C40-8W

* Loco
* Cab
* Artwork
* Video

The C40-8W is a North American diesel-electric locomotive produced by General Electric as part of the Dash 8 range. It is featured in a locomotive dlc in CSX Transportation livery for Sand Patch Grade.

## About C40-8W

General Electric’s C40-8W (also commonly known as the Dash 8-40CW) was produced at GE’s Erie, Pennsylvania plant from 1989 through 1994. GE constructed 847 of the 4,000-horsepower, six-axle (C-C) diesels powered by the builder’s capable 7FDL16 four-cycle power plant. An evolutionary refinement of GE’s advanced line of diesels begun with the “Dash 7” series, the C40-8W is visually notable for its use of the stylish “North American Cab.”

CSX was a major customer for the C40-8W (as well as its standard-cab predecessor, the C40-8) and the railroad acquired 268 of the units in 1991-1993. CSX’s acquisition of a portion of Conrail brought with it an additional C40-8Ws and the CSX roster of the type thus exceeded 300 units. A versatile and powerful main line locomotive, the C40-8W could be found in a variety of services ranging from heavy unit-train duties to hustling priority intermodals and manifests. While CSX has begun the retirement and sale of its C40-8W, the locomotive remains in service throughout the sprawling CSX system.

As created for Train Sim World 2, the General Electric C40-8W is richly detailed and features realistic controls and operating performance. The powerful locomotive wears CSX’s attractive YN2 livery and is authentically suited for duty on Sand Patch Grade.

## Key Features

* GE C40-8W Diesel Locomotive in CSX YN2 livery
* 3-bay Hopper in CSX livery
* Accurate, true-to-life performance and handling
* Highly detailed, feature-rich, driving cabs with accurate true-to-life performance and handling
* Authentic and detailed sound recordings, recorded from the real locomotives
* Includes three engaging scenarios and an interactive training module for Sand Patch Grade
* Operable in Timetable Mode on Sand Patch Grade
* Powered by Dovetail Games’ proprietary SimuGraph® vehicle dynamics engine and Unreal Engine 4® technology
* Livery Designer compatible
* Scenario Planner compatible
* Download size: 176.7mb

## Tutorials

* C40-8W Introduction - Learn how to operate the C40-8W around Cumberland Yard

## Scenarios

* Eastbound Coal - A freshly loaded coal train needs to be taken down the grade to Cumberland.
* Westbound Climb - Keep control of your heavy train in this slippery run up the grade.
* Slippy Descent - Battle harsh weather and maintain control of your heavy freight train down the grade.

## Timetable

*See Service Timetable: Sand Patch Grade*

## Achievements

* C40-8W: Introduction Complete: Complete the C40-8W Introduction
* C40-8W: Snow Boarding: Complete the C40-8W Scenario 'Slippy Descent'
* C40-8W: Fully Serviced: Complete 5 services using the C40-8W
* C40-8W: Race Pace: Reach 50 MPH in the C40-8W
* C40-8W: C40 Miles : Operate the C40-8W for 40 miles

below is an note from sam, this note is not part of the achievements category.

note from sam on 17th may 2021 at 10:30 am, don't get this loco confused with the **AC4400CW, you can only tell them apart by the number of loco no, {5678}** ****c40-8w** and {567} AC4400CW. and the cab interior color: light brown for the **c40-8w** and white for the AC4400CW.**