Union Pacific SD70M No. 4352. The SD70M has a wide nose and a large comfort cab (officially known as the "North American Safety Cab"), allowing crew members to ride more comfortably inside of the locomotive than the older standard cab designs.

2024年12月16日 · At a rating of 175,500 pounds starting and 137,000 pounds continuous the SD70 offers a 40%-60% increase in tractive effort over the SD60 model making it ideal for heavy drag service.

2015年8月15日 · As of February 2005, the last Union Pacific EMD SD70M was officially delivered. With the FRA's Tier II Emissions mandate for locomotives built after January 2005, EMD started delivering the Tier II emissions compliant SD70ACe, which replaced the SD70M.

2024年2月20日 · Today, Union Pacific is the sole operator of the SD70ACe-T4, and the two demonstrator SD70ACeP4-T4s have failed to entice any buyers. A Norfolk Southern SD70 and SD70M lead a northbound train through Grayslake, Ill. Chris Guss

2024年6月13日 · In 1999, Union Pacific placed the largest single domestic locomotive order up to that time for 1,000 SD70M units, later increasing the total to more than 1,400. These units were intended to replace the SD40-2 on UP's roster as a reliable general-service locomotive, and accounted for the vast majority of total SD70M production.

2011年12月24日 · Union Pacific's massive fleet (including the former SP SD70M's) can be seen all over North America in run through and pool service, while CSX's ex EMD units are largely kept in rock train service in Florida. NS uses their SD70M's, along with the …

Union Pacific SD70M No. 4352. The SD70M has a wide nose and a large comfort cab (officially known as the "North American Safety Cab"), allowing crew members to ride more comfortably inside of the locomotive than the older standard cab designs.

In an effort to replace their vast armada of aging SD40-2 units in 1999, Union Pacific placed an order for a total of over 1,300 SD70M units, making it the largest single-model locomotive order ever placed in North America; despite not receiving deliveries until early 2000.

Union Pacific, CSX, Southern Pacific, and Canadian National were the original customers to purchase the SD70M (aside from its counter-parts), while Ontario Northland Railway (ONR), Norfolk Southern, NYSW, and several Latin American railways …

2022年6月22日 · The SD70M has a wide nose and a large comfort cab (officially known as the “North American Safety Cab”), allowing crew members to ride more comfortably inside of the locomotive than the older standard cab designs.