I wondering................. what the acronym ET means for BNSF on their new ET44C4?
Regards,
Swafford
The 'E' probably still stands for 'Evolution', as in 'Evolution Series'.
My best guess is that the 'T' stands for "Tier IV' as these locomotives are substantially different from earlier locomotives.
I believe that the T stands for "Trains readers will be confused"; clearly it's an attempt to bufuddle railfans and spark debate about what the proper naming convention for the units should be ...
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carnej1 I believe that the T stands for "Trains readers will be confused"; clearly it's an attempt to bufuddle railfans and spark debate about what the proper naming convention for the units should be ...
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GDRMCoEvolution Tier 4
"ES" stood for "Evolution Series"
"ET" probably stands for "Evolution Tier 4" but has the advantage for the tidy mind that "T" follows "S" alphabetically and need not stand for anything...
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Received this from BNSF Media Dept. this morning....................
The following inquiry was submitted to BNSF Railway Media Center on07/20/1520:14 (1589054):From : Clint Stewart (clints)Date : 07/21/1508:53Hello Frank,The best information I have found is E=Evolution Series and T= Tier 4. I hope this informationhelps.-----------------------------------------------------------------------From: Frank SwaffordDate : 07/20/15 20:14Good Day,Iwondering................. what the acronym ET mean for BNSF on yournewGeneral Electric ET44C4 diesel locomotives?Regards,FrankSwafford
ET = Extra Tall.
I'll just leave now....
Pedantic entry:
1 Acronym: "a word created from the first letters of each word in a series of words." `ET' would only be an acronym if pronounced as though it were the Latin word "and."
2. Abbreviation: "a shortened form esp. of a word or phrase"; in this case, I submit that "ET" is an abbreviation.
The misuse of acronym is very common.
John LiebsonPedantic entry: 1 Acronym: "a word created from the first letters of each word in a series of words." `ET' would only be an acronym if pronounced as though it were the Latin word "and." 2. Abbreviation: "a shortened form esp. of a word or phrase"; in this case, I submit that "ET" is an abbreviation. The misuse of acronym is very common.
Even more pedantic observation: Misuse of 'abbreviation' is even more common. Your category 2 is more properly an 'initialism'. An abbreviation (properly so-called) is a shortening of a word or phrase, and properly used it always ends in a period (cf. abbr., etc., et al., usw.) and when you speak it you're supposed to use the whole word. Nobody would say "etk" instead of 'et cetera', for example, although I sometimes leave 'et al' or 'op cit' as semi-slangily short.
There have been some interesting 'overlaps' between acronyms and initialisms over the years, sometimes due to organizational culture. My father noted that The Air Force has an acronym ... not an initialism -- for Ground-Launched Cruise Missiles. It's spelled "GLCM" but is actually pronounced 'glick'em'... as it turned out. He also remembers the Plymouth GTX car, which Chrysler claimed in a radio ad was pronounced "git'ix".
In a startling burst of (to me) common sense, the 11th edition of the Merriam-Webster dictionary has officially removed the artificial distinction between acronym and initialism. So fortunately or unfortunately, we pedants only have a limited time to remark on the 'misuse' of these things.
ET?
Maybe it knows how to phone home?
kgbw49I would vote for GE changing its nomenclature: Six-axle Tier 4 Eco AC Motor Tag line: STEAM for the 21st Century (Notice tongue firmly in cheek)
Or in this Internet-initialism-crazed 21st Century, and bowing to the perhaps desirability of Heritage-unit appeal in nomenclature as well as paint scheme, why not "Six-axle Tier 4 Universal" series?
<bit tongue-in-cheek badly while running away...>
Someone did some puns awhile ago on this site, where are they now?
Here's this little gem.
Alco=always leaking coolant and oil.
also, I read this is the paper this morning:
Speaking clockI read this is the paper this morning:
I would have sent this via PM, but you have that feature turned off (hint, hint, verbum sap., etc.):
The reference or link you provided is not visible in the post. Can you edit to include it? If you can't get the link to be 'live', at least provide the URL as text...
In fact the production ET units don't have the taller engine cover on the blue prototypes. One can assume that that was to allow for additional expermental or test equipment, or that the final layout had not been decided when they were designed.
The overall height of the locomotive would be very similar to an ES unit, and the different cooling arrangement will be the main recognition feature.
Since this is the nearest thing to a 'current' ET44 thread -- official deliveries of the units have started, according to LocoNotes.
BNSF 3817 and 3419 (the first of 161 ET44C4s slated for delivery this year!) were received in Fort Worth on July 29th.
Completed Tier 4 examples for CN and CSX have apparently been spotted at Erie, so expect them soon too.
Wizlish Speaking clock I read this is the paper this morning: I would have sent this via PM, but you have that feature turned off (hint, hint, verbum sap., etc.): The reference or link you provided is not visible in the post. Can you edit to include it? If you can't get the link to be 'live', at least provide the URL as text...
Speaking clock I read this is the paper this morning:
my bad, it was a newspaper with the headline "newspapers still exist"
i I knew this because there's a Chillicothe paper mill that runs out of an old railroad engine house That still ships by CSX.
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