The SD60M features a "North American safety cab" design and has a full-width short hood. Early models until 1990 featured a three-piece windshield with vertical windows (nicknamed "triclops"), identical to the windshields found on EMD's SD40-2F and F59PH models.

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Dec 18, 2024 · Determined to deliver a more robust and reliable locomotive, EMD equipped the SD60 with its latest technological advancement: the 16-cylinder model 710G prime mover. This powerful engine boasted an impressive 3,800 horsepower, firmly positioning the SD60 as a heavy-haul and drag service powerhouse.

The SD60M is a diesel-electric locomotive built by Electro-Motive Division (EMD), introduced in 1987. It was designed as part of the SD60 series, featuring a 3,800-horsepower EMD 710 engine. The SD60M stands out due to its wide-nose cab, which offers better crew visibility and safety, distinguishing it from other SD60 variants.

Apr 24, 2014 · SD60M. The SD60M was a varient of the SD60 built by EMD from 1989 to 1995. The unit was a standard SD60 with a then-new North American Safety Cab instead of the more conventional standard or "spartan" cab used on the SD60 and past engines. Like the SD60, the SD60M used a 16 cylinder 710 engine rated at 3,800 HP.

Mar 31, 2022 · Locomotive Phases - EMD SD60M, SD60I. The SD60M was introduced in 1989 as a safety cab-equipped version of the SD60, using the 3-window cab previously used on the F59PH and SD40-2F.

BN painted an SD60M in patriotic colors during Operation Desert Storm in 1991; numbered appropriately. It's shown here with a coal train at Farley MO in December 1994. Photo Date:

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Union Pacific was the first to acquire the SD60M followed by Burlington Northern Soo Line and Conrail. Conrail also ordered SD60I “isolated cab” versions. BN’s SD60M’s went to BNSF while Conrail’s units were split between Norfolk Southern and CSX.