Yet, many have been scrapped, rebuilt, or retired in favor of more modern, up-to-date AC-traction diesels such as the SD70ACe and ES44AC (besides more recent DC-traction models like the Dash 9 or SD70M which are generally favored or preferred on both western carriers; being BNSF and UP, whereas eastern carriers like CSX and NS still utilize SD60's for primary use). EMD SD60 Demonstrators at Sherman Summit Author: highgreengraphics A fast westbound UP hotshot is cresting Sherman Hill with a UP leader for cab signals, trailed by shiny new testing EMD SD60 Demonstrators 1, 4 and 2 on a pleasant August 14, 1985 afternoon. In early 2014, PRLX (Progress Rail Leasing) leased 5 ex-BNSF (nee BN) SD60M's (Nos. $200.00. Home / Modelle N - US / Atlas N / EMD Diesel Locos / EMD GP20 / EMD Demonstrator. EMD SD60 DEMONSTRATOR. In 1984, EMD unveiled the first four SD60 demonstrator units. This design, which made its debut under EMD Demo SD60 #3, replaced the venerable HT-C truck, and is unique in its ability to shift, or “steer”, the wheelsets laterally through curves, resulting in greatly reduced wheelset and track wear, and coupled with the new D70TR traction motors and EM2000 microprocessor, greatly improved adhesion. It not only served as a drastic improvement over the previous model, but also introduced a handful of new features setting a new milestone for diesel locomotive technology. Many have since been retired, yet some are still in active general revenue service. Please 'Reply to Sender' with questions or to purchase. Although four demonstrator SD60MAC units tested on the Burlington Northern Railroad proved the viability of EMD's AC traction system, all subsequent orders were for the SD70MAC locomotive. In other words, 5500-5503 are pre-production SD60F's, originally classified as an "SD50AF", but were eventually reclassed and renumbered as CN 9900-9903. MY FIRST INTENTION WAS TO LEAVE THEM IN, MY SECOND INTENTION WAS TO REMOVE THEM. Only 30 examples were ever built, all purchased by Conrail. that's an oakway sd60 lessor engine currently operating with the bnsf. The BN (Burlington Northern) railroad only ordered three SD60 units (numbered #8300 to 8302) and were used as part of their "fuel conservation" project during the 1980's and were all painted in the BN's "Tiger Stripe" safety scheme; which was intended to make their locomotives more visible as a result of a fatal car accident which occurred years earlier. Lightly used, DCC non-sound installed, missing right sunshade. Test bed loco with 265H engine rated at 4500 h.p. DASH 8-40B (B40-8) – All pre-owned by CR and NYSW 2. 1,146 were built, and most are still in service. When all three former BN SD60 units were returned to EMD, they began service as EMDX lease units; which were often commonly seen in EMD's Pueblo, Colorado testing facility and retained their original numbers, but were briefly renumbered numerous times. A third unit, NS #911 (originally slated to be #7003), was painted in an livery dedicating first responding fire fighters (alongside NS #5642: a GP38-2 painted in a similar scheme months later). It should also be noted that EMD built four SD60MAC units (the "AC" referred to the model having alternating-current traction motors) as demonstrators for a new variant of the model. Title: EMD 4 and 1 (with Bill Raia in the Cab) Description: Photo Date: 5/12/1985 Upload Date: 10/12/2009 9:53:09 PM : Location: 1 History 2 Trivia 3 Gallery 4 Sources After the initial success of the SD70MAC, one of the very first … 30-20619-1 O Scale MTH RailKing SD60 Diesel Engine w/ProtoSound 3.0-CSX Cab No. Today, all are owned by Norfolk Southern. Some partners do not ask for your consent to process your data, instead, they rely on their legitimate business interest. SD70ACe-T4 (ST70AH)* GE 1. Only 30 examples were ever built, all purchased by Conrail. Many survived the Conrail Split of 1999, and have since been in service with CSX and Norfolk Southern since. The Accessory rack has been sold and may or may not be available. When EMD introduced their four axle 60 series to the world, they did it with six demonstrator locomotives painted in the attractive blue and white scheme worn by the SD60 demonstrators and later the Oakway SD60 lease fleet. NS has even acquired fleets of various lease standard-cab SD60 units (from UP and CNW heritage), which have also been rebuilt into said units. Though, BNSF recently reassigned their fleets of former BN SD60M units to be used for heavy-duty yard and local freight service. Please 'Reply to Sender' with questions or to purchase. First introduced in 1984 as a vast improvement to the otherwise far-fetched SD50 (which suffered terrible mechanical and electrical failures and issues similar to what occurred with the GP35 and SD45 in the 1960's), the SD60 was originally an attempt to, The SD60 was an initial success upon its debut, and completely dominated over the previous model in sales, performance, and popularity. Oakway Leasing (through an agreement with BN) also ordered units for "power by the hour" services in case of power shortages, which were common on the road during the time. The 710 is produced as an eight-, twelve-, sixteen-, and twenty-cylinder engine for locomotive, marine and stationary applications. It is white and blue and says Electric Motive Division. SD70ACe* 8. Hard to find EMD #1 SD60 Demonstrator, Athearn #79864. