Eastern Railroad Discussion > What's The Next Move For The FEC's SD70M-2's?

Just was wondering if Florida East Coast was keeping there SD70M-2's since being replaced by the new ES44C4's, or were they being leased elsewhere?

FEC's leases for those locomotives expire in the spring. Where they'll go next has been the subject of much speculation and a bit of false-rumor-spreading. The most popular forecast is that CSX will lease them from whoever their actual owner is, but I'll truly believe it when it happens.

Lease on the FEC 100-103 expire in January 2015 the FEC 104-107 in May 2015. Only thing for sure right now is a bunch of the SD40-2s are going on a lease to CSX until traffic on FEC increases.

toledopatch Wrote:
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> FEC's leases for those locomotives expire in the
> spring. Where they'll go next has been the subject
> of much speculation and a bit of
> false-rumor-spreading. The most popular forecast
> is that CSX will lease them from whoever their
> actual owner is, but I'll truly believe it when it
> happens.


A couple of the CITX SD70M-2's the FEC recently had, 140 & 142, were power on a Q457/458 earlier this week per a post on a FB group with photo evidence.

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> A couple of the CITX SD70M-2's the FEC recently
> had, 140 & 142, were power on a Q457/458 earlier
> this week per a post on a FB group with photo
> evidence.


Yes the CITX 141 is still on FEC property for repairs before it is returned. Apparently CITX is leasing all three to CSX.

I can tell you that NS is acquiring 189 units through early next year...181 of them are already accounted for...

100 ex-UP SD90MAC's
50 new SD70ACe's
12 ex-CSXT SD80MAC's
9 ex-BNSF SD60M's
7 ex-BNSF SD75M's
3 ex-NYSW SD70M's

That leaves 8 units unaccounted for...which just so happens to be exactly how many SD70M-2's has and is letting go.

Also another thing is that NS's ex-BNSF SD75M's were originally slated to be numbered 2779-2785...right behind NS's own SD70M-2's. They were changed to 2800-2806 though, leaving the 2779-2786 slot open for these units to be numbered with the rest of the SD70M-2's on the roster.

FEC2000 Wrote:
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> >
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> > A couple of the CITX SD70M-2's the FEC recently
> > had, 140 & 142, were power on a Q457/458
> earlier
> > this week per a post on a FB group with photo
> > evidence.
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> Yes the CITX 141 is still on FEC property for
> repairs before it is returned. Apparently CITX is
> leasing all three to CSX.

Are 104-107 still in service? Has there been any SD70M-2/ES44C4 combinations during to changeover?