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jmv (16 posts)
Feb-21-02, 09:11 PM (EST) "I got to climb into an SD70MAC today! (Warning: PICTURES)" I was up in Amarillo, TX today as I usually am several times a month and happened to drive down 3rd street which parallels the BNSF line from Amarillo to the D/FW metroplex. Often times I see coal trains and the occasional stack train resting at a crew change/refueling/service area which is about 5 miles away from the huge BNSF yard. About 4:00 I drove by and there were 2 coal drags resting. One had 2 SD70MACs up front and one DPU at the end. The second train, two tracks over, had 2 SD70MACs and a warbonnet Dash9. I had my digital camera with me and thought that since there were two trains, one may be there long enough for me to take some pics. I parked at the little office and approached the locos. A gentleman in overalls walked up and extended his hand to shake and I asked if it would be too much trouble if I could take a couple of pictures while the trains were here. He invited me to take as many as I wanted and let me onto and into any loco I wanted! This guy was a 27 and 1/2 year veteran of the railroad, a conductor! We talked railroading and stuff for about 45 minutes and I ended up with 45 awesome pics of the trains. That guy was really cool for letting me around like that. I guess it's good that they are away from the yard and some of the bosses. Here's some pics from this afternoon. Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top
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Subject Author Message Date ID RE: I got to climb into an SD70MAC ... jmv Feb-21-02 1 RE: I got to climb into an SD70MAC ... jmv Feb-21-02 2 RE: I got to climb into an SD70MAC ... jmv Feb-21-02 3 RE: I got to climb into an SD70MAC ... jmv Feb-21-02 4 RE: I got to climb into an SD70MAC ... Claude350 Feb-22-02 5 RE: I got to climb into an SD70MAC ... Rutland Feb-22-02 6 RE: I got to climb into an SD70MAC ... Macster Feb-22-02 7 RE: I got to climb into an SD70MAC ... jmv Feb-22-02 8 RE: I got to climb into an SD70MAC ... TAfan Feb-22-02 9 RE: I got to climb into an SD70MAC ... Eagleknight Feb-22-02 10 RE: I got to climb into an SD70MAC ... jmv Feb-22-02 11 RE: I got to climb into an SD70MAC ... jmv Feb-22-02 12 RE: I got to climb into an SD70MAC ... highball5 Feb-24-02 16 RE: I got to climb into an SD70MAC ... jmv Feb-22-02 13 RE: I got to climb into an SD70MAC ... KC_Jones Feb-22-02 14 RE: I got to climb into an SD70MAC ... jerseycentral Feb-22-02 15 RE: I got to climb into an SD70MAC ... CODY Feb-24-02 17 RE: I got to climb into an SD70MAC ... jm1941 Feb-25-02 18 RE: I got to climb into an SD70MAC ... rob20 Feb-27-02 19 RE: I got to climb into an SD70MAC ... seabornnn Feb-28-02 20 RE: I got to climb into an SD70MAC ... BlakeTyner Feb-28-02 21 RE: I got to climb into an SD70MAC ... seabornnn Mar-01-02 22

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jmv (16 posts)
Feb-21-02, 09:12 PM (EST) 1. "RE: I got to climb into an SD70MAC today! (Warning: PICTURES)" I promise there are pictures...wait a second. Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top
jmv (16 posts)
Feb-21-02, 09:16 PM (EST) 2. "RE: I got to climb into an SD70MAC today! (Warning: PICTURES)" Let's try this again... Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top
jmv (16 posts)
Feb-21-02, 09:25 PM (EST) 3. "RE: I got to climb into an SD70MAC today! (Warning: PICTURES)" Alright, now that I've established that I CAN include a picture - here are a few more. Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top
jmv (16 posts)
Feb-21-02, 09:32 PM (EST) 4. "RE: I got to climb into an SD70MAC today! (Warning: PICTURES)" More shots...Looking out the front of the third unit.
View from the nose of #9892
Good front view of #9892
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Claude350 (203 posts)
Feb-22-02, 00:13 AM (EST) 5. "RE: I got to climb into an SD70MAC today! (Warning: PICTURES)" So where's the pics showing the desktop controls.Don't tell us that you forgot those shots.
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Rutland (19 posts)
Feb-22-02, 00:58 AM (EST) 6. "RE: I got to climb into an SD70MAC today! (Warning: PICTURES)" A red and silver WarBonnet, just the way God intended a Santa Fe locomotive to look!!!
None of this BNSF pumpkin patch. Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top
Macster (422 posts)
Feb-22-02, 01:05 AM (EST) 7. "RE: I got to climb into an SD70MAC today! (Warning: PICTURES)" LAST EDITED ON Feb-22-02 AT 01:05 AM (EST)DUDE, you don't know HOW freakin' jealous I am at this moment. The SD70MAC is my all time favorite freight unit. I have been in a SD40-2, P42 and a F59PHI...but the goal is the MAC... Hope you post some more shots!!! And Congrats!!Brian E. Bundridge
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jmv (16 posts)
Feb-22-02, 09:54 AM (EST) 8. "RE: I got to climb into an SD70MAC today! (Warning: PICTURES)" Yes, I did get a couple of pics of the controlls... Here's a good shot of the engineer's controlls.
I actually didn't get a good shot of the conductor's side. My host on the locos had a lot of stuff spread out and I didn't think it would be quite appropriate to ask him to move it so I could take a pic. Still, it looks alot like the Dash 9 on the conductor's side.
