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What is the difference between a C44-9W and a AC4400CW?
What is the difference between a C44-9W and a AC4400CW?
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Anonymous
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What is the difference between a C44-9W and a AC4400CW?
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Anonymous
on Tuesday, January 4, 2005 4:04 PM
I'd appreciate some clarification.
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Anonymous
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Posted by
Anonymous
on Tuesday, January 4, 2005 4:10 PM
9-44CWs use Direct Current (DC) traction motors while AC4400CWs use Alternating Current traction motors. They are essentialy the same locomotive, but with different motors.
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Anonymous
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Anonymous
on Tuesday, January 4, 2005 8:04 PM
The AC4400CW uses AC power, as BigBoy said, and it has a large box behind the cab, on the walkway, housing the Inverters that convert DC power to AC power.
Greg
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FThunder11
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June 2003
From: Colorado Springs
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Posted by
FThunder11
on Tuesday, January 4, 2005 8:12 PM
I thought that they looked an awful lot alike, now I know why
Kevin Farlow Colorado Springs
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