Your opinion of an SD70ACe?

Trains Magazine General Discussion
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I just was wondering what other people thought of EMD’s SD70ACe?
Personally I think it is really Awesome. I just like the look of it it looks big and bulky thats why I think it looks so cool. Thanks for your opinion!!!

Dustin

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I agree with the big/bulky comment .I think they look pretty cool.The first time I saw one was a CSX unit running light thru my town. I like the square look in the front of the nose.Also the cleaner emissions and fuel savings for the railroads is a good thing.

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Just my 2, but I think the’re ugly.
I much prefer the 2 piece windshields and the smooth angular features on the SD-70M. And the flared radiators (to me) look much better at the ends of the unit.
Probably more crew friendly with what looks like a taller nose door, and that’s very important, but for better or worse, they just dont look like EMD’s to me.
Jimmy

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It is the future!! They have to meet all those emmisions standards. So they had to do something. But it is a nice looking engine and form the stats on it , it sounds like it will be arond for a long time. Still would like to see a 6000hp in a package like that. Can you just feel the rumble of three of these pulling a coal drag up a 1% grade? KEEP TRAIN’IN STEVE

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They look like a mini SD90 but with really shrill horns; at least some of them. Very cool looking. Can’t wait to see them in Montana Rail Link colours.

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Well, I think the nose is ugly for 2 reasons. GE windshields(and they have enough room to put F45 windshields like all the other SD70Macs, and such, but they chose not too, which pisses me off) and what the hell is with the little chops in the nose. It doesnt help anything, and to me, railroads dont know STYLE anymore. I think they look ok , i like how they made the back end better, but the nose HAS to go, or atleast put in EMD windshields.

Alec

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Ya. I want to see one in BNSF!
Allan.

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I want to see one!!!

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What are flared radiators?

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Flared Radiators if my memory serves me correct (I’m not that old I just can’t Remember but a Flared radiator is when it sticks out from the body of the Engine. Coborn35, I am in the same boat as you are I REALLY want to see one too. (The race is on!!!)

Dustin

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I havent seen a ACe, but a SD90-H, which looks moslty the same(the nose any way),

Alec

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http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=47051&PHPSESSID=0a1839ecc8b62475b14c60059fff6f52

I agree it looks big and bulky, almost too bulky. I have seen 2 of these in UP paint and they were shiny and fast, call me crazy but I like the old cabs better.
they lack something, it looks like the original model was made with Legos, and what is that on the hood it looks like a crazy new hood ornament, perhaps it makes more head room in the toilet area. LOL

anyway… as long as it rides on steel wheels and rails I don’t mind the looks.

Later Bill

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It is like the GP7 in a sorta way. One badazz chunk of steel!

Adrianspeeder

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Hey Everbody,
I like’m and I want to see 'em in shinny yellow and gray but if youve been around a long time like me,everything is starting to look like its a transformer robot…! Or something? Loco’s dont seem to have any character anymore…Danny Sisk

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I like the new styling EMD has come up with. I think I like it best in the demonstrator paint scheme. And to think, UP had to derail their demo model.
Tisk tisk tisk.

~[8]~ TrainFreak409 ~[8]~

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My opinion is that they are [xx(][xx(][xx(] (especially in CSX colors); the UP ones look a little better.

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Godzilla on wheels!

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[:(!]The SD70ACE (and SD70M-2) look like they fell from the top of the ugly tree and hit every branch on the way down. They look really GHEY…

Also what was it that the evil EPA mandated that made them do away with the regular SD70M? I know it had to do with emissons standards, but WHY?

I think the new units wouldn’t look as bad with those F-ed up windshields and noses…yech. Totally not EMD.

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I will take two, please.
In PTRA Blue and Silver, with the Texas State Logo on the side.

(cant use em for switching, but can park em in the house and dream)

Ed

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I’ve seen quite a few on the UP at Rochelle IL. I like the looks.

I did notice that these units were not on point. Does anyone know why not?

Thanks!