Most SD70s are still in service with Norfolk Southern and Canadian National (CN), which merged with Illinois Central in 1999. In February 2017, NS began a program to convert its SD70s from …

Apr 5, 2024 · CN is acquiring its first plug-in hybrid diesel/battery-electric main line locomotive, an EMD® SD70H, from Progress Rail, a Caterpillar Company.

Dec 16, 2024 · At a rating of 175,500 pounds starting and 137,000 pounds continuous the SD70 offers a 40%-60% increase in tractive effort over the SD60 model making it ideal for heavy …

Built 2007 by EMCC GM/EMD; Class: GF-643f; 4300Hp.

A trio of newer SD70M-2's, CN 8839, 8024 and 8836, lead train #390 through Brampton at Mill St. crossing at dusk. Agricultural products train enters the south end of Mattoon early on an …

Jun 13, 2024 · The SD70 series was introduced in 1992 as an evolution of the SD60 series. It retained EMD's 16-cylinder 710-series engine, uprated from 3,800 to 4,000 horsepower.

Dec 24, 2011 · The Electromotive Division SD70M is a 6 axle, 4,000 HP diesel-electric locomotive built by EMD (by this time EMD was now manufacturing 100% of it's locomotives at the …

The SD70M-2 is the SD70ACe's DC-traction counter-part. Like the SD70ACe, the locomotive was rated at 4,300 hp. NS ordered all of their SD70M-2's at 4,000 hp. Norfolk Southern (NS), …

The General Motors Electro-Motive Division SD70 was a series of diesel-electric locomotives, production started in 1992 and still continues. Over 2000 locomotives in this series were …

The Electro Motive Division SD70 Series is a line of high-powered, single engined 4000 hp to 4,300 hp diesel locomotives. The first SD70 units were built in 1992 and production of the …