4003 Storms Across Stone Bridge - 4003 chugs across Johnstown’s historic Stone Bridge.
Railroad
Norfolk Southern
Class
GE AC44C6M
Road Number
NS 4003
Line/Subdivision
Pittsburgh Line
Location
Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA
Date Taken
September 04, 2023
Date Uploaded
September 25, 2023
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4003 Storms Across Stone Bridge - 4003 chugs across Johnstown’s historic Stone Bridge.
I am well-known photographer Brandon Fiume’s wife and he has graciously introduced me to the wonderful world of trains!
GE 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.
NS 4003 is a class GE AC44C6M and is pictured in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA. This was taken along the Pittsburgh Line on the Norfolk Southern. Photo Copyright: Jessica Fiume uploaded to Railroad Gallery on 09/25/2023. This photograph of NS 4003 was taken on Monday, September 04, 2023. All Rights Reserved.
