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Owner: Norfolk Southern
Model:GE C39-8EBuilt As:NS 8688 (C39-8E)
Serial Number:45408Order No:1870NS
Frame Number: Built:6/1987
Notes:Used as a GE engine test platform at Altoona
Other locos with this serial:  NS 8688(C39-8E)
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Coal for the port
Title:  Coal for the port
Description:  A coal train rolls through Wilson VA with a short train-178 cars-for export.
Photo Date:  9/13/1986  Upload Date: 11/6/2011 3:05:32 AM
Location:  Wilson, VA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  NS 8672(C39-8E) NS 8688(C39-8E)
Views:  822   Comments: 0
Starting east
Title:  Starting east
Description:  An eastbound 178 car loaded coal train gets started from Crewe. This was the point where coal trains were consolidated after getting over the Blue Ridge. Some prodigious consists went east from here to tidewater, as the gradient was quite easy. I often saw trains in the 225 car range on this line.
Photo Date:  5/14/1988  Upload Date: 7/14/2015 1:38:59 AM
Location:  Crewe, VA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  NS 8672(C39-8E) NS 8688(C39-8E)
Views:  448   Comments: 0
Grab shot
Title:  Grab shot
Description:  The same eastbound I shot at Crewe I got at Wilson. They move better than youd expect for a heavy train, and all I was able to get was this grab shot off US 460.
Photo Date:  5/14/1988  Upload Date: 7/14/2015 1:40:26 AM
Location:  Wilson, VA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  NS 8672(C39-8E) NS 8688(C39-8E)
Views:  452   Comments: 0
NS 8688
Title:  NS 8688
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/1997  Upload Date: 12/20/2006 6:50:50 PM
Location:  Spriggsboro, IN
Author:  Chad Malinovsky
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 8688(C39-8E)
Views:  598   Comments: 0
NS 8688 poses
Title:  NS 8688 poses
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/15/2000  Upload Date: 3/30/2003 6:46:13 PM
Location:  Bow Junction, NH
Author:  Harry Frye
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 8688(C39-8E)
Views:  1394   Comments: 0
NS 8900
Title:  NS 8900
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/27/2002  Upload Date: 11/13/2016 2:11:03 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Richard Gorddard
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  NS 8909(C40-9W) NS 8688(C39-8E)
Views:  334   Comments: 0
NS 8909
Title:  NS 8909
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/27/2002  Upload Date: 11/13/2016 2:14:29 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Richard Gorddard
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  NS 8909(C40-9W) NS 8688(C39-8E)
Views:  342   Comments: 0
BNSF'S Forsyth Sub
Title:  BNSF'S Forsyth Sub
Description:  BNSF Westbound Freight Train M- DILLAU at Hathaway, Montana with a BN White Face SD60M leading an NS C40-8, BNSF Heritage 2 B40-8W & a Blue Bonnet SD40-2
Photo Date:  7/24/2004  Upload Date: 8/13/2004 12:39:20 PM
Location:  Hathaway, MT
Author:  william davis
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 9262(SD60M) NS 8688(C39-8E) BNSF 535(B40-8W) BNSF 6723(SD40-2)
Views:  1116   Comments: 1
BNSF'S Forsyth Sub
Title:  BNSF'S Forsyth Sub
Description:  BNSF Westbound Freight Train M- DILLAU passing through Hathaway, Montana
Photo Date:  7/24/2004  Upload Date: 11/28/2008 2:29:06 PM
Location:  Hathaway, MT
Author:  william davis
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 9262(SD60M) NS 8688(C39-8E) BNSF 535(B40-8W) BNSF 6723(SD40-2)
Views:  827   Comments: 7
NS 8688
Title:  NS 8688
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/6/2004  Upload Date: 11/4/2004 10:20:23 PM
Location:  Elkhart, IN
Author:  Joe Rogers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 8688(C39-8E)
Views:  977   Comments: 0
NS 8688 On A NS Northbound
