CSX hates SD70ACe's

[YoHo1975]

And here is the current 2019 info Sean has

 

From information that has been posted publicly about domestic orders:

• (10) BNSF SD70ACeP4-T4
• (??) CN ES44AC T4C 3836+
• (??) CN ET44AC 3170+
• (30) CP SD70ACU 7000-7029
• (10) CSXT SD70ACe-T4
• (50) KCS/KCSM ES44AC T4C/ET44AC
• (25) NS SD70ACe T4C 1190-1214
• (25) NS SD70ACC 1827-1851
• (100) NS AC44C6M 4175-4274
• (10) NS SD70ACe-T4
• (??) UP C44ACM
• (6) UP EMD24B UPY1004-1009

 

 

 

As you can see, lots of work being done with GE and EMD, but not all that many new loco orders.

[Leo_Ames]

For those that haven't seen anything about those Union Pacific GE's that YoHo has in his list, the initial Union Pacific order for C44ACM's is for 195 units spread over three years.

At the end of the day, it still doesn't tell us what 2019's tally will look like of course. But presumably it will be roughly split into 1/3's. Either way, it's a substantial order and investment into rebuilt power. 

[traisessive1]

CN has a total of 260 GE's being delivered. From 2018 through to 2020 and maybe 2021. 

[YoHo1975]

CN had 68 units delivered in 2018, so probably a similar number in 2019. And probably a similar split between T3 and T4. Worth given the title of this thread that CSX is ordering 10 SD70ACe-T4s

[The Railwolf]

Greatly looking forward to seeing and hearing those CSX SD70ACe-T4 units. They will be the first brand-new EMD locomotives CSX has purchased since those first 20 SD70ACes. They will be unlike anything else on the roster. (I've never heard a 265H or 1010J engine in person!)

[YoHo1975]

I've only heard a 265H once and I can't remember it. I only know I heard it, because of picture evidence. The 1010J is quiet(relatively). The emissions equipment makes them really quiet.

[SD70Dude]

YoHo1975

I've only heard a 265H once and I can't remember it. I only know I heard it, because of picture evidence. The 1010J is quiet(relatively). The emissions equipment makes them really quiet.

I only saw EMDX 1605 or 1606 in person once while CN was testing them, and it sounded like a giant vacuum cleaner.  But it was noticeably quieter than a ET44AC.  

Everyone I know who ran those two demonstrators just loved them, in addition to being quiet they loaded very smoothly and dug in well.  I really thought CN was going to order a bunch, well, at least until they both got killed by the -30°C Saskatchewan deep freeze.  IIRC a manifold cracked on one unit (no idea if this was part of the EGR system) and a sensor failed on the other, making the computer falsely think the engine was cold.  Both failures resulted in much delay and required an additional locomotive to move the train.

Less than a week after that happened the big 200 unit GE order was announced.