An Unusual Meeting - NS 4822, named "Moving The Weight Of The World" in dedication to the NS employees, is seen leading the Reading Railroad heritage unit and the NS OCS fleet as it rolls through the small yard in Lexington, Ky. By dumb luck, we happened to be in Lexington for a few days for the National Mine Rescue Competition, and caught wind from my buddy Aiden Davis that this thing would be running. Even more so, upon a little railfan exploration, we found NS 911 tied down in the yard for local first responder training. Before heading home, we came back trackside and waited a good hour for the consist to roll through, framing a meet of many units of interest,
Railroad
Norfolk Southern
Class
GE AC44C6M
Road Number
NS 4822, NS 1067
Line/Subdivision
CNO&TP
Location
Lexington, Kentucky, USA
Date Taken
August 13, 2024
Date Uploaded
September 21, 2024
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An Unusual Meeting - NS 4822, named "Moving The Weight Of The World" in dedication to the NS employees, is seen leading the Reading Railroad heritage unit and the NS OCS fleet as it rolls through the small yard in Lexington, Ky. By dumb luck, we happened to be in Lexington for a few days for the National Mine Rescue Competition, and caught wind from my buddy Aiden Davis that this thing would be running. Even more so, upon a little railfan exploration, we found NS 911 tied down in the yard for local first responder training. Before heading home, we came back trackside and waited a good hour for the consist to roll through, framing a meet of many units of interest,
Micah Turner is a photographer, videographer, and author from Eastern Kentucky. He owns and operates Micah Turner Photography, as well as popular YouTube media outlet RailfanMicahTurner, each capturing the hidden arts of Eastern Kentucky’s beautiful landscape and wildlife, as well as its coal heritage. Micah’s authorship consists of books titled “Down The Mine” and “Over The Gravels We Travel,” which have seen thousands of copies sold worldwide. His goal is to document the Eastern Kentucky region and surrounding areas through his photography and videography.
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 4822, NS 1067 is a class GE AC44C6M and is pictured in Lexington, Kentucky, USA . This was taken along the CNO&TP on the Norfolk Southern. Photo Copyright: Micah Turner uploaded to Railroad Gallery on 09/21/2024. This photograph of NS 4822, NS 1067 was taken on Tuesday, August 13, 2024. All Rights Reserved.