Title:  NS 8688 On A NS Northbound
Description: 
Photo Date:  12/29/2004  Upload Date: 11/9/2008 10:24:47 PM
Location:  Atlanta, GA
Author:  landrover
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  NS 8688(C39-8E)
Views:  412   Comments: 0
NS 8688
Title:  NS 8688
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/8/2005  Upload Date: 1/9/2005 1:05:44 AM
Location:  Rochelle, IL
Author:  scott koehler
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 8688(C39-8E)
Views:  569   Comments: 0
NS 8688
Title:  NS 8688
Description: 
Photo Date:  2/12/2005  Upload Date: 6/6/2023 8:59:48 AM
Location:  Montpelier, IN
Author:  Alan Gaines
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 8688(C39-8E)
Views:  62   Comments: 0
NS C39-8E 8688
Title:  NS C39-8E 8688
Description: 
Photo Date:  2/12/2005  Upload Date: 12/15/2012 4:25:43 PM
Location:  Montpelier, IN
Author:  Alan Gaines
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 8688(C39-8E)
Views:  319   Comments: 0
NS 8688
Title:  NS 8688
Description:  NS C36-8E 8688 was the second engine on train 213
Photo Date:  3/26/2005  Upload Date: 10/8/2005 4:25:05 PM
Location:  Bridgewater, NJ
Author:  Stephen Bradley
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 8688(C39-8E)
Views:  524   Comments: 0
Smoking it up
Title:  Smoking it up
Description:  As NS 213 accelerates, the 8688 lets out a lot of smoke!
Photo Date:  3/26/2005  Upload Date: 10/8/2005 4:25:06 PM
Location:  Bridgewater, NJ
Author:  Stephen Bradley
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 8688(C39-8E)
Views:  501   Comments: 0
NS 213
Title:  NS 213
Description:  A Union Pacific GE is on the point of the NS 213.
Photo Date:  3/26/2005  Upload Date: 4/25/2008 9:56:55 PM
Location:  Manville, NJ
Author:  Anthony Paci
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 6011(AC44CWCTE) NS 8688(C39-8E)
Views:  579   Comments: 0
NS 8688
Title:  NS 8688
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/5/2005  Upload Date: 5/5/2005 11:37:04 PM
Location:  Springfield, MO
Author:  Joe Hughes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 8688(C39-8E)
Views:  651   Comments: 0
NS 8688
Title:  NS 8688
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/23/2005  Upload Date: 4/23/2005 10:14:12 PM
Location:  Osceola, IN
Author:  Joe Rogers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 8688(C39-8E)
Views:  579   Comments: 0
NS C39-8 8688
Title:  NS C39-8 8688
Description:  These units were supposed to be scrapped by now but 8688 still sees service and serves for the purpose it was built; for to haul freight!
Photo Date:  6/29/2005  Upload Date: 8/2/2005 4:38:52 PM
Location:  Toledo, OH
Author:  Bob Beaumont
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 8688(C39-8E)
Views:  479   Comments: 0
NS 8688 in emergency
Title:  NS 8688 in emergency
Description:  Train 324 in emergency at MP 431. It finally got underway in just a few minutes, only to go in emergency again a few miles down the road!
Photo Date:  11/14/2005  Upload Date: 11/16/2005 1:06:36 PM
Location:  Mishawaka, IN
Author:  Jamie Joyce
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 8688(C39-8E)
Views:  641   Comments: 0
NS 8688
Title:  NS 8688
Description:  Norfolk Southern stack train with a Dash 8 at point moves away from Forrest Yard.
Photo Date:  1/1/2006  Upload Date: 3/4/2006 1:59:26 PM
Location:  Memphis, TN
Author:  Mark Mears
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 8688(C39-8E) NS 9090(C40-9W)
Views:  465   Comments: 0
NS 8688
Title:  NS 8688
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/11/2006  Upload Date: 4/25/2006 5:51:21 PM
Location:  Collier Yard, VA
Author:  Ryan Tate
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 8688(C39-8E)
Views:  509   Comments: 1
NS V62 Eastbound
Title:  NS V62 Eastbound
Description:  Under the CSX Mainline!
