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EMD SD-70

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Posted by VGN Jess on Tuesday, May 10, 2016 11:30 PM
Thanks for the quick response.
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Posted by GDRMCo on Tuesday, May 10, 2016 5:43 AM
Should probably address that other comment by the OP, most aren't out of service, infact I believe the only SD70 and variant retirements have been wrecks.

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Posted by Lyon_Wonder on Monday, May 9, 2016 7:14 PM

The flared radiators were added to late-production SD70Ms and SD70MACs to make them Tier-1 compliant.

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Posted by VGN Jess on Monday, May 9, 2016 5:51 PM

Why did some SD70's have flared radiators (like an SD45) and others didn't? Thanks.

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Posted by NorthWest on Sunday, May 1, 2016 5:29 PM

Probably; I was short on time and simply posted from memory. The great irony is that EMD had to make a lot of modifications to the standard cab to make it work with the SD70 (most obvious is the bulge on the right side of the short hood) only to have a widecab installed on at least some.

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Posted by Leo_Ames on Sunday, May 1, 2016 4:40 PM

NorthWest
However they are aging and NS has pulled many out of service for potential rebuilds in the manner of their SD60Es.

Isn't the plan that they have in mind more in line with what they're doing to the C40-9's right now? New widecabs and a conversion to AC traction is what I thought I saw for Norfolk Southern's plans for the DC motored SD70 fleet.

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Posted by beaulieu on Sunday, May 1, 2016 2:22 PM

If you consider the wide-nose version(SD70M) then nearly 2,000 were built.

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Posted by NorthWest on Friday, April 29, 2016 5:14 PM

None, really. The SD70 was sort of a special request by NS who wanted to stick with standard cabs and wasn't originally in the catalogue. Conrail's units were built with the understanding that they would become NS's in the split. Apparently SPCC and IC picked the model up after NS requested it.

SPCCs and IC (now CN's) are still in everyday service, as are some of NS's. However they are aging and NS has pulled many out of service for potential rebuilds in the manner of their SD60Es.

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EMD SD-70
Posted by southernalco on Friday, April 29, 2016 4:51 PM

What problems did EMD incur with the SD-70 as I don't believe very many were sold and most are out of service

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