The long hunt for WDG-4G (GE ES43ACmi) finished at Wanegaon. Before that I have seen this locomotive in pictures only, mostly here in railpictures.net. Went to many coal freight routes expecting to spot this locomotive but WDG-4G didn't come. Fortune favored me at Wanegaon. It was a memorable trainspotting session in 42 deg Celsius heat. Designed at GE Transportation, Bengaluru, built at GE Transportation, Erie, Pennsylvania and now being produced at Diesel Locomotive Factory, Marhowrah. The Diesel Locomotive Factory, Marhowrah is a joint venture of GE Transportation, part of American company Wabtec, with Indian Railways for the production of 1000 high-power freight locomotives over a period of 10 years designed to run on Indian railway tracks. As of May 2024, 479 WDG-4G are in active duty.
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