Freshly Rebuilt - Newly rebuilt AC44C6M #4798, rebuilt from D9-44CW #9643, leads Manifest 18W east on the NS Christiansburg District on one of its first trips on the open rails.
Railroad
Norfolk Southern
Class
GE AC44C6M
Road Number
NS 4798
Line/Subdivision
NS Christiansburg District
Location
Shawsville, Virginia, USA
Date Taken
April 21, 2024
Date Uploaded
August 06, 2024
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Freshly Rebuilt - Newly rebuilt AC44C6M #4798, rebuilt from D9-44CW #9643, leads Manifest 18W east on the NS Christiansburg District on one of its first trips on the open rails.
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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 4798 is a class GE AC44C6M and is pictured in Shawsville, Virginia, USA. This was taken along the NS Christiansburg District on the Norfolk Southern. Photo Copyright: RF&P Productions uploaded to Railroad Gallery on 08/06/2024. This photograph of NS 4798 was taken on Sunday, April 21, 2024. All Rights Reserved.
