AC44C6M & Variants
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Two GE locomotives, owned by competing rail carriers Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific, cross paths in Whiting, Indiana.
Nikon D7500, Sigma 18-300, ISO 400, f/8.0, 35mm, 1/2000s
With the sun quickly setting to the west, 13R soars over the large trestle in Altavista that crosses the former Virginian mainline, and the Stauton River. A pair of the now ubiquitous AC44C6M rebuilds are leading a SD33ECO south on the former Southern mainline, with a lengthy train in tow.
Cruising along through the control point of Patrick Henry in Brookneal, VA, NS 276 is seen passing the CPLs that guard the interlocking. The track in the foreground is the Vabrook Connection, which connects the Altavista District to the Durham District, and is primarily used for the coal trains going to the power plants on that line.
CN 3301 and CN 3300 lead train 396 through Copetown Ontario on a sunny October morning.
These are rebuilt GE C44-9W's and are now spec'd as AC44C6M's.
A pair of newly rebuilt AC44C6M's stand out in this winter snow covered scene, as the train splits the searchlights at Mile 30 of the Halton Sub with 11,000+ ft of train in tow.
Eastbound 272 knocks down a clear at E.E. North Findlay behind a solo C40-9 in the fading light of a warm summer evening. Today, the signals are gone, and the 8860 is now an AC44C6M.
My friend Stan came up on Wednesday and we figured we could get the shot of an Eastbound passing the CPL's at Solitude Thursday morning . We got there about an hour ahead of time, watching the shadows give way for full suns and the Alleghany's in the background
An NS EB train coming up the hill from South Chicago yard, was attempting the classic block-out move. But the drone came to the rescue, to capture NS train 23M with special painted AC44C6M in the lead. The train is coming over the Calumet River in Chicago.
NS 233 lead by one of the specially painted DC to AC conversion units rolls through Blake just a few miles east of Bluefield under a stunning sunrise
A pair of AC44C6Ms are working in helper duty as they run light through Coopers with some Fall colors remaining on the hillsides.
A load of NS unit trains sit in South Yard in Roanoke waiting for Crews to show up and take them east. Was a very impressive line up here, it was great to see the Nickel Plate parked here and i always enjoy seeing Dash 9s.
It's a beautiful late fall day as Norfolk Southern manifest freight 10K soars across the Conemaugh River in Tunnelton, Pennsylvania behind a pair of GE's with a fairly clean AC44C6M on the point. At this location, the railroad crosses over the stone bridge of the original 1909 alignment of the Conemaugh Line, which was relocated in 1946 due to the building of the Conemaugh Dam that is seen in the background.
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NS Conemaugh Line
Tunnelton, PA
NS 10K (Manifest; Conway, PA to Allentown, PA)
NS 4570 AC44C6M Ex. NS 9346 C44-9W, NS 9346 C40-9W Blt. 1999
NS 9613 C44-9W Ex. NS 9613 C40-9W Blt. 2001
(DPU) NS 4147 AC44C6M Ex. NS 8921 C44-9W, NS 8921 C40-9W Blt. 1996
What went from a sunny morning in Randolph Wisconsin shooting 1003 quickly turned into a Oh shit lets go, followed by a waiting on one, ope taking the siding waiting on another. In what is a fairly rare occurrence a loaded grain train started the day off by leaving Decatur Michigan in the early afternoon in snow turned into absolute last golden light.... after the train passed. Here B0T finally rolls under the classic coal tower in Michigan city behind two GP60's bracketing three GE's. We all hoped it was going to be a far earlier shot than it was but thank god for having the portable sun in the car for this. The top of the coal tower is in a slight shade of orange as the last minutes of sun finally poked out of the clouds as the power rolled under casting the beast in what turned out to be Killer orange light, about 5' above the engines.
Norfolk Southern Westbound 110 rolls slowly back onto NS trackage at May Street in a heavy snow shower. After traversing the TRRA from Southern, the train is now entering yard limits on the Broadway Side just South of NS Luther Yard.
A pair of NS rebuilds, one from Wabtec and one from Progress Rail, lead Norfolk Southern manifest freight 376 as it heads north over High Bridge, crossing over the Kentucky River in High Bridge, Kentucky. Completed in 1877 by the Cincinnati Southern Railway and standing 275 feet tall, it was the tallest bridge above a navigable waterway in North America and the tallest railroad bridge in the world until the early 20th century.
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NS CNO&TP First District
High Bridge, KY
NS 376 (Manifest; Rockport, IN to Middletown, OH)
NS 4644 AC44C6M Ex. NS 9511 C44-9W, NS 9511 C40-9W Blt. 2000
NS 1843 SD70ACC Ex. NS 2516 SD70 Blt. 1993
Norfolk Southern intermodal train #211 sprints south through a winter wonderland as they enter Georgia from South Carolina at Tugaloo just north of Toccoa, GA.
NS 4363 inches out of the dumper at Baltimore’s CONSOL95 dock.
NS 4363 (AC44C6M), NS 3674 (ET44AC)
CONSOL Energy CNX Marine Terminal
Baltimore, Maryland
Empty oil tank train 67R does every bit of track speed past the Tri Light intermediate signals at milepost 128 along the NS Pittsburgh Line.
