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Pictures of NS 9978
 
Owner: Norfolk Southern
Model:GE C40-9WBuilt As:NS 9978 (C40-9W)
Serial Number:55424Order No:1972
Frame Number: Built:12/2004
Other locos with this serial:  NS 9978(C40-9W) NS 9978(C44-9W)
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NS 9978, the highest numbered Dash 9 on the NS roster
Title:  NS 9978, the highest numbered Dash 9 on the NS roster
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/28/2005  Upload Date: 4/20/2020 1:49:17 PM
Location:  Raleigh, NC
Author:  Harold Hodnett
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9978(C40-9W)
Views:  1533   Comments: 0
NS 9978
Title:  NS 9978
Description: 
Photo Date:  2/5/2005  Upload Date: 4/30/2005 4:57:38 PM
Location:  Detroit, MI
Author:  Donna Hanck
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9978(C40-9W)
Views:  1522   Comments: 0
NS 9978
Title:  NS 9978
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/7/2005  Upload Date: 5/7/2005 10:11:28 PM
Location:  Elkhart, IN
Author:  Joe Rogers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9978(C40-9W)
Views:  1307   Comments: 0
NS 9978 C40-9W 07/15/2005
Title:  NS 9978 C40-9W 07/15/2005
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/15/2005  Upload Date: 7/15/2005 2:34:21 PM
Location:  Connellsville, PA
Author:  Paul Bungard
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9978(C40-9W)
Views:  1295   Comments: 0
NS 9978 C40-9W 07/15/2005
Title:  NS 9978 C40-9W 07/15/2005
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/15/2005  Upload Date: 7/15/2005 2:40:13 PM
Location:  Connellsville, PA
Author:  Paul Bungard
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9978(C40-9W)
Views:  1273   Comments: 0
NS 9978 C40-9W 07/15/2005
Title:  NS 9978 C40-9W 07/15/2005
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/15/2005  Upload Date: 7/15/2005 2:29:45 PM
Location:  Connellsville, PA
Author:  Paul Bungard
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9978(C40-9W)
Views:  1229   Comments: 0
NS 9978 C40-9W NS 6733 SD60I 07/15/2005
Title:  NS 9978 C40-9W NS 6733 SD60I 07/15/2005
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/15/2005  Upload Date: 5/24/2005 5:23:03 PM
Location:  Connellsville, PA
Author:  Paul Bungard
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9978(C40-9W) NS 6733(SD60I)
Views:  1350   Comments: 0
NS 9978
Title:  NS 9978
Description:  A bit of a shock-- an NS C40-9W at DeWitt! At right is the remains of the old Amtrak depot, demolished last year in favor of a new one located downtown.
Photo Date:  7/25/2005  Upload Date: 7/25/2005 5:57:01 PM
Location:  DeWitt, NY
Author:  Matt Florack
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9978(C40-9W)
Views:  1141   Comments: 0
NS 9978
Title:  NS 9978
Description:  Driving alongside the train through CP Wyomissing Jct
Photo Date:  7/26/2005  Upload Date: 7/30/2005 11:38:00 PM
Location:  Wyomissing, PA
Author:  Ryan Herr
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9978(C40-9W)
Views:  1241   Comments: 4
Albino 20K
Title:  Albino 20K
Description:  NS intermodal 20K eases eastward on the Lehigh Line approaching 13th Street led by Albino, or primer GE unit.
