Английская Википедия:GE Dash 8-40BW
Шаблон:More footnotes Шаблон:Infobox locomotive The Dash 8-40BW, or B40-8W, is a four-axle diesel locomotive built by GE Transportation for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (ATSF) in the late 1980s and the early 1990s. It is part of the GE Dash 8 Series of freight locomotives.
The locomotive model designation is interpreted as follows: B (B type truck arrangement, 2 axles per truck) 40 (4000 horsepower) -8 (the generation when it was designed, in this case meaning the late 1980s) W (Widecab).
ATSF was the only railroad to order the B40-8W, and a B unit (cabless booster unit) was almost made with it, but because the price would have been the same for B40-8Ws with cabs or without, they decided to order units with cabs only. Шаблон:Citation needed
All of ATSF's B40-8Ws were passed on to BNSF Railway, with some later sold to other railroads.
Disposition
While originally built for high-speed intermodal service, by the mid-2000s the B40-8Ws had been bumped to local service.
In mid-2010, BNSF put 15 B40-8Ws up for sale. These units were on long-term lease and were returned to their lessor. Four units have been sold to the Providence and Worcester Railroad in Massachusetts.[1][2] The PW sold one of their B40-8Ws to the Arkansas-Oklahoma Railroad.Шаблон:Citation needed The rest of BNSF's B40-8W fleet is, as of 2019, undergoing rebuild and refreshment at GE as preparation for their new role as local freight units.[3]
Original owners
| Railroad | Quantity | Road numbers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway | 83 | 500-582 | 576 destroyed in Cajon pass in 1994, 537 preserved |
| General Electric | 1 | 809 | wide cab prototype and testbed, rebuilt from B39-8E #808 |
Current owners
| Railroad | Quantity | Former ATSF/BNSF Numbers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| BNSF Railway | 60 | Ex-Santa Fe; no's 500-559.[3] | Unit 537 donated in 2023. Units 560-575, 577-582 sold |
| Providence and Worcester Railroad | 3 | Ex-BNSF 561, 562 and 582 | |
| Nashville and Eastern Railroad | 4 | Ex-BNSF 568, 573, 574 and 579 | To RJ Corman |
| Arkansas - Oklahoma Railroad | 3 | Ex-BNSF 567, 578, and 581 | |
| Great Western Railway of Saskatchewan | 2 | Ex-BNSF 575 and 563 |
Preservation
On June 14, 2023, BNSF donated unit #537 to the Railroading Heritage of Midwest America in Silvis, Illinois. It is the first of the type to be preserved.[4] Plans call for the locomotive to be eventually repainted back to its ATSF Warbonnet colors.
See also
References
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