BCOL GE DASH 8-40CM Nos. 4600 – 4626

Added to roster when CN acquired BC Rail Ltd on July 14. 2004.

Trucks: C-C

Engine: 7FDL16, 4,400 hp

Gear ratio:

Maximum speed: 65 mph

Operating weight (lbs.): 395,000

Tractive effort (lbs): 109,000

Length: 71‘ – 8″

Order: 1883 (Nos. 4600-4622), 1807 (Nos. 4623-4626)

Upgraded to DASH 9 specifications including increasing engine horsepower from 4,000 hp to 4,400 hp in a program carried out by BC Rail between 1995 and 2003.

Road no. ClassBuild dateBuilder’s no. RetiredNotes / disposition
4600EF-640cApr 9046296
4601EF-640cApr 9046297
4602EF-640cApr 9046298
4603EF-640cApr 9046299
4604EF-640cApr 9046300
4605EF-640cApr 9046301
4606EF-640cApr 9046302
4607EF-640cApr 9046303
4608EF-640cApr 9046304
4609EF-640cApr 9046305
4610EF-640cApr 9046306
4611EF-640cApr 9046307
4612EF-640cApr 9046308
4613EF-640cApr 9046309
4614EF-640cApr 9046310
4615EF-640cApr 9046311
4616EF-640cApr 9046312
4617EF-640cApr 9046313
4618EF-640cApr 9046314To Alberta Railway Museum (Edmonton AB) Sep 2023
4619EF-640cApr 9046315
4620EF-640cApr 9046316
4621EF-640cApr 9046317
4622EF-640cApr 9046318
4623EF-640dFeb 9347180
4624EF-640dFeb 9347181
4625EF-640dFeb 9347182
4626EF-640dFeb 9347183