Photo Date:  4/16/2006  Upload Date: 4/19/2006 9:05:57 AM
Location:  Collier Yard, VA
Author:  Edward Kerns II
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 8688(C39-8E)
Views:  348   Comments: 0
NS 8688
Title:  NS 8688
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/16/2006  Upload Date: 4/19/2006 9:06:18 AM
Location:  Collier Yard, VA
Author:  Edward Kerns II
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 8688(C39-8E)
Views:  473   Comments: 0
It blends in with trees
Title:  It blends in with trees
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/15/2006  Upload Date: 6/28/2006 6:11:17 PM
Location:  Langley, SC
Author:  Joseph Johns
Categories: 
Locomotives:  FURX 7929(SD40-2) NS 8688(C39-8E)
Views:  490   Comments: 0
24Z
Title:  24Z
Description:  Passing the railfan park in Macungie with a C39-8E as its second unit.
Photo Date:  2/9/2007  Upload Date: 2/10/2007 1:42:32 PM
Location:  Macungie, PA
Author:  Ron Tilley
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 2725(SD70M-2) NS 8688(C39-8E)
Views:  531   Comments: 0
NS 8688
Title:  NS 8688
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/12/2007  Upload Date: 6/14/2007 9:49:07 PM
Location:  Centralia, IL
Author:  Jim Kirsch
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 8688(C39-8E)
Views:  335   Comments: 0
NS 8688
Title:  NS 8688
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/21/2007  Upload Date: 6/22/2007 4:53:56 AM
Location:  Shenandoah, VA
Author:  Stephen Brock
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 8688(C39-8E)
Views:  528   Comments: 0
The engineer brings NS 8688 to a stop
Title:  The engineer brings NS 8688 to a stop
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/21/2007  Upload Date: 6/23/2007 11:22:32 AM
Location:  Shenandoah, VA
Author:  Stephen Brock
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 8688(C39-8E)
Views:  537   Comments: 0
NS 9341 switching cars
Title:  NS 9341 switching cars
Description:  NS 9341 continues her thing while 8688 awaits a fresh crew to take her on to Ronoake, VA.
Photo Date:  6/21/2007  Upload Date: 6/22/2007 4:53:56 AM
Location:  Shenandoah, VA
Author:  Stephen Brock
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9341(C40-9W) NS 8688(C39-8E)
Views:  535   Comments: 0
NS 8688
Title:  NS 8688
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/21/2007  Upload Date: 6/22/2007 4:53:59 AM
Location:  Shenandoah, VA
Author:  Stephen Brock
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 8688(C39-8E)
Views:  426   Comments: 1
NS 8688/C39-8E
Title:  NS 8688/C39-8E
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/21/2007  Upload Date: 6/22/2007 4:54:00 AM
Location:  Shenandoah, VA
Author:  Stephen Brock
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 8688(C39-8E)
Views:  363   Comments: 1
NS 8688 (C39-8E)
Title:  NS 8688 (C39-8E)
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/22/2007  Upload Date: 6/26/2007 6:44:47 PM
Location:  Waynesboro, VA
Author:  John Gray
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 8688(C39-8E)
Views:  395   Comments: 0
NS 8688 (C39-8E)
Title:  NS 8688 (C39-8E)
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/22/2007  Upload Date: 6/26/2007 6:45:37 PM
Location:  Waynesboro, VA
Author:  John Gray
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 8688(C39-8E)
Views:  576   Comments: 0
NS 8688
Title:  NS 8688
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/27/2007  Upload Date: 11/30/2021 1:27:38 PM
Location:  Greensboro, NC
Author:  Harold Hodnett
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 8688(C39-8E)
Views:  182   Comments: 0
NS 8688
Title:  NS 8688
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/5/2007  Upload Date: 11/30/2021 1:27:44 PM
Location:  Greensboro, NC
Author:  Harold Hodnett
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 8688(C39-8E)
Views:  177   Comments: 0
NS 9758 is one of 4 GE's on train 846, arriving at Pomona
Title:  NS 9758 is one of 4 GE's on train 846, arriving at Pomona
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/5/2007  Upload Date: 7/12/2021 1:06:12 PM
Location:  Greensboro, NC
Author:  Harold Hodnett
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9758(C40-9W) NS 9113(C40-9W) NS 8688(C39-8E) NS 8366(C40-8W)
Views:  234   Comments: 0
Westbound coal and NS GE's
Title:  Westbound coal and NS GE's
Description:  An increasingly rare C39-8E leads a westbound coal train through the curve at Devon, West Virginia.
