Oooh, Shiney - NS 4501 makes break in runs as a helper as it rounds Horseshoe Curve.
Railroad
Norfolk Southern
Class
GE AC44C6M
Road Number
NS 4501
Line/Subdivision
NS Pittsburg Line
Location
Cresson, Pennsylvania, USA
Date Taken
May 29, 2022
Date Uploaded
November 30, 2022
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Oooh, Shiney - NS 4501 makes break in runs as a helper as it rounds Horseshoe Curve.
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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 4501 is a class GE AC44C6M and is pictured in Cresson, Pennsylvania, USA. This was taken along the NS Pittsburg Line on the Norfolk Southern. Photo Copyright: James Ellison uploaded to Railroad Gallery on 11/30/2022. This photograph of NS 4501 was taken on Sunday, May 29, 2022. All Rights Reserved.
