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Built from 2004 to 2014 in the United States, the SD70ACe was originally designed to comply with EPA Tier 2 locomotive emissions regulations. Beginning in 2012, newly built SD70ACes were EPA Tier 3 compliant. SD70ACes are equipped with EMD's 16-710-G3C-T2 prime mover, rated at 4,300 horsepower (3,200 kW). Later Tier 3 models are rated at 4,500 horsepower (3,400 kW). They are rated at 157,000 lbf (700 kN) continuous tractive effort (191,000 lbf (850 kN) starting). Braking effort is rated at 106,000 lbf (470 kN). Although mechanically similar to earlier SD70 units, the SD70ACe rides on a new underframe and uses mostly new sheet metal above the frame. Electrical cables and air lines have been routed beneath the walkways on opposite sides, allowing easier access for maintenance. Continuing the designs of the SD80 and SD90 series, the radiator on the locomotive is nearly as wide as the cab, the center hood section is a step down below the roofline, and the dynamic brakes have been moved to the rear of the hood. The SD70ACe uses the cab design of late-model SD90MAC-H units, which uses rectangular window glass and is externally different from the two cab variations used on earlier SD70M and SD70MAC units. In 2008, EMD standardized the isolated cab on subsequent SD70ACes after non-isolated cab units were restricted from leading on BNSF Railway due to excessive cab vibration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this run, BLI is offering models in 13 distinct paint schemes. Each one has detail variations accurate for each paint scheme. The variations include low \u0026amp; high headlight, isolated and non-isolated cab, long and short sunshades, two brake wheel variations, three cab roof variations, and two blower vent layouts. The models are available with Paragon4 Sound\/DC\/DCC, or in our No-Sound \/ DCC-Ready variation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIndustry-leading Model Features:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Paragon4 Sound \u0026amp; Control System featuring ROLLING THUNDER\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Integral Dual-Mode Decoder with Back EMF for Superb Slow Speed Operation in DC and DCC\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Precision Drive Mechanism Engineered for Heavy Towing and Smooth Slow Speed Operation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- All Wheel Electrical Pick-up\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadway Limited Imports","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45969578066058,"sku":"8429","price":223.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0685\/3954\/7786\/files\/8429_1.webp?v=1739328597"},{"product_id":"kato-emd-sd70mac-w-nose-headlight-alaska-railroad-4328-100-years-anniversary-dcc-and-sound-n-scale","title":"Kato, EMD SD70MAC w\/ Nose Headlight, Alaska Railroad #4328, 100 Years Anniversary, DCC and Sound, N Scale","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe SD70ACe is the successor to the older SD70MAC. Built from 2004 to 2014 in the United States, the SD70ACe was originally designed to comply with EPA Tier 2 locomotive emissions regulations. Beginning in 2012, newly built SD70ACes were EPA Tier 3 compliant. SD70ACes are equipped with EMD's 16-710-G3C-T2 prime mover, rated at 4,300 horsepower (3,200 kW). Later Tier 3 models are rated at 4,500 horsepower (3,400 kW). They are rated at 157,000 lbf (700 kN) continuous tractive effort (191,000 lbf (850 kN) starting). Braking effort is rated at 106,000 lbf (470 kN). Although mechanically similar to earlier SD70 units, the SD70ACe rides on a new underframe and uses mostly new sheet metal above the frame. Electrical cables and air lines have been routed beneath the walkways on opposite sides, allowing easier access for maintenance. Continuing the designs of the SD80 and SD90 series, the radiator on the locomotive is nearly as wide as the cab, the center hood section is a step down below the roofline, and the dynamic brakes have been moved to the rear of the hood. The SD70ACe uses the cab design of late-model SD90MAC-H units, which uses rectangular window glass and is externally different from the two cab variations used on earlier SD70M and SD70MAC units. In 2008, EMD standardized the isolated cab on subsequent SD70ACes after non-isolated cab units were restricted from leading on BNSF Railway due to excessive cab vibration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this run, BLI is offering models in 13 distinct paint schemes. Each one has detail variations accurate for each paint scheme. The variations include low \u0026amp; high headlight, isolated and non-isolated cab, long and short sunshades, two brake wheel variations, three cab roof variations, and two blower vent layouts. The models are available with Paragon4 Sound\/DC\/DCC, or in our No-Sound \/ DCC-Ready variation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIndustry-leading Model Features:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Paragon4 Sound \u0026amp; Control System featuring ROLLING THUNDER\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Integral Dual-Mode Decoder with Back EMF for Superb Slow Speed Operation in DC and DCC\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Precision Drive Mechanism Engineered for Heavy Towing and Smooth Slow Speed Operation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- All Wheel Electrical Pick-up\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kato","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45969681023114,"sku":"381-1766412S","price":299.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0685\/3954\/7786\/files\/emd_sd70mac_wnose_headlight_sound_and_dcc_381-1766412s_big-300x152.jpg?v=1739329218"},{"product_id":"kato-emd-sd70m-with-flat-radiators-union-pacific-4444-dcc-non-sound-n-scale","title":"Kato EMD SD70M with Flat Radiators - Union Pacific #4444 - DCC (Non-Sound) - N Scale","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eThis Kato EMD SD70M with flat radiators is based on units in service from coast to coast since the 1990s. This ready-to-run diesel features a five-pole motor with dual flywheels, directional LED headlights, highly detailed body, great decoration and Kato knuckle couplers. This version of the SD70M features flat rear radiators used on earlier-production units. These locomotives will be at home on the head end of your railroad's 1990s and later freight consists. This EMD SD70M is equipped with a DCC decoder for use on DCC layouts, but can also be operated on standard DC layouts, but not in consist with standard DC locos.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kato","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46427310358666,"sku":"381-1767618DCC","price":182.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0685\/3954\/7786\/files\/176-7607.jpg?v=1750614017"},{"product_id":"kato-emd-sd70m-with-flat-radiators-csx-4697-dcc-non-sound-n-scale","title":"Kato EMD SD70M with Flat Radiators - CSX #4697 - DCC (Non-Sound) - N Scale","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eThis Kato EMD SD70M with flat radiators is based on units in service from coast to coast since the 1990s. This ready-to-run diesel features a five-pole motor with dual flywheels, directional LED headlights, highly detailed body, great decoration and Kato knuckle couplers. This version of the SD70M features flat rear radiators used on earlier-production units. These locomotives will be at home on the head end of your railroad's 1990s and later freight consists. This EMD SD70M is equipped with a DCC decoder for use on DCC layouts, but can also be operated on standard DC layouts, but not in consist with standard DC locos.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kato","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46427331657866,"sku":"381-1767616DCC","price":182.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0685\/3954\/7786\/files\/176-7609.jpg?v=1750614202"},{"product_id":"kato-emd-sd70m-with-flat-radiators-csx-4688-dcc-non-sound-n-scale","title":"Kato EMD SD70M with Flat Radiators - CSX #4688 - DCC (Non-Sound) - N Scale","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eThis Kato EMD SD70M with flat radiators is based on units in service from coast to coast since the 1990s. This ready-to-run diesel features a five-pole motor with dual flywheels, directional LED headlights, highly detailed body, great decoration and Kato knuckle couplers. This version of the SD70M features flat rear radiators used on earlier-production units. These locomotives will be at home on the head end of your railroad's 1990s and later freight consists. This EMD SD70M is equipped with a DCC decoder for use on DCC layouts, but can also be operated on standard DC layouts, but not in consist with standard DC locos.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kato","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46427357773962,"sku":"381-1767617DCC","price":182.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0685\/3954\/7786\/files\/176-7609.jpg?v=1750614202"},{"product_id":"kato-emd-sd70mac-w-nose-headlight-alaska-railroad-4003-spirit-of-moose-pass-dcc-non-sound-n-scale","title":"Kato EMD SD70MAC w\/ Nose Headlight - Alaska Railroad #4003 - Spirit of Moose Pass - DCC (Non-Sound) - N Scale","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"sectionTitle\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003ePrototype Information:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sectionContent\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"content\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eThe General Motors Locomotive Group (GMLG) Electro-Motive Division (EMD) SD70MAC is one of the most common locomotives plying the rails today. Originally introduced in late 1993 with an order for the Burlington Northern, the production now totals over 900 units, exceeding the combined production of the SD80MAC and SD90MAC locomotives by over 300 units.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"content\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eAt this time, the SD70MAC, in all of its versions, has been operated by six different railroads in a total of eight different paint schemes. The railroads that operate this locomotive span from East to West and from Mexico to Alaska!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sectionTitle\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eModel Information:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sectionContent\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"content\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eThese models will be equipped with all-wheel electrical pick-up and blackened metal wheels in trucks that replicate the HTCR Phase II trucks. (On the prototype, this truck evolved from the HT-C trucks found on the SD40-2 through SD60 and features radial steering capability). Additionally, the models will feature walkway-mounted, lighted ditch lights! Handrails will be made of a paintable material so modelers can easily add white end railings.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"content\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e Model Features:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sectionContent\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"content\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003ePowerful five-pole KATO motor with dual brass flywheels\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"content\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eDirectional Headlight and illuminated, preprinted numberboards\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"content\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eKato magnetic knuckle coupler\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"content\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eDCC Friendly mechanism ready for drop-in decoder installation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"content\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eDrop in DCC compatible with the Train Control System K1D4 and ESU 58741 ESU LokSound. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Kato","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47012809310346,"sku":"381-1766410DCC","price":189.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0685\/3954\/7786\/files\/93213024481TUU.jpg?v=1756867082"},{"product_id":"kato-emd-sd70mac-w-nose-headlight-alaska-railroad-4015-spirit-of-north-pole-dcc-non-sound-n-scale","title":"Kato EMD SD70MAC w\/ Nose Headlight - Alaska Railroad #4015 - Spirit of North Pole - DCC (Non-Sound) - N Scale","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"sectionTitle\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003ePrototype Information:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sectionContent\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"content\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eThe General Motors Locomotive Group (GMLG) Electro-Motive Division (EMD) SD70MAC is one of the most common locomotives plying the rails today. Originally introduced in late 1993 with an order for the Burlington Northern, the production now totals over 900 units, exceeding the combined production of the SD80MAC and SD90MAC locomotives by over 300 units.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"content\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eAt this time, the SD70MAC, in all of its versions, has been operated by six different railroads in a total of eight different paint schemes. The railroads that operate this locomotive span from East to West and from Mexico to Alaska!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sectionTitle\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eModel Information:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sectionContent\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"content\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eThese models will be equipped with all-wheel electrical pick-up and blackened metal wheels in trucks that replicate the HTCR Phase II trucks. (On the prototype, this truck evolved from the HT-C trucks found on the SD40-2 through SD60 and features radial steering capability). Additionally, the models will feature walkway-mounted, lighted ditch lights! Handrails will be made of a paintable material so modelers can easily add white end railings.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"content\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e Model Features:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sectionContent\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"content\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003ePowerful five-pole KATO motor with dual brass flywheels\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"content\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eDirectional Headlight and illuminated, preprinted numberboards\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"content\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eKato magnetic knuckle coupler\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"content\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eDCC Friendly mechanism ready for drop-in decoder installation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"content\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eDrop in DCC compatible with the Train Control System K1D4 and ESU 58741 ESU LokSound. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Kato","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47012814094474,"sku":"381-1766411DCC","price":189.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0685\/3954\/7786\/files\/93213024481TUU.jpg?v=1756867082"},{"product_id":"kato-emd-sd70mac-w-cab-headlight-burlington-northern-santa-fe-bnsf-9779-dcc-non-sound-n-scale","title":"Kato EMD SD70MAC w\/ Cab Headlight - Burlington Northern Santa Fe BNSF #9779 - DCC (Non-Sound) - N Scale","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"sectionTitle\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003ePrototype Information:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sectionContent\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"content\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eThe General Motors Locomotive Group (GMLG) Electro-Motive Division (EMD) SD70MAC is one of the most common locomotives plying the rails today. Originally introduced in late 1993 with an order for the Burlington Northern, the production now totals over 900 units, exceeding the combined production of the SD80MAC and SD90MAC locomotives by over 300 units.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"content\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eAt this time, the SD70MAC, in all of its versions, has been operated by six different railroads in a total of eight different paint schemes. The railroads that operate this locomotive span from East to West and from Mexico to Alaska!