UP SD70Ms

[YoHo1975]

Whoa, User SD60M commenting on SD70s. Very Meta.

 

Anyway, I'm feeling frisky and troublesome tonight, so I'll continue to be contrary.

710s are boring, give me roots blown 567.

Also, the 265H-engine  90Macs were an impressive sound.

I never got to here an HDL up close. Only saw some AC6000s from across the yard. 

[Lord Atmo]

well ya know, that's your opinion and i respect it. personally i like the sounds of all those big locomotives

[chefjavier]

aside from me, anyone else a fan of UP SD70Ms? while i know they're extremely common on the UP, i gotta say i love those machines! the sound of the 710 and the way the wings look on the nose. they're just really neat units! and though everyone hates me for it, i thrill to see them in altoona.

but i feel like i'm the only fan out there. so who else likes UP SD70Ms? 

I would love to see the old DD40 from Union Pacific

[Lord Atmo]

which one? the DD35A or the DDA40X?

[Cris_261]

Remember how everyone used to complain ad nauseum whenever a train would show up with an SD40-2 on the point? Nowadays, the 40-2's become a less than daily occurance, and people moan the loss, and take notice when one shows up leading a train. Before we know it, the SD70M's day in the sun will be over, and everyone will wonder where they went, so enjoy 'em while they last!

That being said, I like the SD70M, especially the ones with the flared radiator housing. The 710 engine has a nice sound to it when it's winding up, although it doesn't compare to the deep soul-satisfying, ground shaking rumble of a maintained 645. The SD70ACe? Well, I'm still learning to love that beast, although it does look good in the C&NW, SP, D&RGW, and WP heritage schemes.

[Lord Atmo]

right on! that's my point. i love new stuff even if others hate it. cuz when it gets old, everyone will love it. i'll have beaten them to it!

[chefjavier]

aside from me, anyone else a fan of UP SD70Ms? while i know they're extremely common on the UP, i gotta say i love those machines! the sound of the 710 and the way the wings look on the nose. they're just really neat units! and though everyone hates me for it, i thrill to see them in altoona.

but i feel like i'm the only fan out there. so who else likes UP SD70Ms? 

SD80MAC  20-cylinder engine and 5000-h.p. {710G3 under its redesigned hood. Conrail use only a few for demostration.

[Lord Atmo]

CNW would've too, had UP not changed the order to those uglier (IMO) SD9043MACs

[YoHo1975]

Umm, the SD80MACs and the SD90/43MACs look identical.

 

I'm not a fan of the new safety cab for EMD though it's growing on me.

 

I'm also not really a fan of the Older style cab. I like Santa Fe's design from the GP60M. It's just slightly different and I think it looks better.

 

 

Also, don't get me wrong, I like any EMD and I like the 710 just fine. I'm just trying to cause trouble.

 

I will say this though, I've got a bunch of videos of SP Tunnel Motors/SD40s/SD45s going over Tehachapi and Donner and up the Shasta route and I've seen Dash-9s, SD70s and ACEs on the same route and if you think the 710 sounds better, it just means you've never really heard the throaty rumble of 4,5,6 645s in notch 8. 

[AlcoRS11Nut]

aside from me, anyone else a fan of UP SD70Ms? while i know they're extremely common on the UP, i gotta say i love those machines! the sound of the 710 and the way the wings look on the nose. they're just really neat units! and though everyone hates me for it, i thrill to see them in altoona.

but i feel like i'm the only fan out there. so who else likes UP SD70Ms? 

 I like them...I live on a UP branch line and all we get up here are AC4400CW's and SD9043AC's, and AC6000CW (a true one with the 6000 HP prime mover) once in a blue moon on the power-plants coal trains. I like the SD70M's,  I REALLY like the ones with the flared raditors. But I can see how some people get tired of them. Like I am with AC4400CW's.