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. May 1, 2018 - Caption: “The first SD60 built, EMD’s demonstrator #1, is seen at the IHB’s Blue Island Yard in Riverdale awaiting testing on Conrail.” Riverdale, Illinois October 14, 1984 Photo by Tom Golden SD70M – All former EMD demonstrator units 5. Starting a Locomotive Engine EMD SD40-2 engine Start up, UP Train Wreck in Fontana CA - The scene 17 hours later, Louisville and Nashville "Big Emma" Berkshires. This design, which made its debut under EMD Demo SD60 #3, replaced the venerable HT-C truck, and is unique in its ability to shift, or “steer”, the wheelsets laterally through curves, resulting in greatly reduced wheelset and track wear, and coupled with the new D70TR traction motors and EM2000 microprocessor, greatly improved adhesion. The NS SD60E, is also practically the railroad's version of Conrail's SD60I. Up for auction is a HO Scale (1/87 Scale) Proto 2000 EMD Demonstrator SD60 Diesel Locomotive EMD1. Dezember 2020 bis zum 06. Bought from GMTX. Yet, fleets have been scrapped, rebuilt, or retired. Athearn RTR HO Scale Electro-Motive SD60 EMD Demonstrator #5 - Tested Works! EMD Demonstrator. Lightly used, DCC non-sound installed, missing right sunshade. Battery boxes were relocated to the left-hand side walkway … The SD60F is initially the improved, 710-equipped version of the SD50F, and is virtually indistinguishable from the previous model. Feb 19, 2021 - Explore Christopher Navarro's board "Demonstrators" on Pinterest. Hard to find EMD #1 SD60 Demonstrator, Athearn #79864. Built with flared radiators; Sold to UP 3040-3045, Standard radiators; Sold to UP 3046 & 3047, Test bed unit, built as C&NW F7A 6501A(vb/n: 8580, b/d: 12/49), Sold to Cuyahoga Valley RR 855 > International Steel Group 855, Sold to Philadelphia Bethlehem & New England 203, 754B1 rebuilt from EMD 291B2; Sold to CI&L(Monon) 85A, 65C, 85B, Sold to Guy F. Atkinson for Pakistan #MDC-D6-28151, Sold to Southern Pacific 1000; engine later became Holly Sugar HLYX #1, EMD used as a high altitude test unit; later served as CB&Q exhibit at 1949 Railroad Fair; sold to B&M in 10/49, Re-#d 5600A temporarily while demo'ing on SP; Sold to Rock Island as #643, Became shop switcher 10; later sold to McKinnon Industries 10, Ex-EMD 2114 & 2110-2113; Tier III compliant demonstrators; #1201 wore Caterpillar Colors; (See Note 'A" for dispoitions), Ex-EMD 2114 & 2110-2113; (See Note 'A" for dispoitions), Unconfirmed report of sale to overseas railroad, Re-#d to 1202-1205 & 1201; Tier III compliant demonstrators, Shop switchers, Mexico; Ex-SSW 2290 & 2291, Originally EMD 952 and re-#d to EMD 5600A; Sold to Southern Pacific as #6018A; went to Rock Island as #643, Air brake testing on IC; sold to ATSF as 5622, Designated GP22 during design pahse; Sold to Seaboard Air Line 534, Re# 1964, re# again 1965; Sold to NYC 6155, Demonstrator; Ex-KCS 2836, exx-KCS 4789, exxx-CR 3173, nee PC 3173, Demonstrator; ex-CP GP9u 1637, nee CP 8511, Ex-Swedish State Railway T42-205 < nee GM's European demonstrator 7707; sold to Swedish Railway Museum, #9501 reblt to SD60ACe test bed (re-lettered EMDX 9501). EMDX#3 (one of the 4 original SD60 demonstrators) was refitted with a prototype version of HTCR Radial BogieTrucks, to become standard on later EMD SD70 models, so to test and evaluate this revolutionary new BogieTruck design, resulting in a vast improvement over preceding HTC BogieTrucks. Railroads such as the Chicago And Northwestern (CNW), Union Pacific (UP), Burlington Northern (BN), CSX, Conrail (CR), Norfolk Southern (NS), and the SOO Line are among the numerous customers who purchased fleets of the model for standard general revenue freight service. SD60M and SD60I – All pre-owned by CR 4. EMDX#3 eventually became GMTX#9041 then GMTX#9000, but retained the HTCR BogieTrucks. With the ever-increasing success of the SD60 line, EMD stepped-up a notch to patent a radial, self-steering truck model. The EMD SD60 is a 3,800 horsepower (2,800 kW), 6-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division.Intended for