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sectionTitle\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eModel Information:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sectionContent\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"content\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eThese models will be equipped with all-wheel electrical pick-up and blackened metal wheels in trucks that replicate the HTCR Phase II trucks. (On the prototype, this truck evolved from the HT-C trucks found on the SD40-2 through SD60 and features radial steering capability). Additionally, the models will feature walkway-mounted, lighted ditch lights! Handrails will be made of a paintable material so modelers can easily add white end railings.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"content\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e Model Features:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sectionContent\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"content\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003ePowerful five-pole KATO motor with dual brass flywheels\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"content\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eDirectional Headlight and illuminated, preprinted numberboards\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"content\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eKato magnetic knuckle coupler\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"content\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eDCC Friendly mechanism ready for drop-in decoder installation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"content\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eDrop in DCC compatible with the Train Control System K1D4 and ESU 58741 ESU LokSound. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Kato","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47012817961098,"sku":"381-1766312DCC","price":169.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0685\/3954\/7786\/files\/93213023290LUU.jpg?v=1756867928"},{"product_id":"kato-emd-sd70mac-w-cab-headlight-burlington-northern-santa-fe-bnsf-9647-dcc-non-sound-n-scale","title":"Kato EMD SD70MAC w\/ Cab Headlight - Burlington Northern Santa Fe BNSF #9647 - DCC (Non-Sound) - N Scale","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"sectionTitle\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003ePrototype Information:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sectionContent\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"content\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eThe General Motors Locomotive Group (GMLG) Electro-Motive Division (EMD) SD70MAC is one of the most common locomotives plying the rails today. Originally introduced in late 1993 with an order for the Burlington Northern, the production now totals over 900 units, exceeding the combined production of the SD80MAC and SD90MAC locomotives by over 300 units.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"content\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eAt this time, the SD70MAC, in all of its versions, has been operated by six different railroads in a total of eight different paint schemes. The railroads that operate this locomotive span from East to West and from Mexico to Alaska!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sectionTitle\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eModel Information:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sectionContent\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"content\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eThese models will be equipped with all-wheel electrical pick-up and blackened metal wheels in trucks that replicate the HTCR Phase II trucks. (On the prototype, this truck evolved from the HT-C trucks found on the SD40-2 through SD60 and features radial steering capability). Additionally, the models will feature walkway-mounted, lighted ditch lights! Handrails will be made of a paintable material so modelers can easily add white end railings.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"content\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e Model Features:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sectionContent\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"content\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003ePowerful five-pole KATO motor with dual brass flywheels\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"content\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eDirectional Headlight and illuminated, preprinted numberboards\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"content\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eKato magnetic knuckle coupler\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"content\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eDCC Friendly mechanism ready for drop-in decoder installation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"content\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eDrop in DCC compatible with the Train Control System K1D4 and ESU 58741 ESU LokSound. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Kato","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47012820222090,"sku":"381-1766503DCC","price":174.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0685\/3954\/7786\/files\/93213025506MUU.jpg?v=1756868040"},{"product_id":"kato-emd-sd70m-with-flat-radiators-union-pacific-1979-we-are-one-slogan-standard-dc-n-scale","title":"Kato EMD SD70M with Flat Radiators | Union Pacific #1979 | \"We Are One\" Slogan | Standard DC | N Scale","description":"\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003eThis is a pre-order item!\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eOn the product page, you must wait until the \"Pre Order Now\" and the \"Partial Payment of $0.00\" appear BEFORE you click \"Pre Order Now\". Otherwise, you will be charged full price up-front.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eIf you are ordering a pre-order item, please place a separate order for each type of product, otherwise the pay later option will not work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003eRead about our \u003ca style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\" href=\"https:\/\/denvertrains.com\/policies\/refund-policy\"\u003erefund policy\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\" href=\"https:\/\/denvertrains.com\/policies\/subscription-policy\"\u003eother policies \u003c\/a\u003eincluding pre-order policies.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eThis Kato EMD SD70M with flat radiators is based on units in service from coast to coast since the 1990s. It features flat rear radiators used on earlier-production units. This ready-to-run, standard DC diesel features a five-pole motor with dual flywheels, directional LED headlights, highly detailed body, great decoration and Kato knuckle couplers. These locomotives will be at home on the head end of your railroad's 1990s and later freight consists. This standard DC unit features a lighting control board that can be swapped for a DCC decoder when you're ready (available separately).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kato","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47191583228042,"sku":"381-1761979","price":119.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0685\/3954\/7786\/files\/SD70M-UP-We-Are-One-1979-002-scaled_06be6522-4737-4239-8288-18a02e4cbfd9.jpg?v=1760755302"},{"product_id":"kato-sd70acu-canadian-pacific-cp-7020-green-standard-dc-n-scale-1","title":"Kato SD70ACu Canadian Pacific CP #7020 | Green | Standard DC | N Scale","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e*Add to cart to see sale price*\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eWe are unable to advertise our selling price due to manufacturer's required minimum advertising pricing policies. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003ePrototype Information:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eIn many ways, the SD70ACU is a modified SD90MAC. The SD90MAC struggled to find a place on US and Canadian Railroads in the 90s. While Union Pacific and Canadian Pacific purchased many of these engines – smaller railroads felt alienated from the gigantic prime movers which limited the SD90MAC’s operational use.  In 2016 Norfolk Southern decided to convert several SD90MACs to SD70ACUs, the Siemens tech was swapped with Mitsubishi components and the cab was replaced with the SD70ACe’s cab.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eCanadian Pacific decided to rebuild their collection of SD90MACs as well. However instead of going to Norfolk Southern to rebuild these engines, they reached out to Progress Rail instead. 60 ACUs were delivered in 2019, and this order contained several heritage units. These special heritage units were used to commemorate different branches of the US and Canadian Army.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eCP 7020 is painted in NATO green, replicating the standard camouflage used by Canadian and U.S. military vehicles in temperate areas. It’s a faithful nod to defense-oriented equipment.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eCP 7021 features a desert tan paint scheme, accurately representing vehicles operating in sand-heavy climates.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eCP 7022 is considered the Navy variant. It’s detailed in a grey, red, and black paint which is inspired by Canadian and American warships\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eCP 7023 is painted in a two-tone grey finish. This closely resembles colors seen on modern fighter jets.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eCP 6644 proudly wears a camouflage paint scheme based on the Royal Canadian Air Force Spitfires flown during the D-Day invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pro-desc-2\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eModel Information:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eKato’s new SD70ACu model accurately represents the six-axle diesel locomotives operated by Canadian Pacific and Norfolk Southern. Designed with road-specific details, these models feature appropriate headlight placements—nose-mounted headlights for Canadian Pacific and cab-mounted headlights for Norfolk Southern. Each locomotive showcases the distinctive paint schemes of the Canadian Pacific Heritage Fleet, meticulously reproduced in N scale. Developed from the ground up with all-new tooling, this release marks the most modern N scale diesel locomotive in Kato’s lineup.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Kato","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47375980527754,"sku":"381-1768541","price":165.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0685\/3954\/7786\/files\/574354690_1420058726787606_4563926323739139295_n.jpg?v=1763855665"},{"product_id":"kato-sd70acu-canadian-pacific-cp-7022-navy-standard-dc-n-scale","title":"Kato SD70ACu | Canadian Pacific CP #7022 | Navy | Standard DC | N Scale","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e*Add to cart to see sale price* \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eWe are unable to advertise our selling price due to manufacturer's required minimum advertising pricing policies.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003ePrototype Information:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eIn many ways, the SD70ACU is a modified SD90MAC. The SD90MAC struggled to find a place on US and Canadian Railroads in the 90s. While Union Pacific and Canadian Pacific purchased many of these engines – smaller railroads felt alienated from the gigantic prime movers which limited the SD90MAC’s operational use.  In 2016 Norfolk Southern decided to convert several SD90MACs to SD70ACUs, the Siemens tech was swapped with Mitsubishi components and the cab was replaced with the SD70ACe’s cab.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eCanadian Pacific decided to rebuild their collection of SD90MACs as well. However instead of going to Norfolk Southern to rebuild these engines, they reached out to Progress Rail instead. 60 ACUs were delivered in 2019, and this order contained several heritage units. These special heritage units were used to commemorate different branches of the US and Canadian Army.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eCP 7020 is painted in NATO green, replicating the standard camouflage used by Canadian and U.S. military vehicles in temperate areas. It’s a faithful nod to defense-oriented equipment.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eCP 7021 features a desert tan paint scheme, accurately representing vehicles operating in sand-heavy climates.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eCP 7022 is considered the Navy variant. It’s detailed in a grey, red, and black paint which is inspired by Canadian and American warships\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eCP 7023 is painted in a two-tone grey finish. This closely resembles colors seen on modern fighter jets.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eCP 6644 proudly wears a camouflage paint scheme based on the Royal Canadian Air Force Spitfires flown during the D-Day invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pro-desc-2\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eModel Information:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eKato’s new SD70ACu model accurately represents the six-axle diesel locomotives operated by Canadian Pacific and Norfolk Southern. Designed with road-specific details, these models feature appropriate headlight placements—nose-mounted headlights for Canadian Pacific and cab-mounted headlights for Norfolk Southern. Each locomotive showcases the distinctive paint schemes of the Canadian Pacific Heritage Fleet, meticulously reproduced in N scale. Developed from the ground up with all-new tooling, this release marks the most modern N scale diesel locomotive in Kato’s lineup.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Kato","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47376159211658,"sku":"381-1768543","price":165.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0685\/3954\/7786\/files\/576179318_1420058746787604_2183824494462608507_n_ba1c439b-b193-4499-a4ec-cb7077e5df6c.jpg?v=1763856401"},{"product_id":"kato-sd70acu-canadian-pacific-cp-7023-grey-standard-dc-n-scale-1","title":"Kato SD70ACu | Canadian Pacific CP #7023 | Grey | Standard DC | N Scale","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e*Add to cart to see sale price* \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eWe are unable to advertise our selling price due to manufacturer's required minimum advertising pricing policies. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003ePrototype Information:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eIn many ways, the SD70ACU is a modified SD90MAC. The SD90MAC struggled to find a place on US and Canadian Railroads in the 90s. While Union Pacific and Canadian Pacific purchased many of these engines – smaller railroads felt alienated from the gigantic prime movers which limited the SD90MAC’s operational use.  In 2016 Norfolk Southern decided to convert several SD90MACs to SD70ACUs, the Siemens tech was swapped with Mitsubishi components and the cab was replaced with the SD70ACe’s cab.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eCanadian Pacific decided to rebuild their collection of SD90MACs as well. However instead of going to Norfolk Southern to rebuild these engines, they reached out to Progress Rail instead. 60 ACUs were delivered in 2019, and this order contained several heritage units. These special heritage units were used to commemorate different branches of the US and Canadian Army.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eCP 7020 is painted in NATO green, replicating the standard camouflage used by Canadian and U.S. military vehicles in temperate areas. It’s a faithful nod to defense-oriented equipment.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eCP 7021 features a desert tan paint scheme, accurately representing vehicles operating in sand-heavy climates.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eCP 7022 is considered the Navy variant. It’s detailed in a grey, red, and black paint which is inspired by Canadian and American warships\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eCP 7023 is painted in a two-tone grey finish. This closely resembles colors seen on modern fighter jets.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eCP 6644 proudly wears a camouflage paint scheme based on the Royal Canadian Air Force Spitfires flown during the D-Day invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pro-desc-2\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eModel Information:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eKato’s new SD70ACu model accurately represents the six-axle diesel locomotives operated by Canadian Pacific and Norfolk Southern. Designed with road-specific details, these models feature appropriate headlight placements—nose-mounted headlights for Canadian Pacific and cab-mounted headlights for Norfolk Southern. Each locomotive showcases the distinctive paint schemes of the Canadian Pacific Heritage Fleet, meticulously reproduced in N scale. Developed from the ground up with all-new tooling, this release marks the most modern N scale diesel locomotive in Kato’s lineup.