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GE AC44C6M

🇺🇸 United States ·built by GE Transportation· from 2015· Diesel-electric locomotive

9 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. NS 4068 (45117188012): aqua scissors· CC BY-SA 2.0
2. CN 3344, Biwabik: chief_huddleston· CC BY 2.0
3. CN 3345, Spirit Mountain: chief_huddleston· CC BY 4.0
4. Deerfield, Illinois: GR_Pei· Public domain
5. EastboundNorfolk Southern intermodal train at Bound Brook July 2026 1: 4300streetcar· CC BY 4.0
6. Kimball Tunnel - 55379033439: George Neat· CC BY-SA 4.0
7. Norfolk Southern 4005 Hessville 2026-05-23: Self· CC BY-SA 4.0
8. Norfolk Southern GE AC44C6M 4162 Shepherdstown WV1: Acroterion· CC BY-SA 4.0
9. Norfolk Southern GE AC44C6M 4162 Shepherdstown WV2: Acroterion· CC BY-SA 4.0

what is it?

The GE AC44C6M is an AC-traction 4,400-horsepower (3,300 kW) diesel locomotive rebuilt from Dash 9 (and sometimes AC4400CW) locomotives. AC44C6M rebuilds have been done by GE (now Wabtec), American Motive Power, and Norfolk Southern's Juniata and Roanoke Shops, starting in September 2015. The AC44C6M retains the 16-cylinder 7FDL-16 prime mover used in the core locomotive prior to rebuilding, but replaces the Dash 9's DC traction motors with alternating current GE 5GEB13B7 traction motors.

who runs it

Norfolk Southern Railway Quebec North Shore and Labrador Railway Fortescue Ltd Canadian National Railway Ferromex Union Pacific Railroad Canadian Pacific Kansas City BNSF Railway CSX Transportation Wabtec

base stats

speed 121 km/htop speed
power 3.3 MWpower output
weight 196 tin working order
built 1,000made in total

Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.

fun facts

First built 11 years ago, in 2015.
3.3 MW is about 39 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
Weighs about as much as 33 African elephants (~6 t each).
22.3 m long: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.

diesel locomotive: A diesel engine on board drives the wheels, usually through a generator (diesel-electric).

spec sheet

built: 2015
number built: 1,000
kind: Diesel-electric
traction: diesel
origin: 🇺🇸 United States
builders: GE Transportation, Norfolk Southern Railway
operators: Norfolk Southern Railway, Quebec North Shore and Labrador Railway, Fortescue Ltd, Canadian National Railway, Ferromex, Union Pacific Railroad, Canadian Pacific Kansas City, BNSF Railway, CSX Transportation, Wabtec
top speed: 121 km/h
power: 3.3 MW
gauge: 1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement: Co'Co'
length: 22.3 m
weight: 196 t

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q24088480, Wikipedia: GE AC44C6M (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.