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New locos....

  • alstom
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    on Wed, Aug 10 2005 1:55 PM
    Out of the four new locos...which one would you choose??

    Richard
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  • Anonymous
    Posted by Anonymous
    on Wed, Aug 10 2005 3:30 PM
    The AC4500CW-CTE is really just an ES44AC. UP designates them as C45AC-CTE. All of GE's new locomotives are "'GEVO"'s.

    You forgot the SD70M-2 and ES40DC.
  • Anonymous
    Posted by Anonymous
    on Fri, Aug 12 2005 9:14 PM
    I personaly like the BNSF H2 ES44DC the best.
    Allan.
  • Anonymous
    Posted by Anonymous
    on Sat, Aug 13 2005 4:21 PM
    SD70ACe or the SD70M-2.
  • CSSHEGEWISCH
    Posted by
    on Mon, Aug 15 2005 10:36 AM
    Having been a lifelong Chicagoan, I tend to be partial to switchers and transfer power. I would vote for the MPI/EMD GP15D & GP20D (not on the poll).
    The daily commute is part of everyday life but I get two rides a day out of it. Paul
  • Anonymous
    Posted by Anonymous
    on Mon, Aug 15 2005 8:31 PM
    The SD70ACe.

    uspscsx
  • TrainFreak409
    Posted by
    on Wed, Aug 17 2005 7:15 PM
    SD70ACe for me![:D]

    Scott - Dispatcher, Norfolk Southern
  • espeefoamer
    Posted by
    on Wed, Aug 17 2005 7:39 PM
    The SD70M is the only one in that group that looks like a locomotive!
    I prefer the standard cab SD70 owned by the IC[:)]!
    Ride Amtrak. Cats Rule, Dogs Drool.
  • trainboyH16-44
    Posted by
    on Tue, Sep 20 2005 3:11 PM
    It's close between SD70ACe and SD70M-2, but Ithink ACe wins my heart (To the extent it can) with it's low speed lugging power.
    They can't hold a candle to the SD40s, though.
    trainboy

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  • Anonymous
    Posted by Anonymous
    on Tue, Sep 20 2005 3:36 PM
    Had to go with the SD70 ace... Love the looks of new EMDs.

    I also like GEVOS, in the new BNSF scheme.

    Lets face it, diesels rock![:P]

    Steam is cool too! And Electric![^]

    AWWWW SHOOT! Trains ARE awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!![:D]

    Chris[8D]
  • PBenham
    Posted by
    on Tue, Sep 20 2005 4:44 PM
    Given that I am prejudiced,i'd order a set of ES45DCs. If no cries emitted from above me, i'd spend the extra million a unit on an ES45AC fleet. Electro-Motive is in flux and may change in a way that the nominally conservative rail industry often finds problematic. How? Well, by going to how the rest of the world builds locomotives.Not as an off the shelf take it or leave it propisition, as it now is , but a choose your desired engine,( GEVO or EMD 710 or other) transmission, (AC or DC, from EMD,GE,Siemens,or ABB..)and where you want it built.( in your own shop, in London,ON;Erie,PA; Boise,ID or Mexico) I do not know all the options available, but this is intended to show that the builders will be facing a VERY different environment,perhaps sooner than both customers and builders would like. But that's change for you,like it or not.
  • vsmith
    Posted by
    on Wed, Sep 21 2005 11:03 AM
    They all look alike to me, so whats the point?

    Now if there was a reconditioned wagontop in their!

       Have fun with your trains
  • Anonymous
    Posted by Anonymous
    on Thu, Sep 22 2005 8:31 PM
    HAHAHA, I dont like any of those locomotives!..I think that railroading on the BNSF/UP is begining to be quite boring, considering all I hardly see is wide cab EMD/GEs on coal, frieght, and stack trains...i get excited to see an SD40-2
  • Anonymous
    Posted by Anonymous
    on Wed, Sep 28 2005 6:10 AM
    If you ride in these things like I do ,the SD-40-2 , IS nostalgic,but like taking a road trip in a 1978 plymouth....They are loud ,they rattle and produce little power...The new dash 9 -44 AC units on the BNSF ( # 7700- ? ) are smooth & quiet inside,have a GREAT ride and really pull their guts out....I love getting a trip with a 7700 series on the point...
  • Anonymous
    Posted by Anonymous
    on Wed, Sep 28 2005 6:26 AM
    QUOTE: Originally posted by vsmith

    They all look alike to me, so whats the point?

    Now if there was a reconditioned wagontop in their!
    I like that idea too...we need a covered wagon or two out there....by the way,whats with the trolley photo....You know what they say about dudes that like musicals and trollies..............
    Real men love diesels........
    Gays,girls and the sadly misinformed love traction....
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