The GE C39-8 is a 6-axle diesel-electric locomotive model built by GE Transportation Systems between 1984 and 1987. It is part of the GE Dash 8 Series of freight locomotives. A total of 161 examples of this locomotive were built for two North American railroads: Conrail and Norfolk Southern Railway .

2025年1月1日 · The C39-8 was the six-motored equivalent to the four-axle, B39-8. The latter was another testbed prototype that saw three units operate on the Santa Fe, #7400-7402. Eventually, GE offered a cataloged version of this locomotive that saw 40 examples sold to Southern Pacific (#8000-8039) and another 102 completed for General Electric Leasing known ...

2005年1月17日 · CSX is currently in the process of retiring its small fleet of nine former Conrail C39-8 locomotives. These locomotives were built in June through August 1986 by General Electric and were initially intended for use on the Conrail/Norfolk Southern pool trains operating between Columbus, OH and Atlanta, GA, but later saw service system-wide.

CSX Railroad Photographic Roster : Reporting Marks: CSX Showing Locomotive model C39-8 : Click on a locomotive to view pictures

Rare appearance of a C39-8 on K650, the Tropicana juice train, ready to leave Yeoman Yard in Tampa. CSXT 7484 roras through Dolton early with it's marker lights on. A rare C39-8 leads a stack train west approaching the Canal bridge at Schuyler.

The GE (General Electric) C39-8 (C39-S7, Dash 8-39C, or simply "Dash 8") is a type of six-axle, 3,900hp diesel locomotive built from 1984 to 1987 with a total of 161 (including a coal-powered prototype) built.

6001, Class C39-8, was built in June 1986, #45328. It became CSX Transportation 7480, Class Dash8-39C, in September 1999, and retired in 2006. It was sold to National Railway Equipment Co as NREX 7480.

2022年10月17日 · Norfolk Southern C39-8E diesel locomotive No. 8688 is one of only two of its kind known to remain in existence in the United States. The unit, made by General Electric, is a diesel-electric locomotive built between 1984 and 1987. An early part of GE’s Dash 8 series of locomotives, 161 C39-8s and C39-8Es were built for Conrail and Norfolk ...

2023年3月24日 · Rivet Counter HO Scale GE C39-8 Phase III, CSX/YN3 Introduced in 1984, the C39-8 maintained the clean contours of the long hood and rounded cab roof of the DASH 7 series but featured larger, angular radiator “wings” at the rear of the carbody, an angular low short hood, and a boxy dynamic brake and clean air compartment at the front of the ...

2025年3月26日 · C39-8's; GE Transportation was acquired by Wabtec: https://www.wabteccorp.com/ Discussion of General Electric locomotive technology. Current official information can be found here: www.getransportation.com.