Berea Ohio 10/3/09 Times And CSX AH4400CW #5112 Never Seen Labeled Before

Trains Magazine General Discussion
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Well here it is at last. The trains I saw in Berea Ohio on 10/3/09. I’m sorry I was really late on this topic. I actually forgot about this because my Grandpa is sick in the Hospital and today I get a break from being in the hospital. So, I just remebered today and here it is.

Berea Ohio Trains 10/3/09 11:23AM – 12:00PM

  1. 11:30AM NS East Track 2 / NS LAFX Cement / Cars – NS SD70M-2 #2652, UP AC4400CW #5788 – 30-35MPH.

  2. 11:46AM NS East Track 2 To Track 4 Rockport / NS Intermodal / Unknown # Cars – NS C44-9W #9794, NS ES40DC #7606 – 10-13MPH.

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A = AC traction motors

H = Heavy, CSX has ballasted a number of their AC engines by about a addition 20 tons over thier nominal delivered weight to enhance their drag tonnage rating in coal and other mineral services.

The correct CSX designation for the engine is CW44AH, similar unballasted engines are designated as CW44AC

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I see the bridge frame is going up here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jbgw9D9oGdg&feature=player_profilepage# This is not my video. This means this video was probably taken this past week. To me, this bridge will be completed before 2011.

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“H” stands for “high”, in reference to the “high tractive effort” adhesion-management software with which the AH units are configured. The AH units have the same nominal weights as CSXT’s ES44DCs and most of its AC6000CWs. CSXT assigned the same tonnnage ratings to its standard-weight and heavy AC4400CWs; however when the heavy units received the HTE software, their tonnage ratings were increased and they were reclassified as AH units.

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The regular CW44AC’s have a nominal weight of 412000 pounds…the CW44AH as well as the ES44DC and ES44AH’s all have a nominal weight of 432000 pounds. The AH’s all have enhanced adhesion softare.

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And that’s why they have the “H” in their classification.