LTS 83 RUNNING LONG HOOD FORWARD ALL SD70AH POWER

This is the Union Pacific Local running long hood forward from the Wisconsin Northern to Altoona WI.

[@Cnw8701]

I guess the yard manager said: "Screw it! We're short on power. Are those units good to go? Throw 'em up on the local!"

[@paulspomer16]

Definitely not a local

[@StormySkyRailProductions]

Very cool catch with beautiful new UP EMD power.

[@UPDetector]

Boy talk about a weird first trip as activated locomotives. Awesome catch

[@evanwaters1074]

It led a manifest on the Milwaukee Sub before this

[@ironhorsemedia2881]

Yep and a slow one because if a locomotive doesn’t have ditchlights it is limited to 25mph

[@rearspeaker6364]

@@ironhorsemedia2881 its strange, no long hood ditchlights............FRA rules..........

[@Ferrocarril_Chicago]

That lash-up is practically a line of brand spanking new units that have been put right into service without separating them from one another the way it appears. That paint is FRESH! By the way, I couldn't help but to notice the South Shore coil cars on the tail end. I be a big South Shore fan.

[@thebops4180]

Awesome looking locomotives . . .

[@lakeshoremodelrr]

Interesting catch for sure!

[@steventimlin2136]

Nice catch.

[@HHopebringer]

Good catch!

[@MainlineSouth]

Brand new locos!

[@danielkeene3852]

It's interesting that there was no place available to wye one of the locos so they wouldn't need to run long hood forward in a cab designed for the engineer to look forward.

[@bigjuicygevocock1663]

Neat video, I've actually seen one of the units in this video, 9097

[@ItsSnowyAmelia]

😳😳 I’m extremely jealous now...

[@inquietud209]

I had a dream I saw a UP loconotive through my town labeled 9100. Ive only seen locomotives up till 9096. Today that dream is a reality. Lol😎

[@Cnw8701]

Man, this is eeriely similar to what happened when the SD50 launched. The SD40-2 was the far superior model, and was STILL in production long after the debacle of the ill-fated "successor" ended production after just 5 short years. As much as I like the Tier 4 SD70ACe, the Tier 2/3 model will always be the preferred version in my opinion! What I find odd, is how EMD didn't even give the so-called "Tier 4" model a new name designation. SD89ACe or SD89ACe-T4 sounds more appropriate.

[@Cnw8701]

Kind of wish the SD70ACe-T4 had more commercial success with other railroads. Unfortunately, they're expensive, and supposedly "bad on fuel consumption", which is sad, considering how the Tier 4 model is supposed to be more energy-efficient and cut down on emissions! We seriously need to shift away from fossil fuels and start using more renewable energy that doesn't pollute the air as badly as diesel fuel does, then we wouldn't have to worry about stupid emission regulations!

[@rearspeaker6364]

@@Cnw8701 biodiesel all the way!!

[@silicon212]

The units in this video are all two stroke 710 powered units. They're so-called "T4 credit" units. They are T3.

[@rearspeaker6364]

@@silicon212 CSX has 10 tier 4 units, 8900-8909- they are running them in Florida at present.

[@vivekshreeni7897]

Are there two separate control stands inside the locomotive for long hood and shorthood

[@thomaserixton4662]

Are these actual long hood forward locos or short hood forward locos turned backwards?

[@oranusiebuks8666]

Are this locomotives brand new?

[@iatif1995]

How many times are you gonna catch Long hood forward engines?

[@ironhorsemedia2881]

I’ve seen 9099 leading it’s the highest class ace I believe

[@TrainTrackTrav]

These aren't tier 4 credits are they? Whatever they are, they look great running long hood first!

[@amtrak706]

Randall Slaughter He meant tier 4 credit units, which are tier 3 locomotives made after the tier 4 cutoff date as an allowance for building a certain number of tier 4 compliant locomotives. And yes, these are tier 4 credit units.

[@railsofchicagoandbeyond8832]

Yep these are SD70AH-T4Cs, which are not to be confused with the SD70AH-T4.

[@paulspomer16]

@@railsofchicagoandbeyond8832 SD70ACE-T4**

[@railsofchicagoandbeyond8832]

@@paulspomer16 SD70AH-T4C. These aren't Tier 4s, but they are Tier 4 Credit units. Also, they are heavier variants meaning the AH on the end.

[@paulspomer16]

@@railsofchicagoandbeyond8832 No I was correcting you on how you called the T4 ACEs. They’re SD70ACE-T4s not SD70AH-T4s. There is no AH variant of them yet

[@elevatorman1197]

0:38 HOLY SHISH THIS HORN CLOSE HERE IS TOO POWERFUL

[@marksman4004]

Up pulling a Norfolk southern.

[@25mfd]

engr needed a massage therapist afterwards... those widcabs have the desktop controls not meant for running longhood forward... his body was at a weird angle the whole trip.. but hey do what you gotta do to get the job done

[@gil.k9634]

The horn sounds like a k5lla without a 1L bell

[@freddyfazbear8083]

Fresh horn

[@jonathansloan4205]

Uh oh there's snow on the ground the manifold might break, better put some extra units on so we don't have to dispatch some reliable power to go rescue them

[@rearspeaker6364]

like some SD40-2's!!!!

[@truckinman86]

Any visual differences between the SD70ACe and the SD70AH?

[@paulspomer16]

Not at all

[@railsofchicagoandbeyond8832]

All internal. More ballast is added to the engine adding more weight for more traction and stability.

[@Slim_Slid]

SD70ACE's have the headlights on the cabs between the number boards,while the SD70AH's have the headlights on the front nose.

[@paulspomer16]

Highly doubt that’s a local dude.

[@rickeyhall4254]

If they where sp units you would have heard them from a Distance.To bad.