to predecessors
reduced emissions compared to Dash 9 series
introducedInDecade 2000s
manufacturer GE Transportation NERFINISHED
General Electric NERFINISHED
marketedAs Evolution Series locomotive NERFINISHED
multipleWorking yes
operator BNSF Railway NERFINISHED
CSX Transportation NERFINISHED
Canadian National Railway NERFINISHED
Canadian Pacific Railway NERFINISHED
Norfolk Southern Railway NERFINISHED
Union Pacific Railroad NERFINISHED
powerType diesel-electric
primaryUse freight service
heavy-haul service
relatedModel GE ES44AC NERFINISHED
GE ES44C4 NERFINISHED
GE ES44DCi NERFINISHED
roleInSeries DC-traction variant of Evolution Series
series GE Evolution Series NERFINISHED
successorTo GE Dash 9 series NERFINISHED
totalTractionMotors 6
tractionCurrentType direct current
tractionMotorsPerTruck 3
tractionType DC traction
usedInCountry Canada
United States of America
surface form: United States
usedInRegion North America NERFINISHED
wheelArrangement C-C

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