Скачать или смотреть (Sister Engines) NS 4449 — Gregory Fisher Road, Stuttgart, AR

One thing to see that’s probably rarer than a heritage unit is a train led by “sister locomotives” — two or more locomotives from the same railroad numbered one after the other leading the same train. Case in point, here we have NS 4449 and 4448, both GE AC44C6M’s, leading a mixed freight as it leaves Stuttgart after dropping off seven cars at the yard.

TRAIN INFO
Type: MANIFEST
POWER:
NS 4449 — GE AC44C6M (ex-NS 9238, a GE C44-9W)
NS 4448 — GE AC44C6M (ex-NS 9136, a GE C44-9W)
NO DPU

NOTE(S):
— Both units were built as GE C40-9W’s but were eventually upgraded to C44-9W’s. These were then rebuilt as AC44C6M’s by Wabtec; 4449 was delivered to NS in April 2021, while 4448 was delivered in May 2021.
— It seems as if locomotives that were rebuilt at NS’ Juniata and Roanoke shops have DC to AC labels on the sides of the cab, whereas locomotives rebuilt by Wabtec in Fort Worth, TX and Erie, PA do not have these labels, but have AC44C6M labelling both under the running number and the white stripe running along the bottom of the locomotive. If this is the case, it’s unclear as to why Wabtec put the AC44C6M labels in both spots. However, with the exception of units 4000-4005, all AC44C6M’s are currently in the standard NS “horsehead” paint scheme.