heavy-duty drag freight or medium-speed freight service. EMD introduced the SD-50 in the early 1980s with a 16 cylinder, 3500 h.p. the photo below shows the actual demo livery :) hpwever, the repaint is very good :7 Hauling America one pixel at a time Bill Hemb; train sim repainter SD60 3. Some notable differences with the model are: Note*: CN 9900-9903 were originally designated as an SD50AF, and still carry said designation on their builder's plates. CN took delivery of 64 units total between 1985 to 1989, and were numbered 5500-5563. This one might be too pretty not to build. The SD60I ("I" meaning, "isolated", "insulated", or "improved") was Conrail's version of the SD60M which provided a "comfort cab" or "whisper cab" which consisted of two seperate pieces separated by an insulated seam to reduce engine noises and vibrations which was (and still often is) apparent on many 710-era wide-cab diesels built by EMD. Athearn Genesis 2.0 HO Scale: EMD SD60M Tri-Clops - DCC Ready - Union Pacific In 1984, EMD unveiled the first four SD60 demonstrator locomotives. Introduced in the mid-1980s, the SD60 and its four-axle sister, the GP60, were the first EMD diesels to incorporate computer technology and onboard diagnostics to aid the engineer. The SD60 was an initial success, and had higer production totals compaired to the SD50. Unser Online Shop ist weiter verfügbar; Bestellungen werden weiterhin bearbeitet und versendet. Under the hood was a new 16-cylinder model 710 prime mover rated at … Responding to customer complaints, EMD developed the stronger, more reliable model 710 prime mover introduced in the SD60 series. Noteably 20 Ex-SOO SD60's owned by CEFX. They were orignally ordered upon request from EMD, though they were unable to assemble all the units for the road, for GMD London had a full-house of orders. SD80MAC (SD80AC) – All pre-owned by CR 7. Proto 2000 HO Scale EMD Demonstrator SD60 Diesel Locomotive #EMD1. Watch. EMD SD70MAC-2 Demonstrator. condition is new. I am sure there are more details but that is what I recall from memory. Weather cover mounted on front radiator fan can be found on most units. 8141, 8142, 8144, 8145, and 8148) to the B&P (Buffalo And Pittsburg) shortline. Photo Date: 4/10/1993 Upload Date: 9/8/2014 8:55:15 PM : Location: La Crosse, WI Although successful at first (like the GP60M), the SD60M's "Phase 1" cab experienced numerous performance issues later-on during production. EMD introduced the SD-50 in the early 1980s with a 16 cylinder, 3500 h.p. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features © 2020 Google LLC well now we are at my third intention, and i … Like all RailKing Scale diesels, the SD60 sports prototypical 1:48 scale dimensions, two motors, and the incredible sounds and features of Proto-Sound 3.0. Trains And Locomotives Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. EMD Demonstrators on PXPI-1 : Description: Photo Date: 9/1/1985 Upload Date: 6/12/2010 11:12:11 PM : Location: East Chicago, IN : Author: Tom Golden: Categories: Locomotives: EMDX 1(SD60) EMDX 2(SD60) EMDX 4(SD60) Views: 456 Comments: 0 North of the border, Canadian National (CN) participated in the development of the four SD50AF prototypes which eventually became the first SD60F's built. As of late-2014, the railroad is still deciding on whether to replace or supplement their existing fleets of older 645-series SD45, SD45T-2, and SD40T-2 EMD diesels from SP heritage. "IMPORTANT PLEASE READ" SINCE ALL ITEMS ARE 18 TO 24 YEARS OLD, NEVER BEEN ON A TRACK, THE BATTERIES ARE MORE THAN LIKELY BAD. EMD SD60 Demonstrators EMDX 1 and EMDX 2 By Parker Boots. See more ideas about locomotive, diesel locomotive, train. While the SD60 debuted many new features, a hold-over was its use of EMD’s “Spartan”-style angular cab design that had been in vogue on most EMD locomotives since the early 1960s (a design that would soon be supplanted by the “North American” cab design introduced with … that's an oakway sd60 lessor engine currently operating with the bnsf. Price is $95.00 plus USPS shipping. After numerous testing and evaluation dating back from 1984 to 1986 with ATSF GP50 #3810 and BN SDP45 6599, the final conclusion came with EMD #3: an SD60 demonstrator, retrofitted with the HTCR/HTCR-II truck model. These units were an improvement over the problematic SD50, and helped rebuild EMD’s reputation, ensuring EMDs continued survival into the modern day. I'm too lazy to search and see if someone's already done one, but I'm thinking blue will … my first intention was to leave them in, my second intention was to remove them. Wit Pictures of EMDX 4, model: SD60 most units service with CSX and Southern. 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