Although it's not actually part of the roster, it was there back in 2020 press space or click on the model for it's horns. BUILDER:General Electric MODEL:ES44AC "Evolution series" TYPE:C-C road power BUILT:Feb 2012, GE #60753 SERIES:still in production ENGINE:GEVO (12 cyl, 4400 hp) NOTES: blt Norfolk Southern #8099 painted in SOU scheme by NS shops 1 of 10 Evolution units in heritage paint In November of 2020, Norfolk Southern #8099 — the Southern Railway "heritage unit" — made a visit to the Southeastern Railway Museum. The locomotive spent the weekend on display on the museum grounds in conjunction with the arrival of Norfolk Southern's "Marco Polo" business car. No. 8099 is one of 20 locomotive painted by Norfolk Southern in 2012 to honor the 'fallen flag' predecessor railroads that contributed to the current NS system. A General Electric ES44AC model, she wears Southern's green, white, and gold scheme traditionally applied to its passenger locomotive fleet. As part of its 30th anniversary celebration in 2012, NS painted 20 new locomotives in the color schemes of predecessor railroads. The commemorative units quickly became known as NS' Heritage Locomotives. Since the 1820s, hundreds of railroad companies were built, merged, reorganized, and consolidated into what eventually became Norfolk Southern, itself created from the consolidation of Southern Railway and Norfolk and Western Railway in 1982. In 1999, Norfolk Southern acquired a portion of Conrail. The Heritage Locomotives represent railroads that played significant roles in Norfolk Southern’s history. The first unit, Conrail 8098, rolled out of Altoona, Pa., March 15, and the final one, Lackawanna 1074, rolled out of Muncie, Ind., on June 27. Each paint scheme was modified to fit contemporary locomotives while staying as true as possible to the original designs. Norfolk Southern employees in Altoona and Chattanooga, Tenn., painted GE ES44AC locomotives, while the EMD SD70ACe units were painted at Progress Rail Services’ facility in Muncie, Ind. The Heritage Locomotives are used in freight service across Norfolk Southern’s 19,500-mile, 22-state network.
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