A Clear Sky on Clear Waters - As the cloudless sky reflects on the undisturbed Susquehanna River, NS Autorack train 18N slowly navigates the Rockville Bridge as it prepares to enter Harrisburg, PA.
Railroad
Norfolk Southern
Class
GE AC44C6M
Road Number
NS 4715
Line/Subdivision
Pittsburgh Line
Location
Marysville, Pennsylvania, USA
Date Taken
November 19, 2023
Date Uploaded
November 16, 2024
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A Clear Sky on Clear Waters - As the cloudless sky reflects on the undisturbed Susquehanna River, NS Autorack train 18N slowly navigates the Rockville Bridge as it prepares to enter Harrisburg, PA.
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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 4715 is a class GE AC44C6M and is pictured in Marysville, Pennsylvania, USA. This was taken along the Pittsburgh Line on the Norfolk Southern. Photo Copyright: RF&P Productions uploaded to Railroad Gallery on 11/16/2024. This photograph of NS 4715 was taken on Sunday, November 19, 2023. All Rights Reserved.