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Kato","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47376198205578,"sku":"381-1768544","price":165.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0685\/3954\/7786\/files\/574560063_1420058660120946_5917903771808660968_n.jpg?v=1763856601"},{"product_id":"rapido-1111035-sd70mach-metra-523-dc-silent-n-scale-pre-order","title":"Rapido (1111035) | SD70MACH | Metra #523 | DC\/Silent | N Scale [PRE-ORDER]","description":"\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003eThis is a pre-order item!\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eOn the product page, you must wait until the \"Pre Order Now\" and the \"Partial Payment of $0.00\" appear BEFORE you click \"Pre Order Now\". Otherwise, you will be charged full price up-front.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eIf you are ordering a pre-order item, please place a separate order for each type of product, otherwise the pay later option will not work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003eRead about our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/denvertrains.com\/policies\/refund-policy\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003erefund policy\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/denvertrains.com\/policies\/subscription-policy\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eother policies \u003c\/a\u003eincluding pre-order policies.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan id=\"ED6GUO3\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eIntroducing the all-new Rapido EMD SD70MAC!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRapido’s model has been designed from the ground up to create a wide array of phase variations on the SD70MAC, including late production units for CSX and Alaska Railroad, Metra’s unique SD70MACH, and a variety of rebuilds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe SD70MAC was a groundbreaking locomotive, as it truly ushered in a new era of power policies and orders. It was the first production AC traction freight locomotive in North America, with Burlington Northern receiving its first 9400 series units in late 1993. The key difference with AC traction motors is their higher durability compared to DC traction motors. AC motors do not burn out at low speeds from overheating, though they cost more than DC motors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor some railroads in the 1990s, this was a clear advantage. BN had a booming volume of Powder River unit coal trains moving to powerplants, facing long, tough grades along the way. Colorado’s Joint Line is one, with a 40+ mile 1-1.5% continuous grade. BN was using sets of 5 DC SD40-2s and C30-7s as head end power to get up that grade, and the train had to stay above 10mph or more to prevent burnout on the DC traction motors. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith AC traction motors on SD70MACs, BN only needed three units on the head end, and they could grind away at any speed to conquer the grade. For BN, the cost advantage on this heavy haul traffic was huge, so the SD70MAC orders continued into the BNSF era. Ultimately, BNSF rostered 795 SD70MACs, far more than any other railroad. At present, much of the fleet is in storage, but the remaining active units are an interesting mixture of patched executive schemes and rebuilt SD70MACs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eCSX was the next largest buyer of SD70MACs, as it was also the other primary railroad to adopt AC power in the 1990s. Several modest batches of middle-production units were ordered in the late '90s. After a pause of a few years, CSX then came back for another 75 units in 2003 and 55 more units in 2004. Both orders combined were numbered 4700-4830. All CSX units have always been stencilled as “SD70AC” on CSX, regardless of order group or rebuild status.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese later CSX orders were unlike any SD70MACs that came before, as EMD was now manufacturing to Tier-1 emission standards for the engine and cooling system. That in turn had changed their styling and design on SD70Ms and SD70MACs. All of CSX’s later SD70MACs came with flared rear radiators and a hood that replaced round corners with angled bevels on all edges. Additionally, CSX requested the Eco-Trans Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) to be included, which rearranged the equipment doors and vents in the long hood under the radiators.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eWhile BNSF has many units in storage, CSX has taken a much different approach: a majority of its SD70MAC fleet has been rebuilt, which CSX still calls SD70ACs. These rebuilt units can be found system wide leading all types of trains, including high-priority intermodal trains, defying the perception that SD70MACs are just for hauling coal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSeveral other railroads have also rebuilt SD70MACs, all in a similar manner. The original Siemens electrical gear is replaced by newer Mitsubishi equipment similar to that found in the SD70ACe line. For some rebuilds, like CSX and KCS, the new equipment requires more height under the dynamic brake grid, so that in turn is raised up and no longer flush with the roof. KCS rebuilds have a complicated history, but several still are in CPKC mainline service in attractive Belle paint. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eFar more KCS units have been much stranger: the Metra SD70MACH. The units are no longer C-C, but B1-1B, as the inward axle facing the fuel tank on each truck no longer has a traction motor. The hood retains the original rounded corners of the KCS cores, but the rear section is Tier-1 style, with flared radiators and squared corners. The walkways have extra protection, and at the front and rear there are stainless steel buffer plates for coupling to passenger car diaphragms. Finally, there is the Metra lighting package: a nose headlight, nose marker lights for pushing, a high LED gyralight, and an emergency beacon on the cab. Metra ordered 15 units from Progress Rail that first arrived in 2022, and has since exercised the options for 42 total units (24 are on the property and in service.)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMetra’s SD70MACHs are not the first passenger-capable SD70MACs, though; that title belongs to the Alaska Railroad’s late-model SD70MACs. Alaska Railroad had a fleet of sixteen typical mid-production SD70MACs for freight service, but did not have a good solution for powering its bustling seasonal passenger service. The solution was to take the CSX’s Tier 1 SD70MAC design, which had rearranged the rear of the hood to add an auxiliary power unit, and use that space to add HEP for the first time. The first 8 units arrived in 2004, and an additional 4 arrived in 2007 as the last SD70MACs manufactured. The twelve unit fleet is essential to Alaska Railroad’s operations, because the passenger schedule is dramatically higher than freight in summer, but very low in winter. Every major passenger train features the SD70MACs as power, but they also freely mix into freight service as needed. This makes them the only true mainline freight and passenger locomotives in North America. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eThe N Scale SD70MAC Locomotives Features:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eLate-production Tier 1 units for the first time in plastic!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMetra rebuilds, also a first in N scale!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMultiple nose and cab variations (Nose light, high headlight, gyralight)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRailroad and era appropriate PTC antennas, where applicable\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eWorking headlights, ditchlights, and extra lights.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMetra: features a gyralight, marker light, and emergency light on the nose and cab.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMetra: tons unique rebuild details, including HEP, end buffers, and more\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eCSX: Unique rear of hood housing Eco-Trans Auxiliary Power Unit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRoad specific horns and roof detail\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSeparate grab irons and handrails installed at the factory\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eHeavy, die-cast chassis with a powerful motor and dual flywheels\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMoPower capacitor system for uninterrupted DCC running\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eDC\/DCC ready or Dual-Mode DC\/DCC\/Sound\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSuggested minimum radius: 11”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"entity-header is-wrapper clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv align=\"justify\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rapido","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48220586573962,"sku":"1111035","price":169.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0685\/3954\/7786\/files\/Metra_1.png?v=1775946197"},{"product_id":"rapido-1111034-sd70mach-metra-515-dc-silent-n-scale-pre-order","title":"Rapido (1111034) | SD70MACH | Metra #515 | DC\/Silent | N Scale [PRE-ORDER]","description":"\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003eThis is a pre-order item!\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eOn the product page, you must wait until the \"Pre Order Now\" and the \"Partial Payment of $0.00\" appear BEFORE you click \"Pre Order Now\". Otherwise, you will be charged full price up-front.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eIf you are ordering a pre-order item, please place a separate order for each type of product, otherwise the pay later option will not work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003eRead about our \u003ca style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\" href=\"https:\/\/denvertrains.com\/policies\/refund-policy\"\u003erefund policy\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\" href=\"https:\/\/denvertrains.com\/policies\/subscription-policy\"\u003eother policies \u003c\/a\u003eincluding pre-order policies.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" id=\"ED6GUO3\"\u003eIntroducing the all-new Rapido EMD SD70MAC!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eRapido’s model has been designed from the ground up to create a wide array of phase variations on the SD70MAC, including late production units for CSX and Alaska Railroad, Metra’s unique SD70MACH, and a variety of rebuilds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe SD70MAC was a groundbreaking locomotive, as it truly ushered in a new era of power policies and orders. It was the first production AC traction freight locomotive in North America, with Burlington Northern receiving its first 9400 series units in late 1993. The key difference with AC traction motors is their higher durability compared to DC traction motors. AC motors do not burn out at low speeds from overheating, though they cost more than DC motors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor some railroads in the 1990s, this was a clear advantage. BN had a booming volume of Powder River unit coal trains moving to powerplants, facing long, tough grades along the way. Colorado’s Joint Line is one, with a 40+ mile 1-1.5% continuous grade. BN was using sets of 5 DC SD40-2s and C30-7s as head end power to get up that grade, and the train had to stay above 10mph or more to prevent burnout on the DC traction motors. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith AC traction motors on SD70MACs, BN only needed three units on the head end, and they could grind away at any speed to conquer the grade. For BN, the cost advantage on this heavy haul traffic was huge, so the SD70MAC orders continued into the BNSF era. Ultimately, BNSF rostered 795 SD70MACs, far more than any other railroad. At present, much of the fleet is in storage, but the remaining active units are an interesting mixture of patched executive schemes and rebuilt SD70MACs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eCSX was the next largest buyer of SD70MACs, as it was also the other primary railroad to adopt AC power in the 1990s. Several modest batches of middle-production units were ordered in the late '90s. After a pause of a few years, CSX then came back for another 75 units in 2003 and 55 more units in 2004. Both orders combined were numbered 4700-4830. All CSX units have always been stencilled as “SD70AC” on CSX, regardless of order group or rebuild status.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese later CSX orders were unlike any SD70MACs that came before, as EMD was now manufacturing to Tier-1 emission standards for the engine and cooling system. That in turn had changed their styling and design on SD70Ms and SD70MACs. All of CSX’s later SD70MACs came with flared rear radiators and a hood that replaced round corners with angled bevels on all edges. Additionally, CSX requested the Eco-Trans Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) to be included, which rearranged the equipment doors and vents in the long hood under the radiators.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eWhile BNSF has many units in storage, CSX has taken a much different approach: a majority of its SD70MAC fleet has been rebuilt, which CSX still calls SD70ACs. These rebuilt units can be found system wide leading all types of trains, including high-priority intermodal trains, defying the perception that SD70MACs are just for hauling coal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eSeveral other railroads have also rebuilt SD70MACs, all in a similar manner. The original Siemens electrical gear is replaced by newer Mitsubishi equipment similar to that found in the SD70ACe line. For some rebuilds, like CSX and KCS, the new equipment requires more height under the dynamic brake grid, so that in turn is raised up and no longer flush with the roof. KCS rebuilds have a complicated history, but several still are in CPKC mainline service in attractive Belle paint. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eFar more KCS units have been much stranger: the Metra SD70MACH. The units are no longer C-C, but B1-1B, as the inward axle facing the fuel tank on each truck no longer has a traction motor. The hood retains the original rounded corners of the KCS cores, but the rear section is Tier-1 style, with flared radiators and squared corners. The walkways have extra protection, and at the front and rear there are stainless steel buffer plates for coupling to passenger car diaphragms. Finally, there is the Metra lighting package: a nose headlight, nose marker lights for pushing, a high LED gyralight, and an emergency beacon on the cab. Metra ordered 15 units from Progress Rail that first arrived in 2022, and has since exercised the options for 42 total units (24 are on the property and in service.)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMetra’s SD70MACHs are not the first passenger-capable SD70MACs, though; that title belongs to the Alaska Railroad’s late-model SD70MACs. Alaska Railroad had a fleet of sixteen typical mid-production SD70MACs for freight service, but did not have a good solution for powering its bustling seasonal passenger service. The solution was to take the CSX’s Tier 1 SD70MAC design, which had rearranged the rear of the hood to add an auxiliary power unit, and use that space to add HEP for the first time. The first 8 units arrived in 2004, and an additional 4 arrived in 2007 as the last SD70MACs manufactured. The twelve unit fleet is essential to Alaska Railroad’s operations, because the passenger schedule is dramatically higher than freight in summer, but very low in winter. Every major passenger train features the SD70MACs as power, but they also freely mix into freight service as needed. This makes them the only true mainline freight and passenger locomotives in North America. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eThe HO Scale SD70MAC Locomotives Features:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul id=\"GT62KWA\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eLate-production Tier 1 units for the first time in plastic!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eCSX and Alaska flared radiator variations, also a first in plastic!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eBNSF, CSX and KCS rebuilt SD70MACe variations, you guessed it, also a first in plastic!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 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align=\"justify\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eThe N Scale SD70MAC Locomotives Features:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eLate-production Tier 1 units for the first time in plastic!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMetra rebuilds, also a first in N scale!