NS 4822 passes Christmas Tree Farm - Norfolk Southerns “Thank a Railroader” locomotive passes a Christmas Tree Farm 2 days before Christmas.
Railroad
Norfolk Southern
Class
AC44c6m
Road Number
NS 4822
Line/Subdivision
Chicago Line
Location
Vermilion, Ohio, USA
Date Taken
December 23, 2024
Date Uploaded
December 23, 2024
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NS 4822 passes Christmas Tree Farm - Norfolk Southerns “Thank a Railroader” locomotive passes a Christmas Tree Farm 2 days before Christmas.
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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 is a class AC44c6m and is pictured in Vermilion, Ohio, USA. This was taken along the Chicago Line on the Norfolk Southern. Photo Copyright: Emerson Young uploaded to Railroad Gallery on 12/23/2024. This photograph of NS 4822 was taken on Monday, December 23, 2024. All Rights Reserved.
