GE Dash 8-40B
The GE Dash 8-40B (or B40-8) is a 4-axle road switcher diesel-electric locomotive built by GE Transportation Systems between 1988 and 1989. It is part of the GE Dash 8 Series of freight locomotives.
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A total of 151 examples of this locomotive were built for North American railroads.
The GE Dash 8-40BW (B40-8W) is a variant fitted with a full-width cab. Another variant is the GE Dash 8-40BP, more commonly known as the Genesis series. The locomotives in the Genesis series are the P40DC, the P42DC, and the P32AC-DM.
Original Owners
BNSF B40-8 no. 577 at Havelock, Nebraska, in October 2014. As of 2015, this is the only active Dash 8 in ATSF blue and yellow paint on the BNSF system.
| Railroad | Quantity | Road numbers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway | 40 | 7410-7449 | |
| Conrail | 30 | 5060-5089 | |
| General Electric | 1 | 8002 | |
| New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway | 24 | 4002-4048 (even nos.) | |
| St. Louis Southwestern Railway | 55 | 8040-8094 | |
| United States Department of Energy (Savannah River Site) | 1 | 107 | |
Secondhand Owners
| Railroad | Quantity | Road numbers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| CSX Transportation | 51 | 5930-5979 | 5930-5949 are ex-NYSW. 5950-5979 are ex-CR. All units are retired as of now. Some have been sold off to other railroads. |
| BNSF Railway | 38 | 8600-8639 | All ex-ATSF. Some units have been renumbered to the 560-597 series. As of 2020, only no. 570 remains in service. |
| Union Pacific Railroad | 90 | 1800-1890 | 1800-1839 are ex-SP and were originally built as B39-8es. 1840-1890 are ex-SSW. All retired. |
| Providence and Worcester Railroad | 4 | 4001-4004 | All units are ex-NYSW |
| Pan Am Railways | 16 | 5930, 5933, 5936, 5937, 5943, 5946, 5948, 5953, 5956, 5958, 5963, 5966, 5967, 5972, 5974, 5976 | 5930, 5933, 5936, 5937, 5943, 5946, and 5948 are ex-CSX/NYSW. 5953, 5956, 5958, 5963, 5966, 5967, 5972, 5974, 5976 are ex-CSX/CR. |
| GE Capital Leasing (GECX) | 4 | 5934, 5951, 5962, 5969 | 5934 is former CSX and NYSW. 5951, 5962, and 5969 are former CSX and CR. 5934 is currently on lease to Cimarron Valley Railroad. |
| Albany and Eastern Railroad | 3 | 5931, 5935, 5957 | All units are ex CSX. 5931 and 5935 are ex CSX/NYSW. 5957 is ex CSX/CR. |
Preservation
In July 2014, Union Pacific #1848, formerly St. Louis Southwestern #8049, was donated by the Union Pacific Railroad to the Illinois Railway Museum.[1]
See also
References
- Schmidt, Brian (2014-07-11). "UP donates B40-8 to Illinois Railway Museum". Trains Magazine. Kalmbach Publishing. Retrieved 2014-07-12.
- McDonnell, Greg (2008). Locomotives: The Modern Diesel and Electric Reference. Erin, Ontario: Boston Mills Press. ISBN 978-1550464931.
- Solomon, Brian (2003). GE Locomotives: 110 Years of General Electric Motive Power. St. Paul, MN, USA: MBI Publishing. ISBN 9780760313619.
- Solomon, Brian (2010). Modern Locomotives: High Horsepower Diesels 1966–2000. New York: Crestline. ISBN 978-0785826811.
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