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- 1. CSXT627: William Grimes at English Wikipedia· Public domain
- 2. CSX 5015 GE Dash 9-44CW (16377606928) (cropped): Raymond Wambsgans from Akron Ohio, USA· CC BY-SA 2.0
what is it?
The GE AC6000CW (also known as C60AC, CW60AC and CW60AH) is an AC-traction, 6,000-horsepower (4,500 kW), six-axle diesel electric locomotive built between 1995 and 2001 by GE Transportation. It is among the world's most powerful single-engined diesel locomotives. The locomotive was designed for extremely high horsepower needs, such as pulling heavy coal and ore trains.
who runs it
base stats
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 31 years ago, in 1995.
- 4.5 MW is about 53 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- 23.2 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
- 1995–2001
- status
- in service
- number built
- 317
- kind
- Diesel-electric
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- builders
- GE Transportation
- operators
- CSX Transportation, Union Pacific Railroad, Mount Newman railway
- top speed
- 121 km/h
- power
- 4.5 MW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- Co′Co′
- length
- 23.2 m
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q838871, Wikipedia: GE AC6000CW (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.