Photo Date:  10/1/2005  Upload Date: 10/1/2005 9:34:28 PM
Location:  Manville, NJ
Author:  Lee King
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9978(C40-9W)
Views:  1076   Comments: 0
NS 9978
Title:  NS 9978
Description:  20K Passes CP-PORT READING JUNCTION
Photo Date:  10/1/2005  Upload Date: 10/2/2005 11:39:46 AM
Location:  Bridgewater, NJ
Author:  Stephen Sozio
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9978(C40-9W)
Views:  923   Comments: 0
NS 9978
Title:  NS 9978
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/1/2005  Upload Date: 10/2/2005 11:39:48 AM
Location:  Manville, NJ
Author:  Stephen Sozio
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9978(C40-9W)
Views:  826   Comments: 0
Passing The Waterworks
Title:  Passing The Waterworks
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/1/2005  Upload Date: 10/2/2005 11:39:49 AM
Location:  Manville, NJ
Author:  Stephen Sozio
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9978(C40-9W)
Views:  881   Comments: 0
NS 9978 east
Title:  NS 9978 east
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/15/2005  Upload Date: 10/17/2005 4:36:32 PM
Location:  Porter, IN
Author:  Chad Malinovsky
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9978(C40-9W)
Views:  880   Comments: 0
NS 8869 NS 9978 at the Depot
Title:  NS 8869 NS 9978 at the Depot
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/25/2005  Upload Date: 11/6/2005 12:38:56 PM
Location:  Elkhart, IN
Author:  Dennis Andariese
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 8869(C40-9) NS 9978(C40-9W)
Views:  1482   Comments: 0
NS 9978 CW40-9
Title:  NS 9978 CW40-9
Description:  NS 174 is tied down on the REDKEY Line for a few hours before a new crew takes it in onto Elkhart.
Photo Date:  12/13/2005  Upload Date: 12/18/2005 12:30:45 AM
Location:  Marion, IN
Author:  Kevin Nelson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9978(C40-9W)
Views:  1201   Comments: 0
NS 9978 CW40-9
Title:  NS 9978 CW40-9
Description:  NS 174 spends several hours on the Red Key waitning on a new crew.
Photo Date:  12/13/2005  Upload Date: 12/18/2005 12:31:56 AM
Location:  Marion, IN
Author:  Kevin Nelson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9978(C40-9W)
Views:  873   Comments: 0
Lights
Title:  Lights
Description:  Falling darkness enhances the lights as a NS mixed freight rolls into Spartanburg
Photo Date:  3/30/2006  Upload Date: 4/4/2006 4:20:37 AM
Location:  Spartanburg, SC
Author:  Brian Hill
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9978(C40-9W)
Views:  941   Comments: 1
NS 9978
Title:  NS 9978
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/1/2006  Upload Date: 10/2/2007 1:59:27 PM
Location:  Route 53 Overpass, PA
Author:  Dave Smith
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9978(C40-9W)
Views:  1073   Comments: 0
Dim Please
Title:  Dim Please
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/27/2006  Upload Date: 4/27/2006 12:38:26 AM
Location:  Spartanburg, SC
Author:  Brian Hill
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9978(C40-9W)
Views:  926   Comments: 0
NS 9978 20K splits the signal east of Butler diamonds
Title:  NS 9978 20K splits the signal east of Butler diamonds
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/6/2006  Upload Date: 5/11/2006 7:23:26 PM
Location:  Butler, IN
Author:  Scott B
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9978(C40-9W)
Views:  997   Comments: 0
NS 9357 Heads Mixed Freight Over a Small Bridge
Title:  NS 9357 Heads Mixed Freight Over a Small Bridge
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/19/2007  Upload Date: 4/20/2007 12:09:54 AM
Location:  East Dubuque, IL
Author:  Robert Garton
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  NS 9357(C40-9W) NS 9978(C40-9W)
Views:  1248   Comments: 0
NS 21M
Title:  NS 21M
Description:  9:25AM
Photo Date:  5/19/2007  Upload Date: 5/19/2007 11:48:33 AM
Location:  Phillipsburg, NJ
Author:  Austin MacDougall
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  NS 9181(C40-9W) NS 9977(C40-9W) NS 9978(C40-9W)
Views:  1263   Comments: 0
NS 21M
Title:  NS 21M
Description:  Westbound on track one with a trio of Dash 9s.
