CP SD70M-2!?
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trainzroxthehouse
Nord, Sud, Est, Ouest
That's no SD70M-2, it's an SD90MAC-H II. Yes, from a distance they look very similar, but close up you can tell a difference.
I was browsing railpictures.net today, and I spotted this.
Look at the engine on the far left:
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Okay, I'm no expert on Canadian railroading, but I can't find any records of Canadian Pacific ordering any SD70ACe/SD70M-2s. Would someone care to enlighten me on this!?
Few key things you should notice in this picture.
1. Notice the depth of the snow. None of these units are being moved.
2. Number of locomotives. There are several dozen locomotives sitting, idle, coupled together
These are dead-line locomotives, slated for parts, and eventual scrapping
According to Canadian Railway Observations up to forty of the 9100's
are to be activated for service. They were stored because of the recession.
The 9300's are up for sale.
Check out the CRO May edition for all the latest Canadian info
http://www.canadianrailwayobservations.com
Loadman
are to be activated for service. They were stored because of the recession.
The 9300's are up for sale.
Check out the CRO May edition for all the latest Canadian info
http://www.canadianrailwayobservations.com
Loadman
Just by looking at that pic I counted 60+ Loco's in the foreground!
Kinger, I understand what you are saying about the dead -line, But these units probably are not but about 5-8 maybe 10 years old. Too new for the cutting torch.
Here's a scary thought, 60+ locos at about 1.5 to 2 million a peice, just sitting there not bringing in any revenue. Plus the crew that run them.
Kenny
Kinger, I understand what you are saying about the dead -line, But these units probably are not but about 5-8 maybe 10 years old. Too new for the cutting torch.
Here's a scary thought, 60+ locos at about 1.5 to 2 million a peice, just sitting there not bringing in any revenue. Plus the crew that run them.
Kenny
Just by looking at that pic I counted 60+ Loco's in the foreground!
Kinger, I understand what you are saying about the dead -line, But these units probably are not but about 5-8 maybe 10 years old. Too new for the cutting torch.
Here's a scary thought, 60+ locos at about 1.5 to 2 million a peice, just sitting there not bringing in any revenue. Plus the crew that run them.
Kenny
That still is not a reason to spare them. one of the problems the SD-90's had was their prime movers could not meet current emissions standards. Newer models had a different prime mover that met the proper standards, but some of the older, and some newer units required to be either re-motored, deactivated, or scrapped.
Denver has a huge deadline of UP SD-90's that are only 15 years old, but scheduled to be scrapped after they run out of usable parts
Doesnt have anything to do with emissions as far as i know, they were built before the current Tier III or whatever stupid standard they are on now. The SD90MAC's were oddball locomotives and as such the railroad had to stock a different set of parts to keep a small class of locomotives going. From what ive heard their real undoing was that the original 90's were poorly constructed, with each unit being wired differently making them a maintenance headache, combined with the fact that they had early model 256 engines that were unproven and untested.