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UP SD60M question.
Posted by espeefoamer on Saturday, June 2, 2007 2:00 PM
Last week I saw UP 2368,an SD60M,with this info. under the cab."First retrofitted U.S. road locomotive with oxidation catalyst aftertreatment." Could someone explain what this retrofitting consisted of,and for what purpose?
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Posted by Randy Stahl on Saturday, June 2, 2007 3:35 PM
One of dozens of clever and expensive gadgets to cause a more complete fuel burn , lower emissions and extend the service life of the locomotive. I must add that most if not all of these things have little or not effect execpt to cost time and money.
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Posted by beaulieu on Monday, June 4, 2007 6:50 PM
It will probably be a necessary item when Tier IV Emissions appear.
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Posted by Randy Stahl on Monday, June 4, 2007 6:56 PM

 beaulieu wrote:
It will probably be a necessary item when Tier IV Emissions appear.

That ain't gonna cut it for sure , it's gonna take more than gimmics to bring an older EMD into even tier 1 compliance. More to come , stay tuned.

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