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMultiple nose and cab variations (Nose light, high headlight, gyralight)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRailroad and era appropriate PTC antennas, where applicable\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eWorking headlights, ditchlights, and extra lights.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMetra: features a gyralight, marker light, and emergency light on the nose and cab.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMetra: tons unique rebuild details, including HEP, end buffers, and more\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eCSX: Unique rear of hood housing Eco-Trans Auxiliary Power Unit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRoad specific horns and roof detail\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSeparate grab irons and handrails installed at the factory\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eHeavy, die-cast chassis with a powerful motor and dual flywheels\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMoPower capacitor system for uninterrupted DCC running\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eDC\/DCC ready or Dual-Mode DC\/DCC\/Sound\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSuggested minimum radius: 11”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rapido","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48220588572810,"sku":"1111034","price":169.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0685\/3954\/7786\/files\/Metra_1.png?v=1775946197"},{"product_id":"rapido-1111033-sd70mach-metra-504-dc-silent-n-scale-pre-order","title":"Rapido (1111033) | SD70MACH | Metra #504 | DC\/Silent | N Scale [PRE-ORDER]","description":"\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003eThis is a pre-order item!\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eOn the product page, you must wait until the \"Pre Order Now\" and the \"Partial Payment of $0.00\" appear BEFORE you click \"Pre Order Now\". Otherwise, you will be charged full price up-front.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eIf you are ordering a pre-order item, please place a separate order for each type of product, otherwise the pay later option will not work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003eRead about our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/denvertrains.com\/policies\/refund-policy\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003erefund policy\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/denvertrains.com\/policies\/subscription-policy\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eother policies \u003c\/a\u003eincluding pre-order policies.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan id=\"ED6GUO3\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eIntroducing the all-new Rapido EMD SD70MAC!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRapido’s model has been designed from the ground up to create a wide array of phase variations on the SD70MAC, including late production units for CSX and Alaska Railroad, Metra’s unique SD70MACH, and a variety of rebuilds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe SD70MAC was a groundbreaking locomotive, as it truly ushered in a new era of power policies and orders. It was the first production AC traction freight locomotive in North America, with Burlington Northern receiving its first 9400 series units in late 1993. The key difference with AC traction motors is their higher durability compared to DC traction motors. AC motors do not burn out at low speeds from overheating, though they cost more than DC motors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor some railroads in the 1990s, this was a clear advantage. BN had a booming volume of Powder River unit coal trains moving to powerplants, facing long, tough grades along the way. Colorado’s Joint Line is one, with a 40+ mile 1-1.5% continuous grade. BN was using sets of 5 DC SD40-2s and C30-7s as head end power to get up that grade, and the train had to stay above 10mph or more to prevent burnout on the DC traction motors. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith AC traction motors on SD70MACs, BN only needed three units on the head end, and they could grind away at any speed to conquer the grade. For BN, the cost advantage on this heavy haul traffic was huge, so the SD70MAC orders continued into the BNSF era. Ultimately, BNSF rostered 795 SD70MACs, far more than any other railroad. At present, much of the fleet is in storage, but the remaining active units are an interesting mixture of patched executive schemes and rebuilt SD70MACs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eCSX was the next largest buyer of SD70MACs, as it was also the other primary railroad to adopt AC power in the 1990s. Several modest batches of middle-production units were ordered in the late '90s. After a pause of a few years, CSX then came back for another 75 units in 2003 and 55 more units in 2004. Both orders combined were numbered 4700-4830. All CSX units have always been stencilled as “SD70AC” on CSX, regardless of order group or rebuild status.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese later CSX orders were unlike any SD70MACs that came before, as EMD was now manufacturing to Tier-1 emission standards for the engine and cooling system. That in turn had changed their styling and design on SD70Ms and SD70MACs. All of CSX’s later SD70MACs came with flared rear radiators and a hood that replaced round corners with angled bevels on all edges. Additionally, CSX requested the Eco-Trans Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) to be included, which rearranged the equipment doors and vents in the long hood under the radiators.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eWhile BNSF has many units in storage, CSX has taken a much different approach: a majority of its SD70MAC fleet has been rebuilt, which CSX still calls SD70ACs. These rebuilt units can be found system wide leading all types of trains, including high-priority intermodal trains, defying the perception that SD70MACs are just for hauling coal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSeveral other railroads have also rebuilt SD70MACs, all in a similar manner. The original Siemens electrical gear is replaced by newer Mitsubishi equipment similar to that found in the SD70ACe line. For some rebuilds, like CSX and KCS, the new equipment requires more height under the dynamic brake grid, so that in turn is raised up and no longer flush with the roof. KCS rebuilds have a complicated history, but several still are in CPKC mainline service in attractive Belle paint. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eFar more KCS units have been much stranger: the Metra SD70MACH. The units are no longer C-C, but B1-1B, as the inward axle facing the fuel tank on each truck no longer has a traction motor. The hood retains the original rounded corners of the KCS cores, but the rear section is Tier-1 style, with flared radiators and squared corners. The walkways have extra protection, and at the front and rear there are stainless steel buffer plates for coupling to passenger car diaphragms. Finally, there is the Metra lighting package: a nose headlight, nose marker lights for pushing, a high LED gyralight, and an emergency beacon on the cab. Metra ordered 15 units from Progress Rail that first arrived in 2022, and has since exercised the options for 42 total units (24 are on the property and in service.)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMetra’s SD70MACHs are not the first passenger-capable SD70MACs, though; that title belongs to the Alaska Railroad’s late-model SD70MACs. Alaska Railroad had a fleet of sixteen typical mid-production SD70MACs for freight service, but did not have a good solution for powering its bustling seasonal passenger service. The solution was to take the CSX’s Tier 1 SD70MAC design, which had rearranged the rear of the hood to add an auxiliary power unit, and use that space to add HEP for the first time. The first 8 units arrived in 2004, and an additional 4 arrived in 2007 as the last SD70MACs manufactured. The twelve unit fleet is essential to Alaska Railroad’s operations, because the passenger schedule is dramatically higher than freight in summer, but very low in winter. Every major passenger train features the SD70MACs as power, but they also freely mix into freight service as needed. This makes them the only true mainline freight and passenger locomotives in North America. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe N Scale SD70MAC Locomotives Features:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLate-production Tier 1 units for the first time in plastic!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMetra rebuilds, also a first in N scale!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMultiple nose and cab variations (Nose light, high headlight, gyralight)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRailroad and era appropriate PTC antennas, where applicable\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eWorking headlights, ditchlights, and extra lights.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMetra: features a gyralight, marker light, and emergency light on the nose and cab.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMetra: tons unique rebuild details, including HEP, end buffers, and more\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eCSX: Unique rear of hood housing Eco-Trans Auxiliary Power Unit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRoad specific horns and roof detail\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSeparate grab irons and handrails installed at the factory\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eHeavy, die-cast chassis with a powerful motor and dual flywheels\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMoPower capacitor system for uninterrupted DCC running\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eDC\/DCC ready or Dual-Mode DC\/DCC\/Sound\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSuggested minimum radius: 11”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Rapido","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48220589490314,"sku":"1111033","price":169.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0685\/3954\/7786\/files\/Metra_1.png?v=1775946197"},{"product_id":"rapido-1111032-sd70mach-metra-504-rta-tribute-scheme-dc-silent-n-scale-pre-order","title":"Rapido (1111032) | SD70MACH | Metra #504 | RTA Tribute Scheme | DC\/Silent | N Scale [PRE-ORDER]","description":"\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003eThis is a pre-order item!\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eOn the product page, you must wait until the \"Pre Order Now\" and the \"Partial Payment of $0.00\" appear BEFORE you click \"Pre Order Now\". Otherwise, you will be charged full price up-front.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eIf you are ordering a pre-order item, please place a separate order for each type of product, otherwise the pay later option will not work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003eRead about our \u003ca style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\" href=\"https:\/\/denvertrains.com\/policies\/refund-policy\"\u003erefund policy\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\" href=\"https:\/\/denvertrains.com\/policies\/subscription-policy\"\u003eother policies \u003c\/a\u003eincluding pre-order policies.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" id=\"ED6GUO3\"\u003eIntroducing the all-new Rapido EMD SD70MAC!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eRapido’s model has been designed from the ground up to create a wide array of phase variations on the SD70MAC, including late production units for CSX and Alaska Railroad, Metra’s unique SD70MACH, and a variety of rebuilds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe SD70MAC was a groundbreaking locomotive, as it truly ushered in a new era of power policies and orders. It was the first production AC traction freight locomotive in North America, with Burlington Northern receiving its first 9400 series units in late 1993. The key difference with AC traction motors is their higher durability compared to DC traction motors. AC motors do not burn out at low speeds from overheating, though they cost more than DC motors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor some railroads in the 1990s, this was a clear advantage. BN had a booming volume of Powder River unit coal trains moving to powerplants, facing long, tough grades along the way. Colorado’s Joint Line is one, with a 40+ mile 1-1.5% continuous grade. BN was using sets of 5 DC SD40-2s and C30-7s as head end power to get up that grade, and the train had to stay above 10mph or more to prevent burnout on the DC traction motors. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith AC traction motors on SD70MACs, BN only needed three units on the head end, and they could grind away at any speed to conquer the grade. For BN, the cost advantage on this heavy haul traffic was huge, so the SD70MAC orders continued into the BNSF era. Ultimately, BNSF rostered 795 SD70MACs, far more than any other railroad. At present, much of the fleet is in storage, but the remaining active units are an interesting mixture of patched executive schemes and rebuilt SD70MACs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eCSX was the next largest buyer of SD70MACs, as it was also the other primary railroad to adopt AC power in the 1990s. Several modest batches of middle-production units were ordered in the late '90s. After a pause of a few years, CSX then came back for another 75 units in 2003 and 55 more units in 2004. Both orders combined were numbered 4700-4830. All CSX units have always been stencilled as “SD70AC” on CSX, regardless of order group or rebuild status.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese later CSX orders were unlike any SD70MACs that came before, as EMD was now manufacturing to Tier-1 emission standards for the engine and cooling system. That in turn had changed their styling and design on SD70Ms and SD70MACs. All of CSX’s later SD70MACs came with flared rear radiators and a hood that replaced round corners with angled bevels on all edges. Additionally, CSX requested the Eco-Trans Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) to be included, which rearranged the equipment doors and vents in the long hood under the radiators.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eWhile BNSF has many units in storage, CSX has taken a much different approach: a majority of its SD70MAC fleet has been rebuilt, which CSX still calls SD70ACs. These rebuilt units can be found system wide leading all types of trains, including high-priority intermodal trains, defying the perception that SD70MACs are just for hauling coal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eSeveral other railroads have also rebuilt SD70MACs, all in a similar manner. The original Siemens electrical gear is replaced by newer Mitsubishi equipment similar to that found in the SD70ACe line. For some rebuilds, like CSX and KCS, the new equipment requires more height under the dynamic brake grid, so that in turn is raised up and no longer flush with the roof. KCS rebuilds have a complicated history, but several still are in CPKC mainline service in attractive Belle paint. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eFar more KCS units have been much stranger: the Metra SD70MACH. The units are no longer C-C, but B1-1B, as the inward axle facing the fuel tank on each truck no longer has a traction motor. The hood retains the original rounded corners of the KCS cores, but the rear section is Tier-1 style, with flared radiators and squared corners. The walkways have extra protection, and at the front and rear there are stainless steel buffer plates for coupling to passenger car diaphragms. Finally, there is the Metra lighting package: a nose headlight, nose marker lights for pushing, a high LED gyralight, and an emergency beacon on the cab. Metra ordered 15 units from Progress Rail that first arrived in 2022, and has since exercised the options for 42 total units (24 are on the property and in service.)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMetra’s SD70MACHs are not the first passenger-capable SD70MACs, though; that title belongs to the Alaska Railroad’s late-model SD70MACs. Alaska Railroad had a fleet of sixteen typical mid-production SD70MACs for freight service, but did not have a good solution for powering its bustling seasonal passenger service. The solution was to take the CSX’s Tier 1 SD70MAC design, which had rearranged the rear of the hood to add an auxiliary power unit, and use that space to add HEP for the first time. The first 8 units arrived in 2004, and an additional 4 arrived in 2007 as the last SD70MACs manufactured. The twelve unit fleet is essential to Alaska Railroad’s operations, because the passenger schedule is dramatically higher than freight in summer, but very low in winter. Every major passenger train features the SD70MACs as power, but they also freely mix into freight service as needed. This makes them the only true mainline freight and passenger locomotives in North America. