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Why so few SD.80 MACS?
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As many of you have stated, the SD80MAC was and still is a unique and powerful model, however word had already gotten out about the new SD90MAC almost as soon as the 80Macs began production. The 90mac is obviously more powerful than the 80mac, and as another stated, why have 5000hp when you could have 6000. CSX is proving this as they have just started their program to swap out their 5000hp engines for new ones, essentially making the SD80MAC an SD90MAC-H, plus red marker lights(unlike NS which has nothing else better to do with its time than to cover them up!!) and that unique hollowed area in the rear where the sand hatches are located. I'm a huge conrail fan and already miss the many that have been repainted. Perhaps I like them because they were all assembled at Altoona. My all time favorite is the SD60I, also unique to Conrail, but I also like the SD45-2s with that massive 5000 gallon fuel tank! At least these were all unique to conrail, just like the SD80MAC. There is still chance to catch SD80MACs in full conrail paint. I just saw a few here in Cleveland Ohio on CSX not to long ago.
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