General Electrics in intermodal operation.

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A TYPICAL BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, scene recorded on May 12th, 2006, as a pair of GE Dash 9s lead an eastbound intermodal through the city at 24th Street Interlocking. Running ‘elephant’ style, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Dash 9-44CW No. BNSF 5164 is partnered with Norfolk Southern Dash 9-40CW on its train of domestic 53ft high-cube containers. Note the blast furnaces of one of the many steel mills hidden in the background.

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CSX Transportation CW44AC No. CSXT 5101 shows off its YN3 ‘dark future’ paint at Pinoca Yard, Charlotte, North Carolina, on May 13th, 2006. While most railroads use their AC4400CW machines - to use General Electric’s official designation - in heavy haul operations such as unit coal trains, CSXT employs its fleet of over 600 machines in general service.