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EMDX 70 Modified

EMDX 70, one of the original SD70ACe demonstrators, was spotted back in Denver, CO, by numerous people over the weekend of 21-22 Apr 2007. The unit has been modified, and is headed to the Transportation Test Center east of Pueblo, CO. There's no official word on what the modifications do, but the railfan rumor mill suspects that they're an air-air heat exchanger involved with meeting EPA Teir III emissions standards.

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The engineer's side of EMDX 70, sitting on the east side of BNSF's Denver engine facilities.
By: ND Holmes

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A close-up of the front half. Notice the large replaced section on the front of the engine compartment.
By: ND Holmes

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I didn't have a shot of EMDX 70's engineer's side, but here's EMDX 71 as originally built. (This was taken during their original testing in Palmer Lake, CO.) Note that not only have the sections near the front of the engine changed, but the radiator section is also different on EMDX 70.
By: ND Holmes

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