They are all six-axle locomotives and have AAR wheel arrangement C-C (UIC classification Co′Co′), except for the ES44C4 and ET44C4 which uses the AAR A1A-A1A wheel arrangement and the meter-gauge version developed for the Brazilian network ES43BBi which is AAR B-B-B-B.

Aug 27, 2024 · The ET44C4 was introduced alongside the ET44AC and to date, only BNSF has acquired the model. It was a return of the A1A-A1A wheel arrangement whereby the center axle is unpowered. General Electric had first reintroduced the concept in the earlier ES44C4.

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

Feb 17, 2025 · Enter General Electric’s A1A trucked ES44C4 model, using idler axles in the middle of each three-axle truck that can be mechanically raised and lowered slightly to adjust the amount of weight applied to the powered axles.

Brand-new BNSF Tier 4-compliant "ET44C4" GEVO #3916 fresh off the assembly line at GE's Fort Worth, TX facility. the first A1A-trucked domestic diesel locomotive model built since the era of the ALCO PA and EMD E8.

Dec 31, 2024 · ET44AC/ET44C4. General Electric's very last cataloged model(s) was the so-called "ET" series, the ET44AC and ET44C4 (again, CSX lists their ET44AC as the ET44AH). It began production in the summer of 2012 to meet Tier 4 complaint standards by the EPA.

Wabtec’s Evolution Series ET44AC locomotive meets the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) stringent Tier 4 emission standards without use of any type of after-treatment, which …

Unit # Notes Model Serial # Pictures : BNSF 3250 : ET44C4 1: 2078139068: BNSF 3675 : ET44C4 7: 252120: BNSF 3676: Built June or July 2020 at Wabtec Locomotive Plant Fort Worth, Texas

BNSF 3916 First Tier 4 Production ET44C4 Built at The GE Fort Worth Locomotive Plant!!! Description: The First Production Tier 4 for BNSF Railway Test Runs Her GE GEVO Engine!!!

Larger and easily distinguished from their older ES44 brethren by their peaked radiators, the ET44 can be spotted in all types of modern freight service. Knowing the ET44 is an essential model for modern train enthusiasts, Lionel has gone the extra mile to bring this locomotive to life.