| Posted by on April 30, 2010 | |
She may have looked better as BN 9501, but this is a pretty interesting view nonetheless. Nice shot.
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Could this be one of the UP SD60Ms that EMD is rebuilding?
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An engine test bed perhaps? See the spotlights on the carbody.
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Looks like the SD60M rebuilds, what would this be designated now: SD60ACe? Very interesting.
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If I were to venture a guess, I would say that this is the prototype that got EMD the Tier 2 emissions rating.
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| Posted by Batman on April 30, 2010 | |
She`s going to need some traction motors before she will move under her own power.
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This was a CEECO (Tacoma, WA) rebuild. Left Tacoma late March 2009. It was referred to as a SD60MAC, and interestingly it left without a hood over the engine, with the engine shrink wrapped.
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Definitely an engine testbed. The car body was modified to facilitate any EMD prime mover. This allows EMD to drop in an engine and test it (with cooling systems, etc). As such, then center part of the car body is no longer needed.
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