Curve Meets - Manifest 18N and loaded coal train NS 590 race down the curve.
Railroad
Norfolk Southern Railway
Class
GE AC44C6M
Road Number
NS 4289
Line/Subdivision
NS Pittsburgh line
Location
Altoona, Pennsylvania, United States
Date Taken
January 03, 2024
Date Uploaded
January 11, 2024
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Curve Meets - Manifest 18N and loaded coal train NS 590 race down the curve.
From when I was six years when my dad first introduced me to Horseshoe Curve and other places on the NS Pittsburgh line, to now as a 20 year old, I have always loved trains. This summer I became interested in photographing them with a camera
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 4289 is a class GE AC44C6M and is pictured in Altoona, Pennsylvania, United States. This was taken along the NS Pittsburgh line on the Norfolk Southern Railway. Photo Copyright: Robby Lefkowitz uploaded to Railroad Gallery on 01/11/2024. This photograph of NS 4289 was taken on Wednesday, January 03, 2024. All Rights Reserved.
