Union Pacific's locomotive number 9100 deserves a place in locomotive history - it was the first General Electric Dash 8-40C locomotive built. Its arrival, along with the succeeding purchase of 459 more units (making UP the largest operator of Dash 8s) was a natural extension of UP's experiences with GE locomotives.

CSX GE C40-8W #7689. The Dash 8 Series is a line of diesel-electric freight locomotives built by GE Transportation. It replaced the Dash 7 Series in the mid-1980s, and was superseded by the Dash 9 Series for freight usage and the Genesis Series for passenger usage in the mid-1990s.

The GE C40-8 is a model of 6-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by GE Transportation Systems between 1987 and 1992. It is part of the GE Dash 8 Series of freight locomotives, and its wheel arrangement is of a C-C type. This locomotive model is often referred to as a Dash 8-40C or simply "Dash 8". "Dash 8" in general refers to the electrical ...

Often referred to as the Dash light series, it is part of the GE Dash 8 Series of freight locomotives. This locomotive model is distinguished from the predecessor Dash 8-40C by the addition of a newer "wide" or "safety" cab.

The 4,000hp Dash 8-40CW was produced by General Electric between 1989 and 1993 as a follow-up to the successful Dash 8-40C locomotive. The most distinguishing feature of this model was the introduction of GE’s version of the wide-nose “North American Safety Cab.”

Union Pacific 1848 is a Dash-8 freight locomotive built by GE in 1988 for the Cotton Belt. It is the newest diesel preserved at IRM.

Today, Dash 8-40CWs can still be found operating on road freights, while a number have been rebuilt to extend their service lives for years to come. The Bachmann Dash 8 40-CW features newly added operating ditch lights, a TCS Sound Value® DCC …

Dec 29, 2022 · Some earlier Dash-8 units rode on trucks cast by Adirondack Foundries, which went out of business in 1987 near the beginning of Dash-8 production. Some units (notably UP Dash 8-40C's) rode on trade-in trucks from older Universal series units.

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That will put the entire UP Dash 8 fleet back into storage, until business picks up again. Also worth noting, after a brief return to service starting in February, the UP SD60M and C44-9W fleets are almost completely back into storage now as well.