Cool.. I shot more than half of the 100 they bought so I'm content!!

and for more stats this is a great source of info: www.nsdash9.com/rosters/7229.html

Thanks, Tim.. I'm glad you enjoyed.. And thanks for the link.. I'll definitely check that out.

Thank you, Don.. I'm always happy to hear that you're happy with my work!!

Thanks, Man.. I have a video on the 70s and 80s coming this year!

Thanks, Han.. I've got about a dozen more like this one.. Hope that you'll enjoy those too.

Wow, what a memory!! I envy you.. And thanks for the kind words..

Thanks Gara.. Stay tuned!! There's a lot more to come.

I was just digging up some 2012 train photos on my Mac and I came across a “strange” (to me & my area) red & black engine, a CN no.8825. I had to google to ID “CN”. Since we are a BNSF town, I was quite excited to find the photo & learn about the engine. 😊 Had to watch your vid again... love all of the engines, but especially that bright blue one!!

Thanks, Jon.. Yes, it's always fun to go back in time and see the way things used to be!!

Thanks, man.. Your words are much appreciated..

No problem Alejandro.. Thanks for watching.

Thanks, Joe.. I'm glad that you enjoyed it..

Thanks Bethany.. I've got the counterpart to this video (it's been on the editing board for over 1 year!) ready to go in the next week or two.. I thank you for showing this video so much love.. I'm glad you enjoyed it!

Thanks, Dan.. I have about a dozen more like this to do so I hope that you'll enjoy those too.. No Nikki in them though :-( LOL

Thanks, Man.. I'm glad you enjoyed it..

Thanks again for such a fine and descriptive comment.. I understand how you feel about much of modern railroading..

Not a fan of intermodal,or auto rack trains,either,..I like the mixed/manifest trains,and also the grain trains,though! I'm modeling 2011 to present on my 4x8 Ho scale model railroad,..although I do have older vintage buildings on my layout along with a modern grain elevator. I have an SD40-2 "Admiral Cab" locomotive ordered,along with a GE ES44AC. My other EMD locomotive is the NS "Erie Heritage" unit. Most of my trains on my layout will be grain trains since I am modeling the grain industry.

I don't see that stuff, I only see manifest trains because it's a Shortline Railroad. The Railroad name is St Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad, for short is SLR, good Shortline Railroad and I don't see derailment, only 2 derailment from around 1990's and one in 2009 in Maine. SLR is part of the Genesee Wyoming family.

Thanks Thomas, this video kicked off a new era of video production for me and judging by what you say, it still holds up strong to this day. Thanks for watching.

Thanks, Vinny.. I'm glad that you liked it.

Yes it is.. PC gons show up quite a bit on NS, especially in MOW service.. I've even seen some Erie-Lackawannas..

Thanks, Ken.. Glad to see that you're still hangin' around with us..

Thanks, Daniel.

Thanks, KD.. Glad you liked.

Thanks, Dan.. Yes, I love seeing old fallen flags lingering around.

Thanks, Harley

Thanks Man.

Thanks, Spacecalander.. I'm glad that you enjoyed it.. Hopefully for a 4th time!!

Yes, they do.. I love the sounds of the 70 series EMDs..

Thanks, Jim.. I have about a dozen or so more in production.. Look for one on or around Friday.

Thanks!

Thanks, Man.

Thanks, GOAT

and then you show them, I just realized that they are GP39RNs.

Yes

Thanks William.

Indeed.. That's the primary reason I showed the whole train.. There was too much good rolling stock to cut out!!

Thank you Edward, I'm glad that you enjoyed it!

Thanks Eric

Thanks, Man.. Much appreciated

Thanks, Man.. Yeah, NS bought 100 of them.

Thanks, Man..

Yeah, me too.

Thanks man.. Glad that you enjoyed it.

You, me and lot of others too!!

Yeah, me too.. But then again, I like all locomotives!

Thanks man.

Thanks, man..

That's right. The ACUs have an SD70MAC engine with some being beefed up to 4,500 hp and Tier 1 emission standards.

Yes they are

Cool. I just saw 6029 and 6030 over the last few weeks.. I honestly don't know what the "U" is for but I thank you for subscribing and allow me to return the favor.. Subscribed.

Thanks, Phil.

I like the old SOU boxcars too.. They're a favorite of mine.

+Trains21 There are quite a few of those Southern boxcars (and gondolas) around that haven't been patched or repainted yet.

Nice!!

Indeed.

NS is just weird now

That's not even scary.

@@ejdsndnj lol

Thanks, Richard..

They're going to Alstom in Hornell, NY for routine maintenance and/or repair..

Thanks Alot Bud Have a Great Night

No one I know likes how the SD70's pull in the mountains. I've had a few and they don't pull very well and their dynamic brakes are too strong. Makes for a rough ride. They are loud too. No one wants to listen to all that noise for 12 hours. Makes it hard to hear the radio, too.

