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MLW M-640
🇨🇦 Canada ·built by Montreal Locomotive Works· from 1971· model of 1 Canadian diesel-electric locomotive
2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Nine of Roger Puta's Canadian Photos With Trains: railfan 44· Public domain
- 2. CP 4744 and 4208 at St-Luc Yard in Montreal, September 1979: railfan 44· Public domain
what is it?
The MLW M-640 (also known as Canadian Pacific 4744 or CP Rail 4744) is a 4,000 horsepower (3,000 kilowatts) six-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by the Montreal Locomotive Works in March of 1971 for the Canadian Pacific Railway (CP Rail).
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 55 years ago, in 1971.
- 3 MW is about 35 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Served for 21 years (1971–1992).
diesel locomotive: A diesel engine on board drives the wheels, usually through a generator (diesel-electric).
spec sheet
- built
- 1971
- in service from
- 1971
- retired
- 1992
- status
- retired
- number built
- 1
- kind
- Diesel-electric
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- builders
- Montreal Locomotive Works
- designer
- American Locomotive Company
- operators
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- top speed
- 120 km/h
- power
- 3 MW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- C-C (1971-1984)
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q123554876, Wikipedia: MLW M-640 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.