EMD SD70 series

<p>The EMD SD70 is a series of <a href="/facts/Diesel-electric_locomotive/RvJF30q2">diesel-electric locomotives</a> produced by the US company <a href="/facts/Electro-Motive_Diesel/18JmQm6l">Electro-Motive Diesel</a>. This locomotive family is an extension and improvement of the <a href="/facts/EMD_SD60/rtmun8s9">EMD SD60 series</a>. Production commenced in late 1992 and since then over 5,700 units have been produced; most of these are the SD70M, SD70MAC, and SD70ACe models. While the majority of the production was ordered for use in North America, various models of the series have been used worldwide. All locomotives of this series are <a href="/facts/Hood_unit/2R81wpxJ">hood units</a> with <a href="/facts/AAR_wheel_arrangement/PLWUMWSy">C-C</a> <a href="/facts/Bogie/Q5060jts">trucks</a>, except the SD70ACe-P4 and SD70MACH which have a <a href="/facts/AAR_wheel_arrangement/PLWUMWSy">B1-1B</a> wheel configuration, and the SD70ACe-BB, which has a <a href="/facts/AAR_wheel_arrangement/PLWUMWSy">B+B-B+B</a> wheel arrangement.
</p><p>Superseding the HT-C truck, a new bolsterless radial <a href="/facts/Radial_steering_truck/Q5060jts">HTCR truck</a> was fitted to all EMD SD70s built 1992–2002; in 2003 the non-radial HTSC truck (basically the HTCR made less costly by removing radial components) was made standard on the SD70ACe and SD70M-2 models; the radial HTCR truck remained available as an option.
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EMD SD70 series