Anyone one West of Chicago. Has anyone seen the New UP SD70ACe yet???
BNSFrailfan.
i should have been able to see one… the other day i was up by dekalb, IL and saw 3 eastbounds and 4 westbounds all stopped between dekalb and maple park…a distance of about 5 miles. overland parking route is more like it
Two new UP ACe’s- http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=98259
I should have never asked! My God there very UGLY! What a shark nosed piece of junk!
Ill take an SD90MACH2 anyday over that thing!
BNSFrailfan.
Well, its pretty obvious they are not built for looks, but rather for work. They look rather brutish and utilitarian.
roger
The SD70ACe looks really different in UP flag unit paint. I think the flag unit paint looked better on the SD70MAC or the SD90MAC. Well, I guess I have to get used to it huh?/ I haven’t seen any UP SD70ACe’s in person but I have seen a CSX in dark future paint, it looks pretty good to me in that scheme.
No one better get used to seeing those locomotives clean and shinny like that.
yes i have seen this new ones they are hybird locomotives
yes i saw some new ones i think it is called hybird locomotives
Those are ugly in UP paint. Let’s hope the BNSF ones look better.(and I’m sure they will)
The referenced photograph shows some of last year’s SD70ACEs. Are this year’s going to be any different?
Saw a 2006-built UP GEVO today; slightly different placement of logo from last year.
No, Grasshopper, these are not hybrids.
The actually look the same shark nose wise.
You mean this one that I saw this morning?
I actually think they look very sharp, its a good change from the normal nosed locomotive that you see.
Even tho the evil UP “ate” my beloved CNW they do look sharp!
I can’t believe I said such a stupid comment! Allan.
Oh you know they will. Thell be in BNSF’s ‘New Image’ scheme. I can’t wait! [:p]
Maybe we should nickname them Camelbacks[:)]
An SD70ACe with an American Flag or a Nike logo on the long hood. Hmmmmm[:-^][;)]
Some have made it East onto NS…I caught 2 UPSD70ACe’s so far on the NS Mainline near Johnstown, Pa.
Here ya go…out of this three unit consist…there are a “pair of ACe’s” in there! Vegas style!
