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Information on SD60M conversionation to experimental tier IV

Unread postby AmericanSteam » Sat Jul 11, 2020 9:48 am

Interesting read on converting a SD60 to an experimental tier IV test bed in California.
https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/sites/default/fi ... nal_v1.pdf
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Re: Information on SD60M conversionation to experimental tier IV

Unread postby CN2899 » Mon Jul 13, 2020 10:27 am

i think shes still kicking around california
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Re: Information on SD60M conversionation to experimental tier IV

Unread postby GenericZack » Mon Jul 13, 2020 11:12 am

Oh yeah, 59MX's are used on just about any local they can get em on in the bay area. Granted the Center tray was taken off of 9900
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Re: Information on SD60M conversionation to experimental tier IV

Unread postby ZekTheKid » Tue Jul 14, 2020 4:00 pm

GenericZack wrote:Oh yeah, 59MX's are used on just about any local they can get em on in the bay area. Granted the Center tray was taken off of 9900

That was an experimental emissions scrubber, right? I don't remember if it really had much of an impact on emissions or not.
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Re: Information on SD60M conversionation to experimental tier IV

Unread postby AmericanSteam » Tue Jul 14, 2020 4:44 pm

ZekTheKid wrote:
GenericZack wrote:Oh yeah, 59MX's are used on just about any local they can get em on in the bay area. Granted the Center tray was taken off of 9900

That was an experimental emissions scrubber, right? I don't remember if it really had much of an impact on emissions or not.

The data is in the article.
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Re: Information on SD60M conversionation to experimental tier IV

Unread postby ZekTheKid » Tue Jul 14, 2020 5:16 pm

AmericanSteam wrote:
ZekTheKid wrote:
GenericZack wrote:Oh yeah, 59MX's are used on just about any local they can get em on in the bay area. Granted the Center tray was taken off of 9900

That was an experimental emissions scrubber, right? I don't remember if it really had much of an impact on emissions or not.

The data is in the article.

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Re: Information on SD60M conversionation to experimental tier IV

Unread postby CN2899 » Wed Jul 15, 2020 7:05 pm

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPi ... id=5085795
https://www.railpictures.net/photo/447614/
https://www.railpictures.net/photo/633506/

the top link is the a update of UP9900 and the bottom 2 are a few of her sisters
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