Off The Gauntlet - NS #4589 leads the 11z off The Gauntlet in Kingston PA.
Railroad
Norfolk Southern
Class
AC44C6M
Road Number
4589
Line/Subdivision
Sunbury Line
Location
Kingston, Pennsylvania, United States
Date Taken
April 04, 2024
Date Uploaded
April 08, 2024
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Off The Gauntlet - NS #4589 leads the 11z off The Gauntlet in Kingston PA.
AC44C6M
The GE AC44C6M is a refurbished Dash 9 locomotive from GE Transportation Systems that has 4,400 horsepower (3,300 kW) of AC-traction. Since September 2015, GE (now Wabtec), American Motive Power, Inc., and Norfolk Southern Railway's Juniata and Roanoke Shops have been doing AC44C6M rebuilds. The AC44C6M replaces the Dash 9's DC traction motors with alternating current GE 5GEB13B7 traction motors while keeping the 16-cylinder 7FDL-16 prime mover that was previously used in the core locomotive. The rebuilds still contain the original Dash 9 units' underframe, engine, and radiator compartments, but they have new wide-nosed cabins, a new front hood section, and a new inverter cabinet. The cost of converting a vintage Dash 9 locomotive into an AC44C6M is only 50–60% of purchasing a brand new Tier-4 Compliant locomotive. In comparison to an un-rebuilt Dash 9, the AC44C6M is found to have an improvement of 17% in fuel efficiency, 30% improvement in reliability, and a 55% improvement in haulage capability according to Wabtec.
4589 is a class AC44C6M and is pictured in Kingston, Pennsylvania, United States. This was taken along the Sunbury Line on the Norfolk Southern. Photo Copyright: Sebastian Segiel uploaded to Railroad Gallery on 04/08/2024. This photograph of 4589 was taken on Thursday, April 04, 2024. All Rights Reserved.
