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George C Johnson's Collection
 
5/3/2024
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: Norfolk Southern
Model:GE C40-8Built As:NS 8728 (C40-8)
Serial Number:47090Order No:1805NS
Frame Number: Built:9/1992
Notes:Sold to LTEX *Scrapped*
Other locos with this serial:  NS 8728(C40-8)
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Yard and old coaling tower
Title:  Yard and old coaling tower
Description:  Norfolk Southern's yard Bluefield West Virginia. Yes, that is a real caboose attached to the end of a real train! The old Norfolk & Western coaling tower is in the background.
Photo Date:  10/29/2006  Upload Date: 12/24/2006 2:36:24 PM
Location:  Bluefield, WV
Author:  George C Johnson
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  NS 8728(C40-8)
Views:  509   Comments: 1
Old soldier
Title:  Old soldier
Description:  A NS C40-8, a former road engine now assigned yard duty, sits alone on a chilly Sunday morning.
Photo Date:  10/29/2006  Upload Date: 12/27/2006 9:15:55 AM
Location:  Bluefield, WV
Author:  George C Johnson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 8728(C40-8)
Views:  388   Comments: 1
Caboose and yard engine
Title:  Caboose and yard engine
Description:  NS 8728 and caboose NW 555055 in the Bluefield Yard adjacent to the old NW coaling tower.
Photo Date:  10/29/2006  Upload Date: 12/27/2006 9:15:56 AM
Location:  Bluefield, WV
Author:  George C Johnson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 8728(C40-8)
Views:  446   Comments: 1
NS 8728 close-up
Title:  NS 8728 close-up
Description:  A close up of the tired old soldier resting in the yard.
Photo Date:  10/29/2006  Upload Date: 12/27/2006 9:15:57 AM
Location:  Bluefield, WV
Author:  George C Johnson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 8728(C40-8)
Views:  358   Comments: 0
Conway Yard
Title:  Conway Yard
Description:  A mixed merchandise waists for permission to move at the north end of Conway Yard.
Photo Date:  7/6/2007  Upload Date: 12/1/2007 7:26:36 AM
Location:  Freedom, PA
Author:  George C Johnson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 9810(SD70MAC) NS 8728(C40-8)
Views:  462   Comments: 0
NS 8728
Title:  NS 8728
Description:  Located at the north end o Conway Yard.
Photo Date:  7/6/2007  Upload Date: 12/1/2007 7:26:35 AM
Location:  Freedom, PA
Author:  George C Johnson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 8728(C40-8)
Views:  343   Comments: 0
Pulling out of Conway
Title:  Pulling out of Conway
Description:  Norfolk Southern #8728 pulls a mixed merchandise out of Conway Yard (north end). Another mixed merchandise, headed by ex-CONRAIL #8200, waits its turn.
Photo Date:  7/6/2007  Upload Date: 12/3/2007 8:55:58 PM
Location:  East Rochester, PA
Author:  George C Johnson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 8728(C40-8) NS 8200(C39-8)
Views:  472   Comments: 0
Pulling hard
Title:  Pulling hard
Description:  A mixed merchandise leaves Conway Yard on a hot July morning. Note ex-CONRAIL #8200--head end power on another mixed merchandise--in the background.
Photo Date:  7/6/2007  Upload Date: 12/3/2007 8:55:59 PM
Location:  Rochester, PA
Author:  George C Johnson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 8728(C40-8) NS 8200(C39-8)
Views:  526   Comments: 1
Head end power
Title:  Head end power
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/6/2007  Upload Date: 12/3/2007 8:55:57 PM
Location:  Rochester, PA
Author:  George C Johnson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 9810(SD70MAC) NS 8728(C40-8)
Views:  442   Comments: 0


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