In The Gutters - Coal loads head north through the street running section of West Brownsville PA.
Railroad
Norfolk Southern
Class
GE AC44C6M
Road Number
NS 4320
Line/Subdivision
NS Mon Line
Location
West Brownsville , Pennsylvania, United States
Date Taken
June 21, 2021
Date Uploaded
January 19, 2023
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In The Gutters - Coal loads head north through the street running section of West Brownsville PA.
I often shoot against the grain, out of the norm. I really enjoy a nice, rainy dreary and gloomy day. I shoot what I see and shoot outside the box.
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 4320 is a class GE AC44C6M and is pictured in West Brownsville , Pennsylvania, United States. This was taken along the NS Mon Line on the Norfolk Southern. Photo Copyright: Ben Sutton uploaded to Railroad Gallery on 01/19/2023. This photograph of NS 4320 was taken on Monday, June 21, 2021. All Rights Reserved.