Photo Date:  9/6/2007  Upload Date: 9/23/2007 10:52:29 PM
Location:  Devon, WV
Author:  David Rohdenburg
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  NS 8688(C39-8E) NS 9113(C40-9W)
Views:  554   Comments: 0
NS 8688
Title:  NS 8688
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/11/2007  Upload Date: 10/16/2007 4:29:32 PM
Location:  Shenandoah, VA
Author:  Stephen Brock
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 8688(C39-8E)
Views:  321   Comments: 0
Sunrise on the yard
Title:  Sunrise on the yard
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/11/2007  Upload Date: 12/14/2007 7:41:00 AM
Location:  Shenandoah, VA
Author:  Stephen Brock
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 8688(C39-8E) NS 2550(SD70) NS 8584(C39-8)
Views:  541   Comments: 2
NS road power tied down on a wonderful, fall morning
Title:  NS road power tied down on a wonderful, fall morning
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/11/2007  Upload Date: 10/18/2007 5:40:03 PM
Location:  Shenandoah, VA
Author:  Stephen Brock
Categories:  Scenic,Yard
Locomotives:  NS 8688(C39-8E) NS 2550(SD70) NS 8584(C39-8)
Views:  619   Comments: 2
NS 8688 / C39-8E
Title:  NS 8688 / C39-8E
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/11/2007  Upload Date: 10/16/2007 4:29:32 PM
Location:  Shenandoah, VA
Author:  Stephen Brock
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  NS 8688(C39-8E)
Views:  426   Comments: 0
NS 2550 & 8688
Title:  NS 2550 & 8688
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/11/2007  Upload Date: 10/18/2007 5:40:03 PM
Location:  Shenandoah, VA
Author:  Stephen Brock
Categories:  Scenic,Yard
Locomotives:  NS 2550(SD70) NS 8688(C39-8E)
Views:  407   Comments: 0
Sunrise on the yard
Title:  Sunrise on the yard
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/11/2007  Upload Date: 12/24/2007 8:42:37 AM
Location:  Shenandoah, VA
Author:  Stephen Brock
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 8688(C39-8E) NS 2550(SD70)
Views:  378   Comments: 0
NS 8688
Title:  NS 8688
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/11/2007  Upload Date: 10/16/2007 4:29:35 PM
Location:  Shenandoah, VA
Author:  Stephen Brock
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  NS 8688(C39-8E)
Views:  367   Comments: 0
NS 8688
Title:  NS 8688
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/11/2007  Upload Date: 10/16/2007 4:29:36 PM
Location:  Shenandoah, VA
Author:  Stephen Brock
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 8688(C39-8E)
Views:  297   Comments: 0
Late morning on the yard
Title:  Late morning on the yard
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/11/2007  Upload Date: 12/14/2007 7:41:01 AM
Location:  Shenandoah, VA
Author:  Stephen Brock
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 8688(C39-8E) NS 2550(SD70) NS 8584(C39-8)
Views:  540   Comments: 0
NS 8688, 2550 & 8584 tied down for the morning
Title:  NS 8688, 2550 & 8584 tied down for the morning
Description:  NS 9043 popping her nose out.
Photo Date:  10/11/2007  Upload Date: 10/18/2007 5:40:04 PM
Location:  Shenandoah, VA
Author:  Stephen Brock
Categories:  Scenic,Yard
Locomotives:  NS 8688(C39-8E) NS 2550(SD70) NS 8584(C39-8)
Views:  548   Comments: 1
NS 8688
Title:  NS 8688
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/11/2007  Upload Date: 10/16/2007 4:29:38 PM
Location:  Shenandoah, VA
Author:  Stephen Brock
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 8688(C39-8E)
Views:  400   Comments: 0


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