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Anonymous
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New UP SD70ACe's
Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, March 1, 2005 8:48 AM
8310- http://overlandmodels.com/models/up_sd70ace/upsd70ace2_650.jpg
8315- http://overlandmodels.com/models/up_sd70ace/upsd70ace3_650.jpg
8320- http://overlandmodels.com/models/up_sd70ace/upsd70ace_650.jpg

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Posted by spbed on Tuesday, March 1, 2005 9:08 AM
Great pix. Tks [:D]


QUOTE: Originally posted by Guilford350

8310- http://overlandmodels.com/models/up_sd70ace/upsd70ace2_650.jpg
8315- http://overlandmodels.com/models/up_sd70ace/upsd70ace3_650.jpg
8320- http://overlandmodels.com/models/up_sd70ace/upsd70ace_650.jpg

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Posted by chad thomas on Tuesday, March 1, 2005 11:01 AM
Great pix, ugly units.
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, March 1, 2005 12:10 PM
at least they have more power
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, March 1, 2005 2:12 PM
that is one ugly mo-fo.
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Posted by bnsfkline on Tuesday, March 1, 2005 2:34 PM
I like them. Better than the GE's
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Posted by oskar on Tuesday, March 1, 2005 2:41 PM
nice pics nice engines too also shiney




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Posted by joecool1212 on Tuesday, March 1, 2005 2:42 PM
ME to. GE blah
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Posted by broncoman on Tuesday, March 1, 2005 4:17 PM
Are they the same length as a SD9043, they look bigger than a SD70M.
Brutishly big!
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Posted by edbenton on Tuesday, March 1, 2005 5:06 PM
Looks like it is on the same frame as the SD90. Why I don't know the 70MAC's were not any longer than the SD70 was at all.
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, March 1, 2005 5:08 PM
SD70ACe is shorter then SD90.
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Posted by CopCarSS on Tuesday, March 1, 2005 5:23 PM
I think they look cool. Bulldoggish, kinda. Besides, it makes me happy to know that EMD does still make locomotives, even if they're not part of GM anymore! Long live EMD!

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Posted by joecool1212 on Tuesday, March 1, 2005 5:25 PM
I second That!!! Long live EMD!!! Imagine a world with just GE. Naaah. Joe A.
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Posted by espeefoamer on Tuesday, March 1, 2005 5:28 PM
If you look up ugly in the dictionary, you will see a picture of an SD70ACE[xx(].
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Posted by coborn35 on Tuesday, March 1, 2005 6:17 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by joecool1212

I second That!!! Long live EMD!!! Imagine a world with just GE. Naaah. Joe A.

Imagine a world filled with tons of black smoke! LOL LOL[:D]

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, March 1, 2005 6:22 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by broncoman

Are they the same length as a SD9043, they look bigger than a SD70M.
Brutishly big!


SD90MAC- 80' 2"
SD70ACe- 74' 3"
SD70M- 72' 4"
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, March 1, 2005 6:43 PM
I like them. In fact, I like them more than the ES44AC's they own!
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, March 1, 2005 8:05 PM
[tdn][tdn][tdn][tdn] UGLY !
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, March 2, 2005 6:16 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by chad thomas

Great pix, ugly units.
Ain't that the *** TRUTH! At least that the (GEVO)'s look at least much better. Ill take a (GEVO) over that piece of junk any day!
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Posted by wcfan4ever on Wednesday, March 2, 2005 12:16 PM
I think they look great! I'm glad to see new production of locomotives but that only means more are to bite the dust.

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, March 2, 2005 1:57 PM
The pictures look good, but I want to see one coming by at 45 or 50 mph. They always look better when they're moving.


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Posted by K. P. Harrier on Wednesday, March 2, 2005 5:06 PM
When did the deliveries start?

I like them, but the gray paint behind the cab looks disproportionate.

And, for ALL the uglyites: Didn’t the GP-7/9 designers deliberately make them ugly? But, everybody loved them!

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Posted by CopCarSS on Wednesday, March 2, 2005 6:02 PM
QUOTE: And, for ALL the uglyites: Didn’t the GP-7/9 designers deliberately make them ugly? But, everybody loved them!


I don't think they "tried" to make them ugly. It was more a form follows function sort of thing. Unlike earlier locomotives, their job was solely to be as efficient as possible. It really didn't matter what the public thought of them.

Come to think of it, I usually hate things designed to look good. Most streamlined steam (with a few notable exceptions), UP's M-10001, GM's aerotrain, and pretty much anything European. Yup...hate em' all.

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Posted by joecool1212 on Wednesday, March 2, 2005 6:36 PM
they sound and smell better at 45 mph also. Joe A.
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Posted by espeefoamer on Wednesday, March 2, 2005 6:40 PM
When GM sold EMD,the new owners had to sign a form stating that they would only build ugly diesels[xx(].
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, March 2, 2005 6:41 PM
Joecool,
I think that's the beauty of 'em...They look good, sound good, smell good and shake the ground. What more could you ask for!

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Posted by trainmanj on Wednesday, March 2, 2005 6:43 PM
UP always likes big engines with lots of power. Nice pix
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Posted by joecool1212 on Wednesday, March 2, 2005 6:44 PM
Mehrlich, Thats the closest thing to heaven we get. Joe A.
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, March 2, 2005 6:47 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by mehrlich

Joecool,
I think that's the beauty of 'em...They look good, sound good, smell good and shake the ground. What more could you ask for!

m
A live shot gun with live ammo,A very large cutting torch,And a dried up grave yard in a river bed to drop those pic's of ugly junk right where they belong[}:)].
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Posted by joecool1212 on Wednesday, March 2, 2005 7:14 PM
BNSF railfan, Thats cold! You should check out the pics on this site under wrecks you might like what you see. http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=68818 Joe A.
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