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TAfan (296 posts)
Feb-22-02, 10:20 AM (EST) 9. "RE: I got to climb into an SD70MAC today! (Warning: PICTURES)" Thanks for sharing these great pics with us - are BNSF locos always this clean?! I have to say I don;t think I've ever seen a truly filthy one!Looking at those cab shots really makes me wish that MSTS also featured interactive cab displays, like most other simulation games do these days. Imagine being able view different pages of information, and not having to have those silly track monitor and coupling windows floating around the screen? Ah well, we can dream. Maybe for MSTS2, if Microsoft is listening. BTW, what stuff do these displays actually, erm, display? Besides speed and brake pressure and the stuff that is already featured in MSTS, what other information is available to the engineer through these screens? There appear to be plenty buttons to play with! Is there a website anywhere that explains this kind of stuff?Cheers!
TAfan
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Eagleknight (67 posts)
Feb-22-02, 10:53 AM (EST) 10. "RE: I got to climb into an SD70MAC today! (Warning: PICTURES)" Probally a dumb question, but were the engines running the whole time. I don't live near any place where trains sit in sidings to pass. I just live near a singal track CSX mainline where they zoom by. But I remeber when I was little and near some engines they just send chills through you when your that close and they are running. Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top
jmv (16 posts)
Feb-22-02, 12:03 PM (EST) 11. "RE: I got to climb into an SD70MAC today! (Warning: PICTURES)" Yeah, the units were running when I was there. The train headed by the Heritage scheme loco was delayed and the other train was scheduled to depart an hour later. They were performing all of the routine checks while I was there. When I was in the cab of 9892 I got to watch them add the sand through the little hatch on the nose. They were testing the brakes, the headlights, the windshield wipers and even fired off the horn a couple of times. When I got there the conductor that was giving me the tour said that I just missed them perform all of the refueling. It is truly awesome to stand there and hear the hum of those beasts while they idle.I asked the engineer and the conductor which loco was their favorite and they both said the SD70MAC. I asked them why and they said they liked the comfort and the "whisper cab"'s quitetness. Plus the engineer said, "Plus, I can just spread a newspaper down here on the floor and take a nap if I want to." Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top
jmv (16 posts)
Feb-22-02, 12:05 PM (EST) 12. "RE: I got to climb into an SD70MAC today! (Warning: PICTURES)" Oh yeah...I also just missed them putting the "Honey Wagon" to use. That's the contraption they use to empty the toilet.Add that one to your railroading dictionary. Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top
highball5 (114 posts)
Feb-24-02, 00:16 AM (EST) 16. "RE: I got to climb into an SD70MAC today! (Warning: PICTURES)" Dang! Now there's a picture I'd really like to see! Thanks for sharing the ones you did get! Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top
jmv (16 posts)
Feb-22-02, 12:10 PM (EST) 13. "RE: I got to climb into an SD70MAC today! (Warning: PICTURES)" In fact here's the refueling equipment. These are on each siding where these two trains were sitting. The mainline is the track between the two trains. Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top
KC_Jones (47 posts)
Feb-22-02, 01:42 PM (EST) 14. "RE: I got to climb into an SD70MAC today! (Warning: PICTURES)" VERY nice pics Jay! THANK YOU for sharing. I can hear and feel the rumble just from looking at them, and reading your excellent descrption of your encounter.Steve
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jerseycentral (699 posts)
Feb-22-02, 08:57 PM (EST) 15. "RE: I got to climb into an SD70MAC today! (Warning: PICTURES)" awesome, you're pretty lucky! anyway, 9658 looks like she could already use a repainting...
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CODY (28 posts)
Feb-24-02, 03:35 PM (EST) 17. "RE: I got to climb into an SD70MAC today! (Warning: PICTURES)" I gotta ask..........What happens if these things loose the electronic display in the cab???...Are there "analog back-ups"???
And I gotta agree..."RED AND SILVER WARBONNETES RULE"!!!!!

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jm1941 (189 posts)
Feb-25-02, 04:39 AM (EST) 18. "RE: I got to climb into an SD70MAC today! (Warning: PICTURES)" G’day jmv,I’m not from the USA, but your photos of the SD70Macs were excellent. > I had my digital camera with me and thought that since there were two trains, one may be there long enough for me to take some pics. Could you please tell me a little about what brand Digital Camera you used to take those shots. Only other photos I’ve seen that are very good with Digital Camera are those in the “Tales from Al Krug”. His is a Nikon 950 has an OPTICAL zoom of 3x. I know very little about Digital Cameras but am now considering to get one later on. Best regards. Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top
rob20 (132 posts)
Feb-27-02, 11:21 PM (EST) 19. "RE: I got to climb into an SD70MAC today! (Warning: PICTURES)" If one display doesn't work it is ok but if they dont work than you can't work. You need to see your air and power! Cp always ran thier units all of the time but the last few years they shut them down if they aren't going to be used in the next few hours to save fuel. Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top
seabornnn (3 posts)
Feb-28-02, 09:59 PM (EST) 20. "RE: I got to climb into an SD70MAC today! (Warning: PICTURES)" can someone tell me about the pole and the blue boards on each of the units. i never saw thoughs before on any canadian unitsthanks
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BlakeTyner (115 posts)
Feb-28-02, 11:45 PM (EST) 21. "RE: I got to climb into an SD70MAC today! (Warning: PICTURES)" The blue boards say "Safety First" and are put on engines during servicing. That lets anyone else know somebody is working in or around the unit, and it can't be moved until the sign is removed.Blake Harris
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seabornnn (3 posts)
Mar-01-02, 00:02 AM (EST) 22. "RE: I got to climb into an SD70MAC today! (Warning: PICTURES)" i have also noticed that one of the levers have been removed is that also another safety feature thanks
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