Photo Date:  5/19/2007  Upload Date: 7/17/2007 11:35:13 PM
Location:  Richland, PA
Author:  Matthew Sebastionelli
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9181(C40-9W) NS 9977(C40-9W) NS 9978(C40-9W)
Views:  1522   Comments: 0
NS 21M
Title:  NS 21M
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/19/2007  Upload Date: 6/6/2007 4:39:16 PM
Location:  Macungie, PA
Author:  Collin Reinhart
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9181(C40-9W) NS 9977(C40-9W) NS 9978(C40-9W)
Views:  1194   Comments: 0
NS 9977
Title:  NS 9977
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/19/2007  Upload Date: 6/6/2007 4:39:17 PM
Location:  Macungie, PA
Author:  Collin Reinhart
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9977(C40-9W) NS 9978(C40-9W)
Views:  1175   Comments: 0
NS 9977
Title:  NS 9977
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/24/2007  Upload Date: 5/24/2007 10:46:06 PM
Location:  Hammond, IN
Author:  joe usselman
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9977(C40-9W) NS 9978(C40-9W) NS 9513(C40-9W)
Views:  1295   Comments: 0
NS 9978
Title:  NS 9978
Description:  NS 20K
Photo Date:  5/29/2007  Upload Date: 5/31/2007 5:57:00 PM
Location:  Berea, OH
Author:  Michael Rujak
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9978(C40-9W)
Views:  833   Comments: 0
NS 9978
Title:  NS 9978
Description:  NS 9978, the highest numbered C40-9W on the NS roster, leads 24Z across Front Street
Photo Date:  6/18/2007  Upload Date: 6/19/2007 9:54:29 PM
Location:  Berea, OH
Author:  Rich Kaminsky
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9978(C40-9W)
Views:  892   Comments: 0
NS 21M
Title:  NS 21M
Description:  A video of this train can be seen here: http://www.rail-videos.net/video/view.php?id=24
Photo Date:  6/20/2007  Upload Date: 11/8/2007 3:31:32 PM
Location:  Wyomissing, PA
Author:  Austin MacDougall
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  NS 9562(C40-9W) NS 2751(SD70M-2) NS 9978(C40-9W)
Views:  1443   Comments: 0
NS 9724 213
Title:  NS 9724 213
Description:  213 west with primary power.
Photo Date:  7/28/2007  Upload Date: 7/28/2007 8:29:25 PM
Location:  Bethlehem, PA
Author:  Pierre Lescomb
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  NS 9724(C40-9W) NS 9978(C40-9W)
Views:  1116   Comments: 0
NS 9724 Train 213
Title:  NS 9724 Train 213
Description:  CP64, about to enter Musconetcong Tunnel, 1145 hours.
Photo Date:  7/28/2007  Upload Date: 11/22/2007 7:31:59 AM
Location:  Pattenburg, NJ
Author:  Kim Piersol
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9724(C40-9W) NS 9978(C40-9W)
Views:  1054   Comments: 0
NS 2745 25K
Title:  NS 2745 25K
Description:  Metuchen Road, 1731 hours.
Photo Date:  9/4/2007  Upload Date: 11/14/2007 8:25:57 PM
Location:  South Plainfield, NJ
Author:  Kim Piersol
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 2745(SD70M-2) NS 9978(C40-9W)
Views:  1025   Comments: 0
NS 9978
Title:  NS 9978
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/23/2007  Upload Date: 11/13/2011 8:06:34 AM
Location:  South Bend, IN
Author:  Dick Leonhardt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9978(C40-9W)
Views:  662   Comments: 0
NS 9978
Title:  NS 9978
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/5/2007  Upload Date: 10/9/2007 7:29:30 PM
Location:  Elkhart, IN
Author:  Joe Rogers
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives:  NS 9978(C40-9W)
Views:  809   Comments: 0
NS 9978
Title:  NS 9978
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/7/2007  Upload Date: 3/15/2011 8:39:21 AM
Location:  Hammond, IN
Author:  Christopher Esposito
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  NS 9978(C40-9W)
Views:  764   Comments: 0
Eastbound Stacks
Title:  Eastbound Stacks
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/19/2007  Upload Date: 10/25/2007 11:30:15 PM
Location:  Cresson, PA
Author:  Sean McDonnell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9978(C40-9W) NS 6641(SD60)
Views:  1190   Comments: 0
Eastbound Stacks
Title:  Eastbound Stacks
Description:  A eastbound stack train rolls through Altoona and past ALTO tower.
