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Date: 07/26/17 18:05
Rio Tinto ES44AC's for Australia
Author: dantat13

There are currently 3 of these Rio Tinto locomotives bound for Australia from Erie, PA. Would anyone know the routing on these??


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Date: 07/26/17 18:53
Re: Rio Tinto ES44AC's for Australia
Author: NYSWSD70M

They look bigger than 4400's.

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Date: 07/27/17 22:11
Re: Rio Tinto ES44AC's for Australia
Author: Foamductor

NYSWSD70M Wrote:
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> They look bigger than 4400's.
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In a way they are. I want to say they are built on the 76ft frame. Mainly to accommodate the larger cooling system the Australians specify. But they are still just 4400HP V12's.

Externally the Air-Air intercooler section looks the same, but the radiator section is much longer.

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Date: 07/28/17 06:59
Re: Rio Tinto ES44AC's for Australia
Author: cornerfieldhobby

Wow, these units are very nice. Yes, if anyone does find out if they depart west on CSX or NS in Erie, let us know. I would try not to miss these 3 units.

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Date: 07/28/17 07:06
Re: Rio Tinto ES44AC's for Australia
Author: cornerfieldhobby

Also to help, these units in the 9100 series are ES44ACi's. The i stands for International.

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