Athearn Genesis - HO Scale - EMD SD70ACU Diesel Locomotives - Single - with DCC & Tsunami2 Sound - Canadian Pacific (CP) #6644 - Camouflage (Green/Blue/Black/Yellow/White) with White Lettering (Era: 2019+) (SKU 141-1156)
Available On: April 1, 2025
PROTOTYPE SPECIFIC INFORMATION
In September of 2014, Norfolk Southern purchased 100 ex-Union Pacific SD90MAC locomotives from EMD/Progress Rail to assist in the high volume traffic that NS was experiencing. As AC traction was being more accepted by the railroad, which previously had relied solely on DC power, the 90MACs fit the new direction of motive power for the railroad.
Starting in 2016, NS began the SD70ACU capital rebuild program using the SD90MAC units as cores. All major components were either overhauled or replaced, including an overhaul of the 710G3C prime mover. Most notable in the rebuild is that from the electrical cabinet forward, all new components were used, including a new ACe style isolated cab with AAR-style control stand. The new electrical cabinet contains Mitsubishi electronics, replacing the 90MAC’s original Siemens equipment.
Later, starting in 2018, Canadian Pacific announced a plan to acquire 30 SD70ACU units from EMD/Progress Rail using their laid up fleet of SD90MAC locomotives as core units. That number was later increased from 30 to 60. They also acquired 2 ex-Union Pacific units, in 2019.
In November of 2019, CP painted 5 SD70ACU’s into 5 separate military inspired paint schemes. These units commemorate the armed forces and a special tribute locomotive for D-Day wearing camo and the Allied invasion stripes used on June 6, 1944.
All Canadian Pacific units were completed by 2020, including CP 7030 which features the Lord Strathcona’s Herald. The CP Rail units can be seen plying the rails of Canada and the US, with a few having even reached Mexico!
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Canadian Pacific
Canadian Pacific (CP) unveiled five specially painted locomotives on Remembrance Day in Canada and Veterans Day in the U.S. honouring the culture and history of the armed forces. The five Electro-Motive Diesel SD70ACUs will take the message of military pride across the CP system.
CP 6644 wears the camouflage colors applied to Royal Canadian Air Force “Spitfire” fighter planes flown at the Allied invasion of Normandy, France, on June 6, 1944.
CP 7020 wears North Atlantic Treaty Organization green, which the Canadian and U.S. armies apply to fighting vehicles and equipment serving in temperate climates.
CP 7021 wears the sand color that the Canadian and U.S. armies apply to fighting vehicles and equipment serving in arid climates.
CP 7022 wears the grey, red and black color pattern of modern Canadian and American warships.
Canadian Pacific honours Canadian, U.S. military with special locomotives. Canadian Pacific Railway. (2022, August 2). Retrieved August 3, 2022, from https://www.cpr.ca/en/media/canadian-pacifichonours-canadian-us-military-with-special-locomotives
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