The GE Dash 8-40B (or B40-8) is a 4-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by GE Transportation between 1988 and 1989. It is part of the GE Dash 8 Series of freight locomotives. A total of 151 examples of this locomotive were built for North American railroads.

The GE Dash 8-40BW, or B40-8W, is a four-axle diesel locomotive built by GE Transportation for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (ATSF) in the late 1980s and the early 1990s. It is part of the GE Dash 8 Series of freight locomotives.

All models of the Dash 8 Series are powered by a 16- or 12-cylinder, turbocharged, GE 7FDL 4-stroke diesel engine. The design of the Dash 8 Series is based upon that of the Dash 7 Series.

2025年1月1日 · The B40-8 and B40-8W (also known as the Dash 8-40B/W) was the single, most powerful four-axle design General Electric cataloged. It was also the company's last. Built during the late 1980s, the model came in two versions using either the common Standard Cab or the newer, "North American Safety Cab."

The GE (General Electric) B40-8 (B40-8B, Dash 8-40B, or simply "Dash 8") is a type of four-axle, 4,000hp diesel-electric locomotive built from 1988 to 1991 with 150 built (including 83 wide-cab units, totaling .

2021年3月9日 · General Electric’s last high-horsepower, four-axle locomotive model was the Dash 8-40B or more commonly known as the B40-8. The B40-8 was GE’s refinement of the B39-8 which was first delivered in 1987 with production only lasting one year.

The General Electric 8-40B (or B40-8) is a 4 axle, 4,000 horsepower diesel electric locomotive built by GE from 1989 to 1994. It uses the standard 16 cylinder GE FDL prime mover, in this case rated at 4,000 HP.

The B40-8 Arrives, The GP9 Leaves. The 4-axle, 4,000hp B40-8 with its enormous 3,900-gallon fuel tank and improved efficiency fit that bill perfectly, often running in three-unit lashups with older B36-7's mixed in when needed.

Diesel & Electric Locomotive Specifications, 1981, by F. K. Hudson.

The GE Dash 8-40B (or B40-8) is a 4-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by GE Transportation between 1988 and 1989. It is part of the GE Dash 8 Series of freight locomotives. A total of 151 examples of this locomotive were built for North American railroads.