4356 is a class AC44C6M and  is pictured in Otis , Indiana , United States.  This was taken along the Chicago Line  on the Norfolk Southern. Photo Copyright: Ashton  Stasko  uploaded to Railroad Gallery on 12/19/2022. This photograph of 4356 was taken on Sunday, December 18, 2022. All Rights Reserved.
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By: Ashton Stasko


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Hot Shot Rollin Hot - NS Stack train bound for Chicago heads downgrade at Otis Indiana after creating the hill and picking up speed.


Railroad

Norfolk Southern

Class

AC44C6M

Road Number

4356

Line/Subdivision

Chicago Line

Location

Otis , Indiana , United States

Date Taken

December 18, 2022

Date Uploaded

December 19, 2022

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Hot Shot Rollin Hot - NS Stack train bound for Chicago heads downgrade at Otis Indiana after creating the hill and picking up speed.


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— Ashton Stasko

I am a 17 year old photographer who has always loved trains. Me and my grandfather always stood by the tracks and waited for the trains to go by with a hotdog and soda in our hands. I am on the bowling team for my high school. I am a welding student at IvyTech as well.

About the Locomotive Class

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.

Photo Blurb

4356 is a class AC44C6M and is pictured in Otis , Indiana , United States. This was taken along the Chicago Line on the Norfolk Southern. Photo Copyright: Ashton Stasko uploaded to Railroad Gallery on 12/19/2022. This photograph of 4356 was taken on Sunday, December 18, 2022. All Rights Reserved.


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