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by **AmtrakFan** » Thu Nov 10, 2005 7:33 pm

Group,
I have learned that FEC Is ordering 4 SD70M-2's.

by **ACLfan** » Fri Nov 11, 2005 11:06 am

Guess that they must have liked the two demo units that were on recently on the property.

ACLfan

by **NorfolkSouthernSean** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 7:04 pm

They ordered 4 SD70M-2 for third quarter 2006 delivery. They are to be numbered 100-103. They have two more on order for delivery in mid 2007.

by **GOLDEN-ARM** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 2:11 am

I wonder who will be the first one, to post pictures of the new units, here? :wink:

by **U-Haul** » Fri Sep 08, 2006 10:54 pm

When will these units start arriving? What paint scheme will they have?

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by **Noel Weaver** » Sat Sep 09, 2006 5:10 am

The period that I heard some time back was "third quarter 2006". We are
in that period now but I have heard nothing and seen nothing as yet.
Noel Weaver

by **fire5506** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 1:52 pm

I heard from an engineer that it was moved back to the 4th quarter. Maybe I'll be back to work before they come online.

by **GOLDEN-ARM** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 8:31 am

If you get tired of watching, you could head over to the jetty, for some killer flounder fishing.......... :wink:

by **Noel Weaver** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 3:13 am

According to the Trains publication "LOCOMOTIVE" the new SD-70M-2's
will be numbered 100-103.
I still have not heard anything as to just when we might see these new
units.
Noel Weaver

by **Nova55** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 6:42 pm

Units are on there way to paint as we speak...

by **Nelson Bay** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 9:58 pm

GA Says:
If you get tired of watching, you could head over to the jetty, for some killer flounder fishing..........

NB Says:
Seems the flounder have stopped biting.... getting some great (2-3) pound whiting however)

by **GOLDEN-ARM** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 4:51 am

You did try the "thumb" on the jetty, the beach side, about 30 feet out, from the main jetty? A deep hole right there, from the current, and the flounder lie there, in a big long row. Catching almost 40 in a single hour, every cast gets a hit, when you get the right edge, of the hole.............. :wink:

Oh yeah, How about those SD-70's!!!! (back on topic.....

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by **BillyDee53** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 5:11 am

There are images of the new paint at the Atlas website. Go to the HO forum. Paint job is supposedly a direct copy of the Alaska RR scheme...kind of a medium, metallic blue with yellow band and yellow pinstripes. Cab sides and ends are yellow, and everything below the frame is silver.

by **Leo_Ames** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 2:08 pm

http://forum.atlasrr.com/forum/data/Rai ... CF1710.jpg

by **dutchboy** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 7:12 pm

Wow those are going to be big units on the road. Im from NY but have seen the FEC many times on vacations. Is there a reason why their painted like that? When i first saw the picture I was kinda disapointed in the paint.. Where does the yellow come from???

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