Photo Date:  10/19/2007  Upload Date: 10/27/2007 2:55:49 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Collin Reinhart
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9978(C40-9W) NS 6641(SD60)
Views:  1199   Comments: 0
NS 9978
Title:  NS 9978
Description:  NS 24Z
Photo Date:  11/30/2007  Upload Date: 12/7/2007 1:14:35 PM
Location:  Rochester, PA
Author:  Michael Rujak
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9978(C40-9W)
Views:  653   Comments: 0
NS 9978
Title:  NS 9978
Description:  NS 24Z
Photo Date:  11/30/2007  Upload Date: 12/7/2007 1:14:07 PM
Location:  Rochester, PA
Author:  Michael Rujak
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9978(C40-9W)
Views:  675   Comments: 0
NS 9978
Title:  NS 9978
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/9/2008  Upload Date: 1/19/2008 1:12:22 AM
Location:  Canton, NC
Author:  Jeff Marley
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  NS 9978(C40-9W)
Views:  976   Comments: 0
NS 7527 Train 214
Title:  NS 7527 Train 214
Description:  17th Ave., 0752 hours.
Photo Date:  3/11/2008  Upload Date: 3/11/2008 6:18:45 PM
Location:  Manville, NJ
Author:  Kim Piersol
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS7 5=´() NS 6792(SD60M) NS 9978(C40-9W)
Views:  1234   Comments: 0
NS 9978
Title:  NS 9978
Description:  NS 9978 leads an unidentified manifest
Photo Date:  3/24/2008  Upload Date: 3/24/2008 8:52:58 PM
Location:  Temple, PA
Author:  David Spohn Jr
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  NS 9978(C40-9W)
Views:  683   Comments: 0
18G with some black horsepower
Title:  18G with some black horsepower
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/21/2008  Upload Date: 5/21/2008 5:26:43 PM
Location:  Phillipsburg, NJ
Author:  Ron Tilley
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9866(C40-9W) NS 9978(C40-9W)
Views:  950   Comments: 0
NS 18N
Title:  NS 18N
Description:  Eastbound auto train 18N starts up after waiting for Q703 just west of CP-Port Reading Jct. (6:02AM)
Photo Date:  5/24/2008  Upload Date: 5/24/2008 12:01:08 PM
Location:  Manville, NJ
Author:  Austin MacDougall
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  NS 9978(C40-9W) NS 2654(SD70M-2)
Views:  715   Comments: 0
66Z empty slab train
Title:  66Z empty slab train
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/15/2008  Upload Date: 6/16/2008 11:18:07 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Scott M. Spicer
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9978(C40-9W) NS 8944(C40-9W)
Views:  1119   Comments: 0
NS V62
Title:  NS V62
Description:  NS V62 approaches CSX Collier Yard on the connector track.
Photo Date:  7/3/2008  Upload Date: 7/3/2008 10:38:13 PM
Location:  Collier Yard, VA
Author:  Nick Wieland
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9978(C40-9W) NS 7620(ES40DC)
Views:  984   Comments: 1
NS V62
Title:  NS V62
Description:  NS V62 enters CSX Collier Yard. In the foreground are the connector tracks from the NS Norfolk District Main, to Collier Yard. In the background is the CSX North End Sub.
Photo Date:  7/3/2008  Upload Date: 7/3/2008 10:38:23 PM
Location:  Collier Yard, VA
Author:  Nick Wieland
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9978(C40-9W)
Views:  740   Comments: 0
NS 9978 and NS 7620
Title:  NS 9978 and NS 7620
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/3/2008  Upload Date: 7/3/2008 10:38:34 PM
Location:  Collier Yard, VA
Author:  Nick Wieland
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9978(C40-9W) NS 7620(ES40DC)
Views:  888   Comments: 0
NS 9978
Title:  NS 9978
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/12/2008  Upload Date: 7/16/2008 8:02:32 AM
Location:  Cresson, PA
Author:  Bob Vogel
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9978(C40-9W)
Views:  510   Comments: 0

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