Has there been any news on SD70ACe’s 2006 EMD orders? NS, CSX, UP, Montana Rail, KCS all ordered in 2005.
Best regards,
Swafford
Wouldn’t the UP Heritage series for CNW, SP, DRGW be counted for 2006?
I don’t exactly know about the ACe but CN should be getting some M-2 engines soon and maybe some more in 2006.
also FEC got SD70M-2’s I think
kevin
The BNSF won’t. There gona stick with the GEVO’s.
Allan.
Curse you and your inside sources!
BHP in Australia has ordered 50 or something Aces for delivery early next year
Rumor is that BNSF is looking in to the Ace and M-2.
CN is getting some m-2’s right?
FEC and SD70M-2? That would be neat
Well you said the first part right,LOL.
At least he has them.
Note the use of sarcasm.
I did not expect that BNSF would consider additional EMD Motive Power until I saw an EMD SD70ACE demonstrator leading a BNSF train in Tulsa, Ok this morning. Is BNSF finally wising up and considering other options?
As I said before…BNSF has rumored to be looking into EMD.
Apparently BNSF had a bad past relationship with EMD but EMD is under new management isn’t it?..some private company owns EMD now right?
The company name is now BHP Billiton after a merger with an English company, and shares are now traded in the UK as well as Australia.
BHP Billiton took delivery of the first five of fourteen units on 22 October 2005, and are believed to have ordered another 16 units for 2006 delivery. This gives a total of 30 units, but more are expected to be ordered to replace older GE CM40-8M units and recently obtained rebuilt SD40 and SD40-2 units. A total of fifty is quite likely, but a single order for that number is not expected.
These units are SD70ACe/LC (for low clearance) being possibly seven inches lower (sadly, the driver’s manual gives the standard height in the details).
The BHPB AC6000 units are also low clearance units, to fit through the oldest car dumpers.
M636C
Ouengr,
Was that train in Tulsa n bnd or s bnd? Would like to see it in FT.Wth…Thanks
*BNSF previously agreed to acquire a total of 1,315 locomotives, in three separate agreements, by 2009. As of December 31, 2004, all 500 locomotives under the first agreement had been delivered, bringing the outstanding total commitments to 815. In addition, through December 31, 2004, 115 locomotives were delivered under these remaining agreements. During the first nine months of 2005, BNSF took delivery of an additional 218 locomotives.
*BNSF 10-Q 3rd Quarter Report
After the agreements are fulfilled, just a thought, in the future, the EMD SD70ACe’s would look great in new BNSF colour scheme!
Best regards,
Swafford
What will the BNSF use the SD70ACe’s for? Coal?
BNSF is getting 30 SD70ACe’s that will be delivered in March, and possibly 100 thereafter.