The SD80MAC's were all owned and only by Conrail,then Norfolk Southern had them on their roster after the merge.CSX got some of them as well but then gave them later on to Norfolk Southern for trades of SD40-2's they wanted. The SD80MAC's were becoming expensive to maintain not just because of their 20-710 G3B EC's but also EMD is more costly than alot of GE rebuilds.Their age wasn't just the obvious factor. Norfolk Southern sold their SD80MAC's to PRLX.Some of them were acquired by Canadian Pacific as parts donors for their SD9043MAC's and SD70ACU rebuilds. The SD90MAC's,both H1 & H2,with Union Pacific were a problem to begin with.EMD was in such a rush because of competing with GE after the AC6000CW's were manufactured.The 265H prime motors had horrible reliability and were not designed very well.Keep in mind that the SD9043MAC'a were already around before the 265H officially was debuted. The SD9043MAC's remained until tears in the frame happened but most of the 6,000 HP SD90MAC's were scrapped while some survived as rebuilt exports. Alot of the SD9043MAC's that Union Pacific had in storage were purchased by Norfolk Southern for the SD70ACU rebuild program.Half of them soon after were sold to PRLX and some SD9043MAC's still remain in storage.CEFX still has tons of their SD9043MAC's that only see usage if on leases.Some of them were also purchased for SD70ACU rebuilds as well.

Thanks, man..

I'd have to research it, not if the "Air Line" in their name has anything to do with their operating procedures.

Greetings Romek.. From the USA!!

because NS owned it

Orange gondolas are usually assigned to MOW (maintence of way) service. That means they are used to haul ties, ballast, hardware and even sometimes prefab switches around the railroad during trackwork.

Cool.

Unit?

They aren't.. They've all been painted black.

Don't fret. It's rumored a couple SD80MACs are still around, somewbere in storage.

@@Amigafur well sorry to break it to you but that rumor is false. every SD80MAC PRLX had got scrapped and the last "intact" one that was on CP was fully gutted

Norfolk Southern never had plans to rebuild the SD80MAC's,that was a false rumour itself.They just wanted to retire them once they became old enough because of costs and stricter EPA regulations. The SD80MAC's with the most hours and miles that were sold to PRLX were deemed as scrap value while the units that had lesser usage have been used as parts donors only.Canadian Pacific purchased six SD80MAC's as parts donors as well for thirty of their SD9043MAC's that have been rebuilt as SD70ACU's.On top of this,the SD70ACU's that Norfolk Southern sold to PRLX back then are finally getting scrapped.

Rewatch the video.

geofftech Yep, dumb question. Didn’t watch the video clear enough.

Yes, they're DPU capable.

Bad news for you.. They're getting SD70ACe cabs.. The same ones that the 90s got.. I'm guessing it's because they're replacing all of the electronics in them.

Drat. Oh well maybe they will get the new tier 4 SD70ace cabs with the old style teardrop windows.

That's because they do.

Trains21 This is especially true for Canadian Pacific. They followed in the footsteps of NS and had 30 of their SD9043MACs’, of which most had been in storage for years, rebuilt into ACUs. The 9043MACs’ were numbered 9100-9160 respectively, and the 30 ACUs’ built are numbered 7000-7030. The irony behind it is that the rebuilt SD70ACU’s look identical to the 4 SD90MAC-HIIs’ that CP had purchased in the late 90s’ and were numbered 9300-9303 respectively. I call it ironic because the SD90MAC-HIIs’ were extremely unreliable, and spend more time in the shop than on the road. In fact, the original order was for 20, but CP cut it down to 4 after hearing about the issues Union Pacific was having with the phase IIs. They were put into service in 1999 and didn’t even last ten years. I believe all four were removed from CP’s roster by 2008. I’m not sure where they are now but I do know 9300 was cut up in 2015.

​@@trainman5371 CP's ACUs look like they all have a new front third or so of the hood and new cabs, just like the NS units.

Yeah, I read something like that myself.

video two years old before CP rail grabbed them

Hudson Trains Hudson Trains SD80ACU's he said at the end.

I'm working on it.

You're welcome.

Possibly.. Thanks for that info.

Same here with Union Pacific in Arkansas

Yes

This video was made 2 years ago, long before CP rebuilt their MACs.

Now NS has recently sold 20 more of these units in favor of the EMDX SD70ACE T4 units which are former PRLX units.

​@@aydinparker1620 Norfolk Southern never officially purchased any SD70AH-T4's.The orders were canceled at the last minute.NS,BNSF,& KCS had them on leases but never did any purchases,only UPRR and CSX actually did.Union Pacific is the only railroad with 100 of their SD70AH-T4's because CSX finally sold off the 10 units they owned back to PRLX.The SD70AH-T4's ironically were junk just like the SD90MAC's that they were soley based on.All of the PRLX SD70AH-T4's currently are being leased in Mexico to Ferromex.

Norfolk Southern actually sold 65 SD70ACU's to PRLX.Also,they are finally getting scrapped by PRLX. There is only 45 of them still around on the roster and at that,27 of them are on 24/7 freight service.Being that all 110 units were Union Pacific SD9043MAC's, most of them already have wear and tear in the frames and that's why they were sold dirt cheap in the first place.A few of these units also came from CEFX but those are now apart of the scrap fleet.

Are the ACUs still around on PRLX property or awaiting to be dismantled?@@Slim_Slid

@@aydinparker1620 Norfolk Southern still owns 45 of their SD70ACU's.Currently,the 65 SD70ACU's that PRLX owns are being sent elsewhere for scrapping.

Very

Sometime during January 2018 I think

Thanks Michael for watching.

for EMD SD70ACU "Parts EMD/Mitsubishi Inverter Cabinet

Not really, they're technically not gone, just re-incarnated!!

Trains21 lol

Plus UP just brought their remaining ones out of storage

Yeah, they're empty.. Going to Hornell for routine maintenance or repair..

New Jersey Transit

It's on the way.

Oh yeah.. A classic landmark!!

+Trains21

Some of them have been converted into Dash 8.5s but that's about all that I know of them.

Interesting

It was rebuilt into an AC44C6M with a new wide cab.

Something dragging maybe, or something other than the train.