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Friday, June 9, 2017
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Kevin Morgan
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BNSF Engine House
Denver, CO
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1096 (Add a Comment)
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Yard Shots
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BNSF
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BNSF's engine fueling and sanding facilities at "the house" in Denver. The closed track is the Running track, the track to the right is the Pit track, and the track to the right of that is Rip 1. Not too many engines getting serviced on this particular Friday.
(Photo taken with BNSF Permission during an official tour with the Friends of the Burlington Northern)
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Friday, June 9, 2017
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Kevin Morgan
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BNSF Engine House
Denver, CO
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1080 (Add a Comment)
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Yard Shots
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BNSF
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The doors for tracks Line 1 and Line 2 are open on the west side of BNSF's engine house in Denver. There are three tracks within the building, although Line 3 is only accessible on the east end as it dead-ends within the building.
(Photo taken with BNSF Permission during an official tour with the Friends of the Burlington Northern)
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Friday, March 4, 2016
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Kevin Morgan
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BNSF Engine House
Denver, CO
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1670 (Add a Comment)
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Yard Shots
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Electro-Motive Division
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For decades, EMD has used either SD## or GP## as the prefix for its models. It seems that EMD is reluctant to go to a three-digit number (e.g. SD100), so all their new units in the last 15 years (basically since the SD90) have been "SD70ACe" followed by a suffix. That continues with the latest unit, designated an SD70ACe-T4. As you probably guess, the "T4" stands for "Tier 4", and indicates the unit is EPA Tier-4 compliant.
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Friday, March 4, 2016
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Kevin Morgan
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BNSF Engine House
Denver, CO
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1880 (Add a Comment)
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Yard Shots
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Electro-Motive Division
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Introducting the SD70ACe-T4. This is one of four prototypes for the first EPA Tier-4 compliant engine produced by EMD. While it looks essentially like an SD70ACe externally, internally it is an entirely different animal. A few things to note externally. First, EMD is bringing back the teardrop windshield. A welcome change for both crews and railfans alike. Next, note the new fabricated trucks. Last, the long hood is higher and "boxier" ahead of the radiator housing. Internally, the prime mover is brand new. Traditionally, EMD prime movers have been two-stroke and 16 cylinders. This new prime mover is four-stroke and 12 cylinders. It still generates the 4400 HP the SD70ACe generated. On top of it all, the demonstrator paint scheme looks darn nice, too!
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Friday, March 4, 2016
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Kevin Morgan
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BNSF Engine House
Denver, CO
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1351 (Add a Comment)
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Yard Shots
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BNSF
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EMD is a little behind the curve in the "Tier 4" game. Starting January 1, 2015, railroads could only purchase engines that were EPA Tier-4 compliant. GE had production units rolling by late 2015. EMD had yet to roll out a prototype at that point. However, they now have four prototypes on the rails, two of which had been testing at the Transportation Technology Center east of Pueblo. BNSF brought them to Denver and, rumor has it they will head west on the Moffat next for some high altitude testing.
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Sunday, May 3, 2015
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Kevin Morgan
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BNSF Engine House
Denver, CO
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1400 (Add a Comment)
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Yard Shots
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BNSF
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In order to make room for newly arriving units, BNSF has moved its SD60Ms to a new spot on the roster. BNSF usually does a pretty good job of patching units to match their present paint scheme. A bit of an exception would be the "1448" patch, seemingly done quite hastily here (in black) on the cab of this SD60M.
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