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Date: 04/14/14 14:09
New BNSF SD70ACes
Author: FCP901

New BNSF SD70ACes starting at number 8520 are being delivered to the railroad now. Anyone know how many are in this order, or if someone has access, can a builders number be obtained?
TIA,
FCP901

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Date: 04/14/14 15:43
Re: New BNSF SD70ACes
Author: SD45X

Think it was posted 100.

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Date: 04/14/14 15:59
Re: New BNSF SD70ACes
Author: CCMF

Wow, right now 8749 is the lowest numbered one (wreck rebuild ex 9159).

Bill Miller
Galt, ON

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Date: 04/14/14 15:59
Re: New BNSF SD70ACes
Author: MitchGDRMCo

180 +20 P6s?

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Date: 04/14/14 16:00
Re: New BNSF SD70ACes
Author: Frontrunner

FCP901 Wrote:
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> New BNSF SD70ACes starting at number 8520 are
> being delivered to the railroad now. Anyone know
> how many are in this order, or if someone has
> access, can a builders number be obtained?
> TIA,
> FCP901


20; there are the new SD70ACe-p6. 6 invertors, 1 per axles instead of 1 invertor per truck.

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Date: 04/14/14 18:01
Re: New BNSF SD70ACes
Author: Torisgod

Maybe some of these will be Heritage units! ;-)

Tor in Eugene

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Date: 04/14/14 18:30
Re: New BNSF SD70ACes
Author: oilcan

Torisgod Wrote:
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> Maybe some of these will be Heritage units! ;-)
>
> Tor in Eugene

I would even settle for the simpler "H4" paint scheme.

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Date: 04/14/14 22:22
Re: New BNSF SD70ACes
Author: redneckrailfan

20 SD70ACe-P6 #8500-8519. These are the units with one inverter per axle.

180 SD70ACe #8520-8699. These are standard SD70ACe's with one inverter per truck like all currently operating BNSF SD70ACe's.

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Bryan Jones
Brooks, KY
Bryan's Train Photos

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Date: 04/14/14 23:20
Re: New BNSF SD70ACes
Author: Red

redneckrailfan Wrote:
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> 20 SD70ACe-P6 #8500-8519. These are the units with
> one inverter per axle.
>
> 180 SD70ACe #8520-8699. These are standard
> SD70ACe's with one inverter per truck like all
> currently operating BNSF SD70ACe's.
>
> Posted from iPhone

If I'm not mistaken then, these would be the first P6s to be placed in service ANYWHERE, right? Because the CPR had 30 of them on order, but canceled them out and replaced them with more ES44ACs. One thing is for certain: DC-Motored Units for heavy-haul freight are dead with regard to New-Build purchases/leases. As even holdouts such as CN, CPR, and the NS have now seen the light.

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Date: 04/14/14 23:55
Re: New BNSF SD70ACes
Author: MitchGDRMCo

CN had 30 on order, they cancelled that and got more ES44ACs but late last year they picked up the 4 P6 Demos from EMD (now 8100-8103).

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Date: 04/15/14 11:59
Re: New BNSF SD70ACes
Author: AlcoRSD15

Hundreds of 'em, and yet I never see one out here in Northern Cal. ARRGH.
-- Eric B.

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