The aptly dubbed "Sonic Bonnet" DC-to-AC traction AC44C6M is on the head end and turning into the last shred of sunlight before it dips below the mountain in the Leshville area of Newport PA.
C54 crosses the Yellow Creek inlet from the Ohio River as they thunder north under gloomy conditions.
Train: C54 with NS 6970 (SD60E), NS 6960 SD60E), NS 9950 (D9-44CW), NS 5288 (GP38-2), CN 2773 (ES44AC), NS 4180 (AC44C6M)
Norfolk Southern River Line
Yellow Creek, Ohio
The surrounding hillsides are displaying some pretty Fall foliage as a pair of GE helpers are seen running light over the bridge in Coopers, WV. They are heading westbound to assist another train on the journey to back Bluefield.
Fall foliage can make up for the clouds; eastbound NS unit oil train about to go under the Pennsylvania Route 53 bridge north of Cresson, Pennsylvania, October 17, 2022.
The specially painted DC to AC NS AC44C6M #4001 is the rear DPU on 740, an eastbound loaded Duke Power train for North Carolina, passing under the signals at Maher on a clear February afternoon.
With specially painted AC44C6M #4001 in the lead, NS 350 rounds the superelevated curve east of the Amtrak station in Durham. Storms from the previous night have left a brilliant blue sky over the normally humid research triangle region. Although these have existed for almost seven years at this point, the "sonic bonnets" have evaded me up to this point. Was glad to finally get one, and leading in good light.
65D pops out of Cooper Tunnel and across the bridge at Coopers near Bramwell, WV, with a pair of AC44C6M rebuilds.
A pair of NS GE's dig in with coal train #812 bound for Lamberts Point, VA passing the Virginian Railway searchlight bracket at 'Lincoln' on Norfolk Southern's Guyandotte River Branch near Simon, WV.
Rebuilt D9-40C 8849 is on the point of westbound 15T as grinds upgrade in Shawsville, VA. late on an April evening.
On a sunny September afternoon an extra 234, NS i34, speeds east through Rich Creek, Va on the Christiansburg district. The recently repaired blue 4001 AC44C6M leads the long intermodal.
9-23-2021
The hills of Virginia are showing off some peak Fall colors as a pair of AC44C6Ms shove on the rear of the eastbound grain train. After dropping the helpers in Bluefield yard, the train will continue on towards Roanoke.
On the first full day of Fall, NS blue bonnet AC44C6M 4001 is seen heading eastbound with I34 as it traverses the western end of the Christiansburg District in Narrows, VA.
Eastbound Norfolk Southern coal train 798 rolls across the massive Ohio River Bridge as it comes into Kenova, West Virginia from South Point, Ohio behind a pair of GE's. This double track bridge is built with 4 Baltimore Through Trusses and 1 central Pennsylvania Through Truss, with a long approach trestle on the south side for a total length of 4000 feet.
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NS Kenova District
Kenova, WV
NS 798 (Coal Loads; Unknown Route)
NS 4458 AC44C6M Ex. NS 9308 C44-9W, NS 9308 C40-9W Blt. 1998
NS 8143 ES44AC Blt. 2013
A cold & rainy Fall afternoon deep in the heart of WV coal country is the setting for this shot as we see NS AC44C6M 4077 crawling upgrade with loaded coal train 83E at Switchback, WV.
Parts of north Georgia were treated to a welcome snow storm today. Conditions were just right along the Norfolk Southern Greenville District with plenty of accumulation and clear roads. Here's train #211 speeding south through Alto, GA as the snow pelted down.
A Kanawha River Railroad crew takes Norfolk Southern coal empties across the impressive trestle at Slab Fork, WV on the ex Virginian Railway between Elmore and Deepwater.
NS 4119 was rebuilt and released by the Roanoke Locomotive shop before being repainted. That would only occur after the unit made several trips in primer. Here 4119 is leading 66X. This loaded crude oil train has stopped in Marysville, PA at the west end of the Port Road Branch, presumably awaiting a recrew. The train crossing above 66X is passing through CP HIP as it crosses Rockville Bridge.
NS 4119 AC44C6M
NS BC04 heads west on the UP Geneva Subdivision in Melrose Park with a rebuilt NS AC44C6M leading a UP SD70ACe and a UP ES44AC
On the drive home following the NS's Pulaski District we couldn't find a Westbound to photograph in great light but in the waning moments of light we did shot this load eastbound coal train with a pair of manned GE Helper's on the rear hauling in at Duncan. Our hopes were high that we would pull a rabbit out of the hat and shot a meet, it was not to be, they turned the headlight out, tied down the train and cut off the helpers, reasons unknown, oh well.
Loaded domestic coal train NS 778 thunders east through Ripplemead, VA along the Christiansburg district. This view is from the US 460 bridge.
9-11-2022
The first AC446CM #4000 leads intermodal NS 201 west through a foggy and rainy Shawsville yesterday afternoon. The train was at a crawl up the hill with the wet rails.
2-3-2022
A trio of AC44C6Ms shove on the rear of a loaded coal train as it grinds its way through the old mining town of Keystone, WV on the Pocahontas District.