The "SD70ACe" Series: EMD's Contemporary Design
Aug 27, 2024 · Rated at 4,300 hp, the SD70ACe was essentially a more environmentally friendly version of the builder’s SD70 series featuring EMD’s 16-cylinder model 710G3C-T2 engine, along with upgraded computer systems, electronics, and the builder’s famous self-steering trucks (the HTCR-II). The HCTR-II has aided significantly in EMD's ability to ...
EMD® SD70ACe - ProgressRail
The SD70ACe locomotive was introduced in 2005 for heavy-haul freight applications worldwide. This powerful and efficient locomotive integrates the world-class reliability of the EMD ® 710 engine, EM2000 microprocessor control system and AC traction. The advanced technologies of the SD70ACe provide key product solutions for safety, reliability ...
EMD's 70 Series: "SD70," "SD70MAC, and "SD70M-2"
Aug 27, 2024 · Although the SD70 could not regain EMD's dominance as the number one locomotive builder, it was still a very successful design with a few thousand different versions of the model operating around the country today (including the SD70M, SD70I, SD70M-2, SD70MAC, and SD70ACe). The SD70 actually hearkens back to the days of the SD40 model …
EMD SD70ACe Data Sheet - The Diesel Shop
EMD SD70ACe; Data Sheet Information Compiled by: R. Craig: New: 11 September 2006: Artwork by: Jean-Denis Bachand-Engine Builder: EMD: Engine: 710G3C-ES 16 cylinder
Locomotive profile: EMD SD70 series locomotives - Trains
Mar 16, 2020 · The SD70 series seems to be something of an anomaly in the history of locomotive model naming practices. The original SD70, SD70M, SD70I and SD70MAC models were all 4000 hp.
The evolution of EMD's SD70-series locomotives - Trains
Feb 20, 2024 · EMD’s SD70-series is the longest-running locomotive series in railroading, spanning over three decades. There have been nine domestic new-build models. There are also many more export and remanufactured models that use the “70-series” designation. First introduced in 1992 as the successor to EMD’s “60-series” locomotives, the “70 ...
Union Pacific 4141 - Wikipedia
Union Pacific 4141. Union Pacific 4141 is an EMD SD70ACe diesel locomotive painted in honor of George H. W. Bush, the 41st President of the United States. Its paint scheme is based on that of Air Force One, with lettering reading "George Bush 41". Built in 2005 for the Union Pacific Railroad, it was initially operated as UP 8423 until October ...