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe N Scale SD70MAC Locomotives Features:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLate-production Tier 1 units for the first time in plastic!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMetra rebuilds, also a first in N scale!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMultiple nose and cab variations (Nose light, high headlight, gyralight)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRailroad and era appropriate PTC antennas, where applicable\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eWorking headlights, ditchlights, and extra lights.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMetra: features a gyralight, marker light, and emergency light on the nose and cab.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMetra: tons unique rebuild details, including HEP, end buffers, and more\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eCSX: Unique rear of hood housing Eco-Trans Auxiliary Power Unit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRoad specific horns and roof detail\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSeparate grab irons and handrails installed at the factory\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eHeavy, die-cast chassis with a powerful motor and dual flywheels\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMoPower capacitor system for uninterrupted DCC running\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eDC\/DCC ready or Dual-Mode DC\/DCC\/Sound\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSuggested minimum radius: 11”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Rapido","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48220590112906,"sku":"1111032","price":169.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0685\/3954\/7786\/files\/Metra_2.png?v=1775946463"},{"product_id":"rapido-1111030-sd70mace-rebuild-kansas-city-southern-3967-belle-scheme-dc-silent-n-scale-pre-order","title":"Rapido (1111031) | SD70MACe Rebuild | Kansas City Southern #3967 | Belle Scheme | DC\/Silent | N Scale [PRE-ORDER]","description":"\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003eThis is a pre-order item!\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eOn the product page, you must wait until the \"Pre Order Now\" and the \"Partial Payment of $0.00\" appear BEFORE you click \"Pre Order Now\". Otherwise, you will be charged full price up-front.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eIf you are ordering a pre-order item, please place a separate order for each type of product, otherwise the pay later option will not work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003eRead about our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/denvertrains.com\/policies\/refund-policy\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003erefund policy\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/denvertrains.com\/policies\/subscription-policy\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eother policies \u003c\/a\u003eincluding pre-order policies.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan id=\"ED6GUO3\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eIntroducing the all-new Rapido EMD SD70MAC!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRapido’s model has been designed from the ground up to create a wide array of phase variations on the SD70MAC, including late production units for CSX and Alaska Railroad, Metra’s unique SD70MACH, and a variety of rebuilds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe SD70MAC was a groundbreaking locomotive, as it truly ushered in a new era of power policies and orders. It was the first production AC traction freight locomotive in North America, with Burlington Northern receiving its first 9400 series units in late 1993. The key difference with AC traction motors is their higher durability compared to DC traction motors. AC motors do not burn out at low speeds from overheating, though they cost more than DC motors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor some railroads in the 1990s, this was a clear advantage. BN had a booming volume of Powder River unit coal trains moving to powerplants, facing long, tough grades along the way. Colorado’s Joint Line is one, with a 40+ mile 1-1.5% continuous grade. BN was using sets of 5 DC SD40-2s and C30-7s as head end power to get up that grade, and the train had to stay above 10mph or more to prevent burnout on the DC traction motors. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith AC traction motors on SD70MACs, BN only needed three units on the head end, and they could grind away at any speed to conquer the grade. For BN, the cost advantage on this heavy haul traffic was huge, so the SD70MAC orders continued into the BNSF era. Ultimately, BNSF rostered 795 SD70MACs, far more than any other railroad. At present, much of the fleet is in storage, but the remaining active units are an interesting mixture of patched executive schemes and rebuilt SD70MACs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eCSX was the next largest buyer of SD70MACs, as it was also the other primary railroad to adopt AC power in the 1990s. Several modest batches of middle-production units were ordered in the late '90s. After a pause of a few years, CSX then came back for another 75 units in 2003 and 55 more units in 2004. Both orders combined were numbered 4700-4830. All CSX units have always been stencilled as “SD70AC” on CSX, regardless of order group or rebuild status.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese later CSX orders were unlike any SD70MACs that came before, as EMD was now manufacturing to Tier-1 emission standards for the engine and cooling system. That in turn had changed their styling and design on SD70Ms and SD70MACs. All of CSX’s later SD70MACs came with flared rear radiators and a hood that replaced round corners with angled bevels on all edges. Additionally, CSX requested the Eco-Trans Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) to be included, which rearranged the equipment doors and vents in the long hood under the radiators.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eWhile BNSF has many units in storage, CSX has taken a much different approach: a majority of its SD70MAC fleet has been rebuilt, which CSX still calls SD70ACs. These rebuilt units can be found system wide leading all types of trains, including high-priority intermodal trains, defying the perception that SD70MACs are just for hauling coal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSeveral other railroads have also rebuilt SD70MACs, all in a similar manner. The original Siemens electrical gear is replaced by newer Mitsubishi equipment similar to that found in the SD70ACe line. For some rebuilds, like CSX and KCS, the new equipment requires more height under the dynamic brake grid, so that in turn is raised up and no longer flush with the roof. KCS rebuilds have a complicated history, but several still are in CPKC mainline service in attractive Belle paint. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eFar more KCS units have been much stranger: the Metra SD70MACH. The units are no longer C-C, but B1-1B, as the inward axle facing the fuel tank on each truck no longer has a traction motor. The hood retains the original rounded corners of the KCS cores, but the rear section is Tier-1 style, with flared radiators and squared corners. The walkways have extra protection, and at the front and rear there are stainless steel buffer plates for coupling to passenger car diaphragms. Finally, there is the Metra lighting package: a nose headlight, nose marker lights for pushing, a high LED gyralight, and an emergency beacon on the cab. Metra ordered 15 units from Progress Rail that first arrived in 2022, and has since exercised the options for 42 total units (24 are on the property and in service.)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMetra’s SD70MACHs are not the first passenger-capable SD70MACs, though; that title belongs to the Alaska Railroad’s late-model SD70MACs. Alaska Railroad had a fleet of sixteen typical mid-production SD70MACs for freight service, but did not have a good solution for powering its bustling seasonal passenger service. The solution was to take the CSX’s Tier 1 SD70MAC design, which had rearranged the rear of the hood to add an auxiliary power unit, and use that space to add HEP for the first time. The first 8 units arrived in 2004, and an additional 4 arrived in 2007 as the last SD70MACs manufactured. The twelve unit fleet is essential to Alaska Railroad’s operations, because the passenger schedule is dramatically higher than freight in summer, but very low in winter. Every major passenger train features the SD70MACs as power, but they also freely mix into freight service as needed. This makes them the only true mainline freight and passenger locomotives in North America. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe N Scale SD70MAC Locomotives Features:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLate-production Tier 1 units for the first time in plastic!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMetra rebuilds, also a first in N scale!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMultiple nose and cab variations (Nose light, high headlight, gyralight)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRailroad and era appropriate PTC antennas, where applicable\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eWorking headlights, ditchlights, and extra lights.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMetra: features a gyralight, marker light, and emergency light on the nose and cab.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMetra: tons unique rebuild details, including HEP, end buffers, and more\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eCSX: Unique rear of hood housing Eco-Trans Auxiliary Power Unit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRoad specific horns and roof detail\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSeparate grab irons and handrails installed at the factory\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eHeavy, die-cast chassis with a powerful motor and dual flywheels\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMoPower capacitor system for uninterrupted DCC running\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eDC\/DCC ready or Dual-Mode DC\/DCC\/Sound\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSuggested minimum radius: 11”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rapido","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48220591849610,"sku":"1111031","price":169.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0685\/3954\/7786\/files\/KC.png?v=1776115242"},{"product_id":"rapido-1111030-sd70mace-rebuild-kansas-city-southern-3948-belle-scheme-dc-silent-n-scale-pre-order","title":"Rapido (1111030) | SD70MACe Rebuild | Kansas City Southern #3948 | Belle Scheme | DC\/Silent | N Scale [PRE-ORDER]","description":"\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003eThis is a pre-order item!\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eOn the product page, you must wait until the \"Pre Order Now\" and the \"Partial Payment of $0.00\" appear BEFORE you click \"Pre Order Now\". Otherwise, you will be charged full price up-front.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eIf you are ordering a pre-order item, please place a separate order for each type of product, otherwise the pay later option will not work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003eRead about our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/denvertrains.com\/policies\/refund-policy\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003erefund policy\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/denvertrains.com\/policies\/subscription-policy\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eother policies \u003c\/a\u003eincluding pre-order policies.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan id=\"ED6GUO3\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eIntroducing the all-new Rapido EMD SD70MAC!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRapido’s model has been designed from the ground up to create a wide array of phase variations on the SD70MAC, including late production units for CSX and Alaska Railroad, Metra’s unique SD70MACH, and a variety of rebuilds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe SD70MAC was a groundbreaking locomotive, as it truly ushered in a new era of power policies and orders. It was the first production AC traction freight locomotive in North America, with Burlington Northern receiving its first 9400 series units in late 1993. The key difference with AC traction motors is their higher durability compared to DC traction motors. AC motors do not burn out at low speeds from overheating, though they cost more than DC motors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor some railroads in the 1990s, this was a clear advantage. BN had a booming volume of Powder River unit coal trains moving to powerplants, facing long, tough grades along the way. Colorado’s Joint Line is one, with a 40+ mile 1-1.5% continuous grade. BN was using sets of 5 DC SD40-2s and C30-7s as head end power to get up that grade, and the train had to stay above 10mph or more to prevent burnout on the DC traction motors. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith AC traction motors on SD70MACs, BN only needed three units on the head end, and they could grind away at any speed to conquer the grade. For BN, the cost advantage on this heavy haul traffic was huge, so the SD70MAC orders continued into the BNSF era. Ultimately, BNSF rostered 795 SD70MACs, far more than any other railroad. At present, much of the fleet is in storage, but the remaining active units are an interesting mixture of patched executive schemes and rebuilt SD70MACs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eCSX was the next largest buyer of SD70MACs, as it was also the other primary railroad to adopt AC power in the 1990s. Several modest batches of middle-production units were ordered in the late '90s. After a pause of a few years, CSX then came back for another 75 units in 2003 and 55 more units in 2004. Both orders combined were numbered 4700-4830. All CSX units have always been stencilled as “SD70AC” on CSX, regardless of order group or rebuild status.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese later CSX orders were unlike any SD70MACs that came before, as EMD was now manufacturing to Tier-1 emission standards for the engine and cooling system. That in turn had changed their styling and design on SD70Ms and SD70MACs. All of CSX’s later SD70MACs came with flared rear radiators and a hood that replaced round corners with angled bevels on all edges. Additionally, CSX requested the Eco-Trans Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) to be included, which rearranged the equipment doors and vents in the long hood under the radiators.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eWhile BNSF has many units in storage, CSX has taken a much different approach: a majority of its SD70MAC fleet has been rebuilt, which CSX still calls SD70ACs. These rebuilt units can be found system wide leading all types of trains, including high-priority intermodal trains, defying the perception that SD70MACs are just for hauling coal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSeveral other railroads have also rebuilt SD70MACs, all in a similar manner. The original Siemens electrical gear is replaced by newer Mitsubishi equipment similar to that found in the SD70ACe line. For some rebuilds, like CSX and KCS, the new equipment requires more height under the dynamic brake grid, so that in turn is raised up and no longer flush with the roof. KCS rebuilds have a complicated history, but several still are in CPKC mainline service in attractive Belle paint. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eFar more KCS units have been much stranger: the Metra SD70MACH. The units are no longer C-C, but B1-1B, as the inward axle facing the fuel tank on each truck no longer has a traction motor. The hood retains the original rounded corners of the KCS cores, but the rear section is Tier-1 style, with flared radiators and squared corners. The walkways have extra protection, and at the front and rear there are stainless steel buffer plates for coupling to passenger car diaphragms. Finally, there is the Metra lighting package: a nose headlight, nose marker lights for pushing, a high LED gyralight, and an emergency beacon on the cab. Metra ordered 15 units from Progress Rail that first arrived in 2022, and has since exercised the options for 42 total units (24 are on the property and in service.)