{"product_id":"athearn-ho-gen-sd70acu-locomotive-fxe-4164","title":"Athearn HO Gen SD70ACU Locomotive, Fxe #4164","description":"\u003cp\u003eApproximately 30 retired Norfolk Southern SD70ACu’s were reportedly sold to Progress Rail and subsequently acquired by Ferromex (FXE) in 2024 for rebuilding and deployment in Mexico, with work done by Progress Rail and FXE at their Guadalajara shops. These locomotives, once common on NS, have been given a new life as FXE units.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEMD SD70ACu DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE PROTOTYPE AND BACKGROUND INFO:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn September of 2014, Norfolk Southern purchased 100 exUnion Pacific SD90MAC locomotives from EMD\/Progress Rail to assist in the high volume traffic that NS was experiencing. As AC traction was being more accepted by the railroad, which previously had relied solely on DC power, the 90MACs fit the new direction of motive power for the railroad.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStarting in 2016, NS began the SD70ACU capital rebuild program using the SD90MAC units as cores. All major components were either overhauled or replaced, including an overhaul of the 710G3C prime mover. Most notable in the rebuild is that from the electrical cabinet forward, all new components were used, including a new ACe style isolated cab with AAR-style control stand. The new electrical cabinet contains Mitsubishi electronics, replacing the 90MAC’s original Siemens equipment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLater, starting in 2018, Canadian Pacific announced a plan to acquire 30 SD70ACU units from EMD\/Progress Rail using their laid up fleet of SD90MAC locomotives as core units. That number was later increased from 30 to 60. They also acquired 2 ex-Union Pacific units, in 2019.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn November of 2019, CP painted 5 SD70ACU’s into 5 separate military inspired paint schemes. These units commemorate the armed forces and a special tribute locomotive for D-Day wearing camo and the Allied invasion stripes used on June 6, 1944.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll Canadian Pacific units were completed by 2020, including CP 7030 which features the Lord Strathcona’s Herald. The CP Rail units can be seen plying the rails of Canada and the US, with a few having even reached Mexico!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eApproximately 30 retired Norfolk Southern SD70ACu’swere reportedly sold to Progress Rail and subsequently acquired by Ferromex (FXE) in 2024 for rebuilding and deployment in Mexico, with work done by Progress Rail and FXE at their Guadalajara shops. 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