Waynesboro Mane Industries - NS 14Z heads north through downtime Waynesboro, spirting NS 4002, the Black Mane.
Railroad
Norfolk Southern Railway
Class
GE AC44C6M
Road Number
NS 4002
Line/Subdivision
NS Hagerstown District/line
Location
Waynesboro , Virginia, USA
Date Taken
November 30, 2022
Date Uploaded
December 03, 2022
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Waynesboro Mane Industries - NS 14Z heads north through downtime Waynesboro, spirting NS 4002, the Black Mane.
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 4002 is a class GE AC44C6M and is pictured in Waynesboro , Virginia, USA. This was taken along the NS Hagerstown District/line on the Norfolk Southern Railway. Photo Copyright: Robby Lefkowitz uploaded to Railroad Gallery on 12/03/2022. This photograph of NS 4002 was taken on Wednesday, November 30, 2022. All Rights Reserved.