NS 4175 leading at Crawford, FL - A C6M and T4 ACe power NS 229 by Crawford, Florida on 7/3/22. With the CSX ST70s now gone, the UP T4 ACes are all Floridians can see of the loco type if they come down on CSX or NS.
Railroad
Norfolk Southern
Class
GE AC44C6M
Road Number
NS 4175
Line/Subdivision
NS GS&F Subdivision
Location
Crawford, Florida, USA
Date Taken
July 03, 2022
Date Uploaded
December 09, 2023
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NS 4175 leading at Crawford, FL - A C6M and T4 ACe power NS 229 by Crawford, Florida on 7/3/22. With the CSX ST70s now gone, the UP T4 ACes are all Floridians can see of the loco type if they come down on CSX or NS.
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 4175 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 12/09/2023. This photograph of NS 4175 was taken on Sunday, July 03, 2022. All Rights Reserved.
