| Locomotive Details |
Location/Date of Photo |
» CSX Transportation (CSXT) (more..)
» GE ES44AC (more..) |
» BNSF Hobson Yard (more..)
» Lincoln, Nebraska, USA (more..)
» February 29, 2008 |
| Locomotive No./Train ID |
Photographer |
» CSXT 817 (more..)
» E-CXOBTM0-13A (more..) |
» Kevin Piper (more..)
» Contact Kevin Piper |
| Remarks: This brand new General Electric locomotive is designated an "ES44AH" by owner CSXT. Built in late January 2008, it cost nearly two million dollars with all the options, including GE's radial trucks. The locomotive also weighs a whopping 432,000 pounds! (See Tony King's additional comments below.) |
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Posted by Tim Stevens on March 1, 2008
Nice shot Kevin. What were these two doing in Nebraska? |
Posted by Tony King on March 2, 2008
The H actually stands for High Adhesion software. The AH models load a maximum of 200K lbs. of tractive effort as compared to the max 180K of previous AC44s. |
Posted by Ray Peacock heartlandrails.com on March 2, 2008
Now if they'd just bring the chessie cat back.. |
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