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMetra’s SD70MACHs are not the first passenger-capable SD70MACs, though; that title belongs to the Alaska Railroad’s late-model SD70MACs. Alaska Railroad had a fleet of sixteen typical mid-production SD70MACs for freight service, but did not have a good solution for powering its bustling seasonal passenger service. The solution was to take the CSX’s Tier 1 SD70MAC design, which had rearranged the rear of the hood to add an auxiliary power unit, and use that space to add HEP for the first time. The first 8 units arrived in 2004, and an additional 4 arrived in 2007 as the last SD70MACs manufactured. The twelve unit fleet is essential to Alaska Railroad’s operations, because the passenger schedule is dramatically higher than freight in summer, but very low in winter. Every major passenger train features the SD70MACs as power, but they also freely mix into freight service as needed. This makes them the only true mainline freight and passenger locomotives in North America. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe N Scale SD70MAC Locomotives Features:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLate-production Tier 1 units for the first time in plastic!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMetra rebuilds, also a first in N scale!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMultiple nose and cab variations (Nose light, high headlight, gyralight)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRailroad and era appropriate PTC antennas, where applicable\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eWorking headlights, ditchlights, and extra lights.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMetra: features a gyralight, marker light, and emergency light on the nose and cab.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMetra: tons unique rebuild details, including HEP, end buffers, and more\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eCSX: Unique rear of hood housing Eco-Trans Auxiliary Power Unit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRoad specific horns and roof detail\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSeparate grab irons and handrails installed at the factory\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eHeavy, die-cast chassis with a powerful motor and dual flywheels\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMoPower capacitor system for uninterrupted DCC running\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eDC\/DCC ready or Dual-Mode DC\/DCC\/Sound\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSuggested minimum radius: 11”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Rapido","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48220591947914,"sku":"1111030","price":169.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0685\/3954\/7786\/files\/KC.png?v=1776115242"},{"product_id":"rapido-1111029-sd70mace-rebuild-kansas-city-southern-3937-belle-scheme-dc-silent-n-scale-pre-order","title":"Rapido (1111029) | SD70MACe Rebuild | Kansas City Southern #3937 | Belle Scheme | DC\/Silent | N Scale [PRE-ORDER]","description":"\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003eThis is a pre-order item!\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eOn the product page, you must wait until the \"Pre Order Now\" and the \"Partial Payment of $0.00\" appear BEFORE you click \"Pre Order Now\". Otherwise, you will be charged full price up-front.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eIf you are ordering a pre-order item, please place a separate order for each type of product, otherwise the pay later option will not work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003eRead about our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/denvertrains.com\/policies\/refund-policy\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003erefund policy\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/denvertrains.com\/policies\/subscription-policy\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eother policies \u003c\/a\u003eincluding pre-order policies.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan id=\"ED6GUO3\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eIntroducing the all-new Rapido EMD SD70MAC!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRapido’s model has been designed from the ground up to create a wide array of phase variations on the SD70MAC, including late production units for CSX and Alaska Railroad, Metra’s unique SD70MACH, and a variety of rebuilds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe SD70MAC was a groundbreaking locomotive, as it truly ushered in a new era of power policies and orders. It was the first production AC traction freight locomotive in North America, with Burlington Northern receiving its first 9400 series units in late 1993. The key difference with AC traction motors is their higher durability compared to DC traction motors. AC motors do not burn out at low speeds from overheating, though they cost more than DC motors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor some railroads in the 1990s, this was a clear advantage. BN had a booming volume of Powder River unit coal trains moving to powerplants, facing long, tough grades along the way. Colorado’s Joint Line is one, with a 40+ mile 1-1.5% continuous grade. BN was using sets of 5 DC SD40-2s and C30-7s as head end power to get up that grade, and the train had to stay above 10mph or more to prevent burnout on the DC traction motors. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith AC traction motors on SD70MACs, BN only needed three units on the head end, and they could grind away at any speed to conquer the grade. For BN, the cost advantage on this heavy haul traffic was huge, so the SD70MAC orders continued into the BNSF era. Ultimately, BNSF rostered 795 SD70MACs, far more than any other railroad. At present, much of the fleet is in storage, but the remaining active units are an interesting mixture of patched executive schemes and rebuilt SD70MACs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eCSX was the next largest buyer of SD70MACs, as it was also the other primary railroad to adopt AC power in the 1990s. Several modest batches of middle-production units were ordered in the late '90s. After a pause of a few years, CSX then came back for another 75 units in 2003 and 55 more units in 2004. Both orders combined were numbered 4700-4830. All CSX units have always been stencilled as “SD70AC” on CSX, regardless of order group or rebuild status.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese later CSX orders were unlike any SD70MACs that came before, as EMD was now manufacturing to Tier-1 emission standards for the engine and cooling system. That in turn had changed their styling and design on SD70Ms and SD70MACs. All of CSX’s later SD70MACs came with flared rear radiators and a hood that replaced round corners with angled bevels on all edges. Additionally, CSX requested the Eco-Trans Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) to be included, which rearranged the equipment doors and vents in the long hood under the radiators.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eWhile BNSF has many units in storage, CSX has taken a much different approach: a majority of its SD70MAC fleet has been rebuilt, which CSX still calls SD70ACs. These rebuilt units can be found system wide leading all types of trains, including high-priority intermodal trains, defying the perception that SD70MACs are just for hauling coal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSeveral other railroads have also rebuilt SD70MACs, all in a similar manner. The original Siemens electrical gear is replaced by newer Mitsubishi equipment similar to that found in the SD70ACe line. For some rebuilds, like CSX and KCS, the new equipment requires more height under the dynamic brake grid, so that in turn is raised up and no longer flush with the roof. KCS rebuilds have a complicated history, but several still are in CPKC mainline service in attractive Belle paint. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eFar more KCS units have been much stranger: the Metra SD70MACH. The units are no longer C-C, but B1-1B, as the inward axle facing the fuel tank on each truck no longer has a traction motor. The hood retains the original rounded corners of the KCS cores, but the rear section is Tier-1 style, with flared radiators and squared corners. The walkways have extra protection, and at the front and rear there are stainless steel buffer plates for coupling to passenger car diaphragms. Finally, there is the Metra lighting package: a nose headlight, nose marker lights for pushing, a high LED gyralight, and an emergency beacon on the cab. Metra ordered 15 units from Progress Rail that first arrived in 2022, and has since exercised the options for 42 total units (24 are on the property and in service.)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMetra’s SD70MACHs are not the first passenger-capable SD70MACs, though; that title belongs to the Alaska Railroad’s late-model SD70MACs. Alaska Railroad had a fleet of sixteen typical mid-production SD70MACs for freight service, but did not have a good solution for powering its bustling seasonal passenger service. The solution was to take the CSX’s Tier 1 SD70MAC design, which had rearranged the rear of the hood to add an auxiliary power unit, and use that space to add HEP for the first time. The first 8 units arrived in 2004, and an additional 4 arrived in 2007 as the last SD70MACs manufactured. The twelve unit fleet is essential to Alaska Railroad’s operations, because the passenger schedule is dramatically higher than freight in summer, but very low in winter. Every major passenger train features the SD70MACs as power, but they also freely mix into freight service as needed. This makes them the only true mainline freight and passenger locomotives in North America. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe N Scale SD70MAC Locomotives Features:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLate-production Tier 1 units for the first time in plastic!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMetra rebuilds, also a first in N scale!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMultiple nose and cab variations (Nose light, high headlight, gyralight)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRailroad and era appropriate PTC antennas, where applicable\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eWorking headlights, ditchlights, and extra lights.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMetra: features a gyralight, marker light, and emergency light on the nose and cab.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMetra: tons unique rebuild details, including HEP, end buffers, and more\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eCSX: Unique rear of hood housing Eco-Trans Auxiliary Power Unit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRoad specific horns and roof detail\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSeparate grab irons and handrails installed at the factory\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eHeavy, die-cast chassis with a powerful motor and dual flywheels\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMoPower capacitor system for uninterrupted DCC running\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eDC\/DCC ready or Dual-Mode DC\/DCC\/Sound\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSuggested minimum radius: 11”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Rapido","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48220595224714,"sku":"1111029","price":169.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0685\/3954\/7786\/files\/KC.png?v=1776115242"},{"product_id":"rapido-1111027-sd70ac-w-flared-rad-csx-4720-we-are-one-rebuild-dc-silent-n-scale-pre-order","title":"Rapido (1111027) | SD70AC w\/  Flared Rad | CSX #4720 | \"We Are One\" Rebuild | DC\/Silent | N Scale [PRE-ORDER]","description":"\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003eThis is a pre-order item!\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eOn the product page, you must wait until the \"Pre Order Now\" and the \"Partial Payment of $0.00\" appear BEFORE you click \"Pre Order Now\". Otherwise, you will be charged full price up-front.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eIf you are ordering a pre-order item, please place a separate order for each type of product, otherwise the pay later option will not work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003eRead about our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/denvertrains.com\/policies\/refund-policy\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003erefund policy\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/denvertrains.com\/policies\/subscription-policy\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eother policies \u003c\/a\u003eincluding pre-order policies.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan id=\"ED6GUO3\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eIntroducing the all-new Rapido EMD SD70MAC!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRapido’s model has been designed from the ground up to create a wide array of phase variations on the SD70MAC, including late production units for CSX and Alaska Railroad, Metra’s unique SD70MACH, and a variety of rebuilds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe SD70MAC was a groundbreaking locomotive, as it truly ushered in a new era of power policies and orders. It was the first production AC traction freight locomotive in North America, with Burlington Northern receiving its first 9400 series units in late 1993. The key difference with AC traction motors is their higher durability compared to DC traction motors. AC motors do not burn out at low speeds from overheating, though they cost more than DC motors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor some railroads in the 1990s, this was a clear advantage. BN had a booming volume of Powder River unit coal trains moving to powerplants, facing long, tough grades along the way. Colorado’s Joint Line is one, with a 40+ mile 1-1.5% continuous grade. BN was using sets of 5 DC SD40-2s and C30-7s as head end power to get up that grade, and the train had to stay above 10mph or more to prevent burnout on the DC traction motors. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith AC traction motors on SD70MACs, BN only needed three units on the head end, and they could grind away at any speed to conquer the grade. For BN, the cost advantage on this heavy haul traffic was huge, so the SD70MAC orders continued into the BNSF era. Ultimately, BNSF rostered 795 SD70MACs, far more than any other railroad. At present, much of the fleet is in storage, but the remaining active units are an interesting mixture of patched executive schemes and rebuilt SD70MACs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eCSX was the next largest buyer of SD70MACs, as it was also the other primary railroad to adopt AC power in the 1990s. Several modest batches of middle-production units were ordered in the late '90s. After a pause of a few years, CSX then came back for another 75 units in 2003 and 55 more units in 2004. Both orders combined were numbered 4700-4830. All CSX units have always been stencilled as “SD70AC” on CSX, regardless of order group or rebuild status.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese later CSX orders were unlike any SD70MACs that came before, as EMD was now manufacturing to Tier-1 emission standards for the engine and cooling system. That in turn had changed their styling and design on SD70Ms and SD70MACs. All of CSX’s later SD70MACs came with flared rear radiators and a hood that replaced round corners with angled bevels on all edges. Additionally, CSX requested the Eco-Trans Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) to be included, which rearranged the equipment doors and vents in the long hood under the radiators.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eWhile BNSF has many units in storage, CSX has taken a much different approach: a majority of its SD70MAC fleet has been rebuilt, which CSX still calls SD70ACs. These rebuilt units can be found system wide leading all types of trains, including high-priority intermodal trains, defying the perception that SD70MACs are just for hauling coal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSeveral other railroads have also rebuilt SD70MACs, all in a similar manner. The original Siemens electrical gear is replaced by newer Mitsubishi equipment similar to that found in the SD70ACe line. For some rebuilds, like CSX and KCS, the new equipment requires more height under the dynamic brake grid, so that in turn is raised up and no longer flush with the roof. KCS rebuilds have a complicated history, but several still are in CPKC mainline service in attractive Belle paint. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eFar more KCS units have been much stranger: the Metra SD70MACH. The units are no longer C-C, but B1-1B, as the inward axle facing the fuel tank on each truck no longer has a traction motor. The hood retains the original rounded corners of the KCS cores, but the rear section is Tier-1 style, with flared radiators and squared corners. The walkways have extra protection, and at the front and rear there are stainless steel buffer plates for coupling to passenger car diaphragms. Finally, there is the Metra lighting package: a nose headlight, nose marker lights for pushing, a high LED gyralight, and an emergency beacon on the cab. Metra ordered 15 units from Progress Rail that first arrived in 2022, and has since exercised the options for 42 total units (24 are on the property and in service.)