Result of Neglect - NS 204 clears up KASE interlocking in Sunbury. 204 is just 22/28M in disguise, detoured around the disaster at East Palestine, OH. As cool as it was to see a full size stack train on the BUFL, it's shocking that NS has put themselves this deep into trouble.
Railroad
Norfolk Southern
Class
GE AC44C6M
Road Number
NS 4479
Line/Subdivision
NS Buffalo Line
Location
Sunbury, Pennsylvania, United States
Date Taken
February 06, 2023
Date Uploaded
February 26, 2023
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Result of Neglect - NS 204 clears up KASE interlocking in Sunbury. 204 is just 22/28M in disguise, detoured around the disaster at East Palestine, OH. As cool as it was to see a full size stack train on the BUFL, it's shocking that NS has put themselves this deep into trouble.
Roots blown 645 > everything else
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 4479 is a class GE AC44C6M and is pictured in Sunbury, Pennsylvania, United States. This was taken along the NS Buffalo Line on the Norfolk Southern. Photo Copyright: Casey Naton uploaded to Railroad Gallery on 02/26/2023. This photograph of NS 4479 was taken on Monday, February 06, 2023. All Rights Reserved.
