NS 4064 leading at Crawford, FL - A pair of rebuilds were the power for NS 209 at Crawford, Florida on 2/26/22. 4064 has a nice NC P5A.
Railroad
Norfolk Southern
Class
GE AC44C6M
Road Number
NS 4064
Line/Subdivision
NS GS&F Subdivision
Location
Crawford, Florida, USA
Date Taken
February 26, 2022
Date Uploaded
December 05, 2023
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NS 4064 leading at Crawford, FL - A pair of rebuilds were the power for NS 209 at Crawford, Florida on 2/26/22. 4064 has a nice NC P5A.
Hello, just another FL grown photographer. Most of my railfanning is done in Georgia though, as I'm quite close to the border.
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 4064 is a class GE AC44C6M and is pictured in Crawford, Florida, USA. This was taken along the NS GS&F Subdivision on the Norfolk Southern. Photo Copyright: Benjamin King uploaded to Railroad Gallery on 12/05/2023. This photograph of NS 4064 was taken on Saturday, February 26, 2022. All Rights Reserved.