Eastern Railroad Discussion > My First ST70AH

Today CSX Q262-20 came south on the River Subdivision with CSX ST70AH #8903 leading the way. These units have finally escaped captivity in Florida and have been running systemwide for about a month now. The cloudless February weather made a great scene for my first catch of one of these sharp-looking units at Iona Island, NY (River Sub QR-42).

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Great shot.  Just enough of the Hudson and Bear Mountain Bridge so that location is easily recognized.

Beautiful shot!

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I saw that same unit on what looks to be the same train in Cleveland, Ohio a few nights ago.  I was thinking the same thing that the ST70AH's have escaped Florida.

Shawn

Keep up the good work!
ALLEN

RiverLineProductions Wrote:
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> Today CSX Q262-20 came south on the River
> Subdivision with CSX ST70AH #8903 leading the way.
> These units have finally escaped captivity in
> Florida and have been running systemwide for about
> a month now. The cloudless February weather made a
> great scene for my first catch of one of these
> sharp-looking units at Iona Island, NY (River Sub
> QR-42).

Great pic! Didn’t know CSX went with ST as a model designation. Much better imho.

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So what does ST stand for?

1019X Wrote:
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> So what does ST stand for?

S as in SD.....T as in Tier IV; 70...since it's still 70 series according to EMD......A for AC traction...H for heavy....Meaning it's got extra ballast to make it heavier and thus have more tractive effort.