Beginning 2023, CSX has repainted and renumbered the 3000 series locomotives to heritage units. The first heritage, 1827, was painted into Baltimore & Ohio and renumbered from 3059 on May 11, 2023. BNSF Railway purchased 25 ES44AC locomotives in 2023, and they are all classified as ES44ACH.

CSX ES44AC 704 leads Q27508 (Louisville Ky. to Nashville Tn.) through Glendale. More containers than trailers on this intermodal. CSX Q439 with 704 leading is westbound on number 1 track at Contractors Road brossing, Philadelphia Subdivision in a heavy rain.

Jan 1, 2025 · CSX ES44AC-H #864 leads empty coal hoppers westbound as the train crests the grade at Alleghany, Virginia on the former Chesapeake & Ohio main line. Loyd Lowry photo.

Louisville and Nashville heritage unit. CSX 1850 one for the road. Seen at Rigby Yard. CSX 1850 leads B157. CSX train X692-15 is shown at Fairfax, SC 3-15-2025.

Dec 31, 2024 · The standard ES44AC (which CSX labels ES44ACHs due to their high tractive effort) sold nearly has sold 3,835 examples. The ES44AC was sold to a multitude of railroads and private industries.

These Evolution Series locomotives are equipped with AC traction motors and are powered by a newly designed “GEVO-12” 12 cylinder engine that produces the same power as the 16 cylinder AC4400CW, but with fewer emissions and greater fuel economy.

The GE (General Electric) ES44AC is a type of six-axle, 12-cylinder, 4,400hp diesel locomotive built by GE Transportation Systems from 2004 to present (though first introduced in early 2002). A typical UP ES44AC or C45ACCTE.

Originally designed to meet US EPA Tier 2 emissions, the ES44AC locomotive utilizes a 12-cylinder GE Evolution Series engine with 4-stroke combustion technology to maintain horsepower, reduce emissions, and lower fuel consumption compared to …

The General Electric ES44AC (or simply, "GEVO") is a energy-efficient, 4,400 hp locomotive which was first introduced into full production in 2005, with the first ES44AC prototype built in November 2002. The ES44AC is the direct successor of the AC4400CW, which could not be produced domestically...

Bring the power of today's railroading to your HO layout with the WalthersMainline GE ES44 Evolution Series GEVO diesels. Introduced in 2003 to comply with tougher emission standards, and more popularly known among railfans and modelers as GEVOs, these big engines have quickly become one of the most popular locos worldwide.