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BNSF ES44C4 No. 7186 (H3 scheme)

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7186 was built by G.E. in 2013, and is one of the younger locomotives on BNSF’s roster. The ES44C4 locomotive looks very similar to the more common ES44AC, but the C4 variant only has four traction motors instead of six, thus giving the ES44C4 an A1A-A1A wheel arrangement.

BNSF was the launch customer for the ES44C4, and had their order built between 2013 and 2020. Currently there are a staggering 1,357 ES44C4’s in service with BNSF. These engines are numbered from 3250 to 3265, 4200 to 4299, 5533 to 5546, 6500 to 7199, 7921 to 8921 and 8318 to 8399. Unfortunately two ES44C4’s - 6943 and 8153 - have since been scrapped after being involved in wrecks.

More recently a modified variant of the ES44C4 was introduced, called the ET44C4. This design - of which BNSF owns 274 examples - is similar to the previous ES44C4 but modified to meet the Environmental Protection Agency’s Tier 4 emission stations, and is notable for the larger than usual radiator section at the rear of the locomotive.