Sunny Arrival
All five of NSM’s “new” SD70ACe units (671-675) are in service, although suffering from various teething issues so SD40-3s have filled in as needed. Here 673 and 671 arrive at Silver Bay with the 5 AM train from Babbitt this past Saturday, August 29, 2020. With days getting shorter you can only get decent light on this train as it nears Silver Bay (between 0730 and 0800). 671 is former CSX 4833, 672=4839, 673=4838, 674=4848, 675=4832. The tailings train still uses SD40-3s as power but the ACe units are expected to eventually take over that assignment as well. These will look nice in fall color in a month or so.
Sunny Arrival
All five of NSM’s “new” SD70ACe units (671-675) are in service, although suffering from various teething issues so SD40-3s have filled in as needed. Here 673 and 671 arrive at Silver Bay with the 5 AM train from Babbitt this past Saturday, August 29, 2020. With days getting shorter you can only get decent light on this train as it nears Silver Bay (between 0730 and 0800). 671 is former CSX 4833, 672=4839, 673=4838, 674=4848, 675=4832. The tailings train still uses SD40-3s as power but the ACe units are expected to eventually take over that assignment as well. These will look nice in fall color in a month or so.