The GE AC4400CW, sometimes referred as "AC44CW", is a 4,400 horsepower (3,300 kW) diesel-electric locomotive that was built by GE Transportation Systems between 1993 and 2004. It is similar to the Dash 9-44CW , but uses AC traction motors instead of DC, with a separate inverter per motor.

Jan 1, 2025 · The AC4400CW was basically a variant of the C44-9W in that it featured AC (alternating current) traction motors instead of the more traditional DC (direct current) traction motors. Different from the traditional DCs, AC traction motors are much more simple, reliable, and easier to maintain albeit they costs far more.

Dec 29, 2022 · The GE AC4400CW was introduced in 1993 alongside the similar Dash 9-44CW. It marked GE's foray into AC-powered mainline freight locomotives, closely following EMD's successful SD70MAC and eventually outselling it.

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The GE AC4400CW, sometimes referred to as "AC44CW," is a diesel-electric locomotive with a power output of 4,400 horsepower (3,300 kW) that was manufactured by GE Transportation Systems from 1993 to 2004.

The Kato AC4400CW features Cab, Headlight, Inverter Cabinet, and Number Board details accurate for each prototype roadname. Models have directional headlights and lighted walkway-mounted ditch lights, as well as lighted Number Boards.

The GE (General Electric) AC4400CW is a high-powered six-axle, AC-traction 4,400hp diesel locomotive built from 1994 to 2004 (first introduced in 1993). The model was one of the very first high-powered, single-engined, AC-traction diesel locomotives produced by …

Most (except the electrics, the switchers, the AC6000CW, and the Evolution series) are powered by various versions of GE's own FDL diesel prime mover, based on a Cooper Bessemer design and manufactured at Grove City, Pennsylvania. GE is one of …

Jul 30, 1995 · The GE AC4400CW, sometimes referred as "AC44CW" is a 4,400 horsepower (3,300 kW) diesel-electric locomotive that was built by GE Transportation Systems between 1993 and 2004. It is like the Dash 9-44CW, but features AC traction motors instead of DC, with a separate inverter per motor.

Apr 30, 2007 · The 180,000-lb starting tractive effort rating for the AC4400CW might be considered the maximum amount of TE that the locomotive is permitted to produce, as opposed to the maximum amount that it is capable of producing.