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMetra’s SD70MACHs are not the first passenger-capable SD70MACs, though; that title belongs to the Alaska Railroad’s late-model SD70MACs. Alaska Railroad had a fleet of sixteen typical mid-production SD70MACs for freight service, but did not have a good solution for powering its bustling seasonal passenger service. The solution was to take the CSX’s Tier 1 SD70MAC design, which had rearranged the rear of the hood to add an auxiliary power unit, and use that space to add HEP for the first time. The first 8 units arrived in 2004, and an additional 4 arrived in 2007 as the last SD70MACs manufactured. The twelve unit fleet is essential to Alaska Railroad’s operations, because the passenger schedule is dramatically higher than freight in summer, but very low in winter. Every major passenger train features the SD70MACs as power, but they also freely mix into freight service as needed. This makes them the only true mainline freight and passenger locomotives in North America. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe N Scale SD70MAC Locomotives Features:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLate-production Tier 1 units for the first time in plastic!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMetra rebuilds, also a first in N scale!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMultiple nose and cab variations (Nose light, high headlight, gyralight)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRailroad and era appropriate PTC antennas, where applicable\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eWorking headlights, ditchlights, and extra lights.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMetra: features a gyralight, marker light, and emergency light on the nose and cab.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMetra: tons unique rebuild details, including HEP, end buffers, and more\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eCSX: Unique rear of hood housing Eco-Trans Auxiliary Power Unit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRoad specific horns and roof detail\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSeparate grab irons and handrails installed at the factory\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eHeavy, die-cast chassis with a powerful motor and dual flywheels\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMoPower capacitor system for uninterrupted DCC running\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eDC\/DCC ready or Dual-Mode DC\/DCC\/Sound\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSuggested minimum radius: 11”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rapido","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48220599681162,"sku":"1111027","price":169.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0685\/3954\/7786\/files\/CSX_2.png?v=1776115574"},{"product_id":"rapido-1111026-sd70ac-w-flared-rad-csx-4742-yn3c-rebuild-dc-silent-n-scale-pre-order","title":"Rapido (1111026) | SD70AC w\/  Flared Rad | CSX #4742 | YN3c Rebuild | DC\/Silent | N Scale [PRE-ORDER]","description":"\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003eThis is a pre-order item!\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eOn the product page, you must wait until the \"Pre Order Now\" and the \"Partial Payment of $0.00\" appear BEFORE you click \"Pre Order Now\". Otherwise, you will be charged full price up-front.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eIf you are ordering a pre-order item, please place a separate order for each type of product, otherwise the pay later option will not work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003eRead about our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/denvertrains.com\/policies\/refund-policy\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003erefund policy\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/denvertrains.com\/policies\/subscription-policy\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eother policies \u003c\/a\u003eincluding pre-order policies.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan id=\"ED6GUO3\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eIntroducing the all-new Rapido EMD SD70MAC!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRapido’s model has been designed from the ground up to create a wide array of phase variations on the SD70MAC, including late production units for CSX and Alaska Railroad, Metra’s unique SD70MACH, and a variety of rebuilds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe SD70MAC was a groundbreaking locomotive, as it truly ushered in a new era of power policies and orders. It was the first production AC traction freight locomotive in North America, with Burlington Northern receiving its first 9400 series units in late 1993. The key difference with AC traction motors is their higher durability compared to DC traction motors. AC motors do not burn out at low speeds from overheating, though they cost more than DC motors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor some railroads in the 1990s, this was a clear advantage. BN had a booming volume of Powder River unit coal trains moving to powerplants, facing long, tough grades along the way. Colorado’s Joint Line is one, with a 40+ mile 1-1.5% continuous grade. BN was using sets of 5 DC SD40-2s and C30-7s as head end power to get up that grade, and the train had to stay above 10mph or more to prevent burnout on the DC traction motors. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith AC traction motors on SD70MACs, BN only needed three units on the head end, and they could grind away at any speed to conquer the grade. For BN, the cost advantage on this heavy haul traffic was huge, so the SD70MAC orders continued into the BNSF era. Ultimately, BNSF rostered 795 SD70MACs, far more than any other railroad. At present, much of the fleet is in storage, but the remaining active units are an interesting mixture of patched executive schemes and rebuilt SD70MACs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eCSX was the next largest buyer of SD70MACs, as it was also the other primary railroad to adopt AC power in the 1990s. Several modest batches of middle-production units were ordered in the late '90s. After a pause of a few years, CSX then came back for another 75 units in 2003 and 55 more units in 2004. Both orders combined were numbered 4700-4830. All CSX units have always been stencilled as “SD70AC” on CSX, regardless of order group or rebuild status.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese later CSX orders were unlike any SD70MACs that came before, as EMD was now manufacturing to Tier-1 emission standards for the engine and cooling system. That in turn had changed their styling and design on SD70Ms and SD70MACs. All of CSX’s later SD70MACs came with flared rear radiators and a hood that replaced round corners with angled bevels on all edges. Additionally, CSX requested the Eco-Trans Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) to be included, which rearranged the equipment doors and vents in the long hood under the radiators.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eWhile BNSF has many units in storage, CSX has taken a much different approach: a majority of its SD70MAC fleet has been rebuilt, which CSX still calls SD70ACs. These rebuilt units can be found system wide leading all types of trains, including high-priority intermodal trains, defying the perception that SD70MACs are just for hauling coal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSeveral other railroads have also rebuilt SD70MACs, all in a similar manner. The original Siemens electrical gear is replaced by newer Mitsubishi equipment similar to that found in the SD70ACe line. For some rebuilds, like CSX and KCS, the new equipment requires more height under the dynamic brake grid, so that in turn is raised up and no longer flush with the roof. KCS rebuilds have a complicated history, but several still are in CPKC mainline service in attractive Belle paint. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eFar more KCS units have been much stranger: the Metra SD70MACH. The units are no longer C-C, but B1-1B, as the inward axle facing the fuel tank on each truck no longer has a traction motor. The hood retains the original rounded corners of the KCS cores, but the rear section is Tier-1 style, with flared radiators and squared corners. The walkways have extra protection, and at the front and rear there are stainless steel buffer plates for coupling to passenger car diaphragms. Finally, there is the Metra lighting package: a nose headlight, nose marker lights for pushing, a high LED gyralight, and an emergency beacon on the cab. Metra ordered 15 units from Progress Rail that first arrived in 2022, and has since exercised the options for 42 total units (24 are on the property and in service.)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMetra’s SD70MACHs are not the first passenger-capable SD70MACs, though; that title belongs to the Alaska Railroad’s late-model SD70MACs. Alaska Railroad had a fleet of sixteen typical mid-production SD70MACs for freight service, but did not have a good solution for powering its bustling seasonal passenger service. The solution was to take the CSX’s Tier 1 SD70MAC design, which had rearranged the rear of the hood to add an auxiliary power unit, and use that space to add HEP for the first time. The first 8 units arrived in 2004, and an additional 4 arrived in 2007 as the last SD70MACs manufactured. The twelve unit fleet is essential to Alaska Railroad’s operations, because the passenger schedule is dramatically higher than freight in summer, but very low in winter. Every major passenger train features the SD70MACs as power, but they also freely mix into freight service as needed. This makes them the only true mainline freight and passenger locomotives in North America. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe N Scale SD70MAC Locomotives Features:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLate-production Tier 1 units for the first time in plastic!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMetra rebuilds, also a first in N scale!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMultiple nose and cab variations (Nose light, high headlight, gyralight)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRailroad and era appropriate PTC antennas, where applicable\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eWorking headlights, ditchlights, and extra lights.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMetra: features a gyralight, marker light, and emergency light on the nose and cab.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMetra: tons unique rebuild details, including HEP, end buffers, and more\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eCSX: Unique rear of hood housing Eco-Trans Auxiliary Power Unit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRoad specific horns and roof detail\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSeparate grab irons and handrails installed at the factory\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eHeavy, die-cast chassis with a powerful motor and dual flywheels\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMoPower capacitor system for uninterrupted DCC running\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eDC\/DCC ready or Dual-Mode DC\/DCC\/Sound\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSuggested minimum radius: 11”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rapido","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48220600631434,"sku":"1111026","price":169.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0685\/3954\/7786\/files\/CSX_3.png?v=1776115787"},{"product_id":"rapido-1111025-sd70ac-w-flared-rad-csx-4725-yn3c-rebuild-dc-silent-n-scale-pre-order","title":"Rapido (1111025) | SD70AC w\/  Flared Rad | CSX #4725 | YN3c Rebuild | DC\/Silent | N Scale [PRE-ORDER]","description":"\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003eThis is a pre-order item!\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eOn the product page, you must wait until the \"Pre Order Now\" and the \"Partial Payment of $0.00\" appear BEFORE you click \"Pre Order Now\". Otherwise, you will be charged full price up-front.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eIf you are ordering a pre-order item, please place a separate order for each type of product, otherwise the pay later option will not work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003eRead about our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/denvertrains.com\/policies\/refund-policy\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003erefund policy\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/denvertrains.com\/policies\/subscription-policy\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eother policies \u003c\/a\u003eincluding pre-order policies.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan id=\"ED6GUO3\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eIntroducing the all-new Rapido EMD SD70MAC!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRapido’s model has been designed from the ground up to create a wide array of phase variations on the SD70MAC, including late production units for CSX and Alaska Railroad, Metra’s unique SD70MACH, and a variety of rebuilds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe SD70MAC was a groundbreaking locomotive, as it truly ushered in a new era of power policies and orders. It was the first production AC traction freight locomotive in North America, with Burlington Northern receiving its first 9400 series units in late 1993. The key difference with AC traction motors is their higher durability compared to DC traction motors. AC motors do not burn out at low speeds from overheating, though they cost more than DC motors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor some railroads in the 1990s, this was a clear advantage. BN had a booming volume of Powder River unit coal trains moving to powerplants, facing long, tough grades along the way. Colorado’s Joint Line is one, with a 40+ mile 1-1.5% continuous grade. BN was using sets of 5 DC SD40-2s and C30-7s as head end power to get up that grade, and the train had to stay above 10mph or more to prevent burnout on the DC traction motors. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith AC traction motors on SD70MACs, BN only needed three units on the head end, and they could grind away at any speed to conquer the grade. For BN, the cost advantage on this heavy haul traffic was huge, so the SD70MAC orders continued into the BNSF era. Ultimately, BNSF rostered 795 SD70MACs, far more than any other railroad. At present, much of the fleet is in storage, but the remaining active units are an interesting mixture of patched executive schemes and rebuilt SD70MACs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eCSX was the next largest buyer of SD70MACs, as it was also the other primary railroad to adopt AC power in the 1990s. Several modest batches of middle-production units were ordered in the late '90s. After a pause of a few years, CSX then came back for another 75 units in 2003 and 55 more units in 2004. Both orders combined were numbered 4700-4830. All CSX units have always been stencilled as “SD70AC” on CSX, regardless of order group or rebuild status.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese later CSX orders were unlike any SD70MACs that came before, as EMD was now manufacturing to Tier-1 emission standards for the engine and cooling system. That in turn had changed their styling and design on SD70Ms and SD70MACs. All of CSX’s later SD70MACs came with flared rear radiators and a hood that replaced round corners with angled bevels on all edges. Additionally, CSX requested the Eco-Trans Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) to be included, which rearranged the equipment doors and vents in the long hood under the radiators.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eWhile BNSF has many units in storage, CSX has taken a much different approach: a majority of its SD70MAC fleet has been rebuilt, which CSX still calls SD70ACs. These rebuilt units can be found system wide leading all types of trains, including high-priority intermodal trains, defying the perception that SD70MACs are just for hauling coal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSeveral other railroads have also rebuilt SD70MACs, all in a similar manner. The original Siemens electrical gear is replaced by newer Mitsubishi equipment similar to that found in the SD70ACe line. For some rebuilds, like CSX and KCS, the new equipment requires more height under the dynamic brake grid, so that in turn is raised up and no longer flush with the roof. KCS rebuilds have a complicated history, but several still are in CPKC mainline service in attractive Belle paint. