ES44AC

Diesel-electric locomotive
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Series: GE Evolution
Build: GE
Gauge: 1435 mm
UIC axles: Co'Co'
Length: 22.3 m
Width: 3.12 m
Height: 4.7 m
Weight: 188 t
Prime mover: GE GEVO-12
Power output: 3300 kW
Source: en.wikipedia.org


Career
flagBNSF ES44ACBNSF Railway214
flagBNSF ES44C6HBNSF Railway0
flagCN ES44ACCanadian National Railway7
flagCP ES44ACCanadian Pacific Railway23
flagCPKC ES44ACCPKC1
flagCREX ES44ACCiticorp Railmark (Citirail)17
flagCSXT ES44AHCSX Transportation39
flagEVWR ES44ACEvansville Western Railway1
flagFXE ES44AC FerromexFerrocarril Mexicano5
flagIAIS ES44ACIowa Interstate Railroad3
flagKCS ES44ACKansas City Southern Railway17
flagKCSM ES44ACKansas City Southern de México2
flagNS ES44ACNorfolk Southern Railway64
flagUP C45AC/CTEUnion Pacific Railroad168
flagUP C45AHUnion Pacific Railroad71
flagUP ES44ACUnion Pacific Railroad4


Pictures


Stories
avatar This bridge is the last major single track bottleneck between Kansas City and Chicago. BNSF finally found the funds to add another one, which will improve traffic flow. Once the new bridge is in place, they can start saving their pocket change toward replacing the existing bridge, now over 107 years of age.
avatar This UP trackage rights train snarled BNSF Main 1 for several hours while Cranemasters came out from Kansas City to replace the front axle of the lead bogie, which had frozen and was dragging. As a result, traffic was diverted over Main 2 in fleets, four west and then four trains eastward during the work seen above. The replacement took only a ..  More
avatar Though BNSF's 25th Anniversary is 14+ years away from the date of this photo, 5828 will be the first of ten random ES44AC units selected to carry special markings for the event. Seen here as a one-year-old, it will be repainted in 2020 as part of a scheduled overhaul, receiving also a selection of stickers to commemorate BNSF's predece ..  More
avatar This Ferromex unit leads a daily NS train which, on this date, is hauling many carloads of truck frames to be delivered to the Ford plant in Claycomo, Missouri. That plant makes Ford F150 pick-up trucks, as well as several models of the Ford Transit vans.
avatar Rear distributed power on westbound 78-loads and 2-empty car train used BNSF trackage rights on Union Pacific's Moffat Tunnel Subdivision. New unit oil train moving from North Dakota to Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. :relieved:
avatar UP 2535 (UP series 2520-2569) with UP 2522 made their first trip west on the North Platte, Nebraska, to Portland, Oregon, USA, train M NPPT 25. Train arrived Cheyenne, Wyoming were more auto rack cars (cars behind locomotives) were added. Train left Cheyenne at 8:30 PM configured 2 x 2 x 0 (two units up front, two in the middle of auto racks ..  More
avatar These two eastbound trains could run side-by-side for thirty miles until they get to the single-track Sibley bridge if the dispatchers so choose, but westbound traffic would probably prevent that scenario from happening. Most likely, the UP train will be be the one to see red signals from the BNSF dispatchers controlling the Marcelline Subdiv ..  More
avatar This spot is so easily accessible to and popular with local railfans - trainspotters that some jokingly call it "The Secret Location". One hundred years ago, this was the location of Kansas City's main railroad station, Union Depot, but now sees only freight trains, since the "new" Union Station which replaced it in 1914 was built on high ..  More
avatar Norfolk Southern honored its predecessor railroads during 2012, its 30th anniversary year, by painting 20 new locomotives in commemorative schemes that reflected the heritage of those predecessors. All 20 locomotives were displayed as part of the “Norfolk Southern Heritage Locomotives – A Family Portrait” celebration at the North Carolina Tran ..  More




Changed May 27, 2015  Report