C44-9W Class
Fortescue Metals Group C44-9W locomotive 012 leading a loaded 220 wagon, 2.6 km long iron ore train, Pilbara region, Western Australia. May 2008. Photo: Geez-oz, Wikimedia Commons.
Road numbers:
001–15
Operator:
Fortescue Metals Group
Gauge:
1435 mm
Year of entry into service:
2007
Number built:
15
Model:
Dash 9-44CW
Manufacturer:
General Electric
Manufacturing location:
Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
Engine:
GE 7FDL
Traction power:
3266 kW
Wheel arrangement:
Co-Co
Weight:
197.0 t
Length:
21.4 m
Fortescue Metals Group ordered fifteen locomotives to begin operating its iron ore trains in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, with all arriving in late 2007. The Dash 9-44CW model that was already in service with other iron ore companies was selected for these units. All members of the class remain in service.