Sd70 On Spg

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  1. w2sjw

    w2sjw Active Member

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    Nice to see the SD70 as a usable (albeit not quite realistic) option on SPG if you own Sherman Hill.
    This service even backs it up with an AC4400...
    (Note: a user over on TSC has already posted a CSX repaint for the SD70.)
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  2. driverwoods#1787

    driverwoods#1787 Well-Known Member

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    They do work and all DTG needs to do is reskin the UP SD70 into CSX paint turning those into a 4500-4700s SD70 CSX.
     
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  3. Disintegration7

    Disintegration7 Well-Known Member

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    I was hoping this might work on SPG. Does the SH SD40-2 work on SPG as well?
     
  4. DTG Matt

    DTG Matt Executive Producer Staff Member

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    That's an SD70MAC which is quite different to an SD70ACe first gen (which is what you have on Sherman) :)
     
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  5. Blacknred81

    Blacknred81 Well-Known Member

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    I mean DTG could make CSX SD70ACe, but CSX only owned a total of 20 of them, and sold them to PLRX in 2017. They were not a big fan of them.

    Someone gave PLRX 4834 a nice C&O patch job though.....
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  6. Monder

    Monder Well-Known Member

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    Well with Dash-8s being on SPG that shouldn't be a problem, right? The route is set somewhere around that time.
     
  7. Blacknred81

    Blacknred81 Well-Known Member

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    I'd consider how little of them they owned more of a deterrent to make them, especially when compared to CSX's other mainline power.

    -AC4400CW (615)
    -AC6000CW (117)
    -C40-8W (375)
    -ES44DC/ES40DC (302)
    -ES44AH (550)
    -ET44AH (225)
    -SD70M (25)
    -SD70MAC (220)
    -SD80MAC (13)
    -SD70ACe (20)
    -SD70ACe-T4 (10)
     
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  8. Monder

    Monder Well-Known Member

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    That's for sure, but Aces are made and converting them to CSX would take significantly less work than making MACs (which I hope will come in the future, don't think otherwise). But variety is what helps. HSC GEVOs should definitely see reskins to UP and CSX too
     
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  9. metro north railfan 224

    metro north railfan 224 Active Member

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    True but Norfolk Southern orders their GEVOs with headlights above the windshield whereas other class 1 railroads have theirs on the nose.
     
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  10. driverwoods#1787

    driverwoods#1787 Well-Known Member

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    SD70ACE T4s are the 8900s CSX UP Sherman Hill and Cane Creek those are 3000-3087. 3012 is at Cajon Pass 2017 service Entry
     

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