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eFar more KCS units have been much stranger: the Metra SD70MACH. The units are no longer C-C, but B1-1B, as the inward axle facing the fuel tank on each truck no longer has a traction motor. The hood retains the original rounded corners of the KCS cores, but the rear section is Tier-1 style, with flared radiators and squared corners. The walkways have extra protection, and at the front and rear there are stainless steel buffer plates for coupling to passenger car diaphragms. Finally, there is the Metra lighting package: a nose headlight, nose marker lights for pushing, a high LED gyralight, and an emergency beacon on the cab. Metra ordered 15 units from Progress Rail that first arrived in 2022, and has since exercised the options for 42 total units (24 are on the property and in service.)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMetra’s SD70MACHs are not the first passenger-capable SD70MACs, though; that title belongs to the Alaska Railroad’s late-model SD70MACs. Alaska Railroad had a fleet of sixteen typical mid-production SD70MACs for freight service, but did not have a good solution for powering its bustling seasonal passenger service. The solution was to take the CSX’s Tier 1 SD70MAC design, which had rearranged the rear of the hood to add an auxiliary power unit, and use that space to add HEP for the first time. The first 8 units arrived in 2004, and an additional 4 arrived in 2007 as the last SD70MACs manufactured. The twelve unit fleet is essential to Alaska Railroad’s operations, because the passenger schedule is dramatically higher than freight in summer, but very low in winter. Every major passenger train features the SD70MACs as power, but they also freely mix into freight service as needed. This makes them the only true mainline freight and passenger locomotives in North America. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe N Scale SD70MAC Locomotives Features:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLate-production Tier 1 units for the first time in plastic!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMetra rebuilds, also a first in N scale!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMultiple nose and cab variations (Nose light, high headlight, gyralight)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRailroad and era appropriate PTC antennas, where applicable\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eWorking headlights, ditchlights, and extra lights.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMetra: features a gyralight, marker light, and emergency light on the nose and cab.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMetra: tons unique rebuild details, including HEP, end buffers, and more\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eCSX: Unique rear of hood housing Eco-Trans Auxiliary Power Unit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRoad specific horns and roof detail\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSeparate grab irons and handrails installed at the factory\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eHeavy, die-cast chassis with a powerful motor and dual flywheels\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMoPower capacitor system for uninterrupted DCC running\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eDC\/DCC ready or Dual-Mode DC\/DCC\/Sound\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSuggested minimum radius: 11”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rapido","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48220601745546,"sku":"1111025","price":169.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0685\/3954\/7786\/files\/CSX_3.png?v=1776115787"},{"product_id":"rapido-1111024-sd70ac-w-flared-rad-csx-4714-yn3c-rebuild-dc-silent-n-scale-pre-order","title":"Rapido (1111024) | SD70AC w\/  Flared Rad | CSX #4714 | YN3c Rebuild | DC\/Silent | N Scale [PRE-ORDER]","description":"\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003eThis is a pre-order item!\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eOn the product page, you must wait until the \"Pre Order Now\" and the \"Partial Payment of $0.00\" appear BEFORE you click \"Pre Order Now\". Otherwise, you will be charged full price up-front.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eIf you are ordering a pre-order item, please place a separate order for each type of product, otherwise the pay later option will not work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003eRead about our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/denvertrains.com\/policies\/refund-policy\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003erefund policy\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/denvertrains.com\/policies\/subscription-policy\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eother policies \u003c\/a\u003eincluding pre-order policies.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan id=\"ED6GUO3\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eIntroducing the all-new Rapido EMD SD70MAC!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRapido’s model has been designed from the ground up to create a wide array of phase variations on the SD70MAC, including late production units for CSX and Alaska Railroad, Metra’s unique SD70MACH, and a variety of rebuilds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe SD70MAC was a groundbreaking locomotive, as it truly ushered in a new era of power policies and orders. It was the first production AC traction freight locomotive in North America, with Burlington Northern receiving its first 9400 series units in late 1993. The key difference with AC traction motors is their higher durability compared to DC traction motors. AC motors do not burn out at low speeds from overheating, though they cost more than DC motors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor some railroads in the 1990s, this was a clear advantage. BN had a booming volume of Powder River unit coal trains moving to powerplants, facing long, tough grades along the way. Colorado’s Joint Line is one, with a 40+ mile 1-1.5% continuous grade. BN was using sets of 5 DC SD40-2s and C30-7s as head end power to get up that grade, and the train had to stay above 10mph or more to prevent burnout on the DC traction motors. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith AC traction motors on SD70MACs, BN only needed three units on the head end, and they could grind away at any speed to conquer the grade. For BN, the cost advantage on this heavy haul traffic was huge, so the SD70MAC orders continued into the BNSF era. Ultimately, BNSF rostered 795 SD70MACs, far more than any other railroad. At present, much of the fleet is in storage, but the remaining active units are an interesting mixture of patched executive schemes and rebuilt SD70MACs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eCSX was the next largest buyer of SD70MACs, as it was also the other primary railroad to adopt AC power in the 1990s. Several modest batches of middle-production units were ordered in the late '90s. After a pause of a few years, CSX then came back for another 75 units in 2003 and 55 more units in 2004. Both orders combined were numbered 4700-4830. All CSX units have always been stencilled as “SD70AC” on CSX, regardless of order group or rebuild status.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese later CSX orders were unlike any SD70MACs that came before, as EMD was now manufacturing to Tier-1 emission standards for the engine and cooling system. That in turn had changed their styling and design on SD70Ms and SD70MACs. All of CSX’s later SD70MACs came with flared rear radiators and a hood that replaced round corners with angled bevels on all edges. Additionally, CSX requested the Eco-Trans Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) to be included, which rearranged the equipment doors and vents in the long hood under the radiators.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eWhile BNSF has many units in storage, CSX has taken a much different approach: a majority of its SD70MAC fleet has been rebuilt, which CSX still calls SD70ACs. These rebuilt units can be found system wide leading all types of trains, including high-priority intermodal trains, defying the perception that SD70MACs are just for hauling coal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSeveral other railroads have also rebuilt SD70MACs, all in a similar manner. The original Siemens electrical gear is replaced by newer Mitsubishi equipment similar to that found in the SD70ACe line. For some rebuilds, like CSX and KCS, the new equipment requires more height under the dynamic brake grid, so that in turn is raised up and no longer flush with the roof. KCS rebuilds have a complicated history, but several still are in CPKC mainline service in attractive Belle paint. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eFar more KCS units have been much stranger: the Metra SD70MACH. The units are no longer C-C, but B1-1B, as the inward axle facing the fuel tank on each truck no longer has a traction motor. The hood retains the original rounded corners of the KCS cores, but the rear section is Tier-1 style, with flared radiators and squared corners. The walkways have extra protection, and at the front and rear there are stainless steel buffer plates for coupling to passenger car diaphragms. Finally, there is the Metra lighting package: a nose headlight, nose marker lights for pushing, a high LED gyralight, and an emergency beacon on the cab. Metra ordered 15 units from Progress Rail that first arrived in 2022, and has since exercised the options for 42 total units (24 are on the property and in service.)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMetra’s SD70MACHs are not the first passenger-capable SD70MACs, though; that title belongs to the Alaska Railroad’s late-model SD70MACs. Alaska Railroad had a fleet of sixteen typical mid-production SD70MACs for freight service, but did not have a good solution for powering its bustling seasonal passenger service. The solution was to take the CSX’s Tier 1 SD70MAC design, which had rearranged the rear of the hood to add an auxiliary power unit, and use that space to add HEP for the first time. The first 8 units arrived in 2004, and an additional 4 arrived in 2007 as the last SD70MACs manufactured. The twelve unit fleet is essential to Alaska Railroad’s operations, because the passenger schedule is dramatically higher than freight in summer, but very low in winter. Every major passenger train features the SD70MACs as power, but they also freely mix into freight service as needed. This makes them the only true mainline freight and passenger locomotives in North America. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe N Scale SD70MAC Locomotives Features:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLate-production Tier 1 units for the first time in plastic!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMetra rebuilds, also a first in N scale!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMultiple nose and cab variations (Nose light, high headlight, gyralight)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRailroad and era appropriate PTC antennas, where applicable\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eWorking headlights, ditchlights, and extra lights.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMetra: features a gyralight, marker light, and emergency light on the nose and cab.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMetra: tons unique rebuild details, including HEP, end buffers, and more\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eCSX: Unique rear of hood housing Eco-Trans Auxiliary Power Unit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRoad specific horns and roof detail\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSeparate grab irons and handrails installed at the factory\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eHeavy, die-cast chassis with a powerful motor and dual flywheels\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMoPower capacitor system for uninterrupted DCC running\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eDC\/DCC ready or Dual-Mode DC\/DCC\/Sound\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSuggested minimum radius: 11”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rapido","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48220602171530,"sku":"1111024","price":169.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0685\/3954\/7786\/files\/CSX_3.png?v=1776115787"},{"product_id":"rapido-1111023-sd70ac-w-flared-rad-csx-4706-yn3c-rebuild-dc-silent-n-scale-pre-order","title":"Rapido (1111023) | SD70AC w\/  Flared Rad | CSX #4706 | YN3c Rebuild | DC\/Silent | N Scale [PRE-ORDER]","description":"\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003eThis is a pre-order item!\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eOn the product page, you must wait until the \"Pre Order Now\" and the \"Partial Payment of $0.00\" appear BEFORE you click \"Pre Order Now\". Otherwise, you will be charged full price up-front.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eIf you are ordering a pre-order item, please place a separate order for each type of product, otherwise the pay later option will not work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003eRead about our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/denvertrains.com\/policies\/refund-policy\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003erefund policy\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/denvertrains.com\/policies\/subscription-policy\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eother policies \u003c\/a\u003eincluding pre-order policies.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan id=\"ED6GUO3\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eIntroducing the all-new Rapido EMD SD70MAC!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRapido’s model has been designed from the ground up to create a wide array of phase variations on the SD70MAC, including late production units for CSX and Alaska Railroad, Metra’s unique SD70MACH, and a variety of rebuilds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe SD70MAC was a groundbreaking locomotive, as it truly ushered in a new era of power policies and orders. It was the first production AC traction freight locomotive in North America, with Burlington Northern receiving its first 9400 series units in late 1993. The key difference with AC traction motors is their higher durability compared to DC traction motors. AC motors do not burn out at low speeds from overheating, though they cost more than DC motors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor some railroads in the 1990s, this was a clear advantage. BN had a booming volume of Powder River unit coal trains moving to powerplants, facing long, tough grades along the way. Colorado’s Joint Line is one, with a 40+ mile 1-1.5% continuous grade. BN was using sets of 5 DC SD40-2s and C30-7s as head end power to get up that grade, and the train had to stay above 10mph or more to prevent burnout on the DC traction motors. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith AC traction motors on SD70MACs, BN only needed three units on the head end, and they could grind away at any speed to conquer the grade. For BN, the cost advantage on this heavy haul traffic was huge, so the SD70MAC orders continued into the BNSF era. Ultimately, BNSF rostered 795 SD70MACs, far more than any other railroad. At present, much of the fleet is in storage, but the remaining active units are an interesting mixture of patched executive schemes and rebuilt SD70MACs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eCSX was the next largest buyer of SD70MACs, as it was also the other primary railroad to adopt AC power in the 1990s. Several modest batches of middle-production units were ordered in the late '90s. After a pause of a few years, CSX then came back for another 75 units in 2003 and 55 more units in 2004. Both orders combined were numbered 4700-4830. All CSX units have always been stencilled as “SD70AC” on CSX, regardless of order group or rebuild status.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese later CSX orders were unlike any SD70MACs that came before, as EMD was now manufacturing to Tier-1 emission standards for the engine and cooling system. That in turn had changed their styling and design on SD70Ms and SD70MACs. All of CSX’s later SD70MACs came with flared rear radiators and a hood that replaced round corners with angled bevels on all edges. Additionally, CSX requested the Eco-Trans Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) to be included, which rearranged the equipment doors and vents in the long hood under the radiators.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eWhile BNSF has many units in storage, CSX has taken a much different approach: a majority of its SD70MAC fleet has been rebuilt, which CSX still calls SD70ACs. These rebuilt units can be found system wide leading all types of trains, including high-priority intermodal trains, defying the perception that SD70MACs are just for hauling coal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSeveral other railroads have also rebuilt SD70MACs, all in a similar manner. The original Siemens electrical gear is replaced by newer Mitsubishi equipment similar to that found in the SD70ACe line. For some rebuilds, like CSX and KCS, the new equipment requires more height under the dynamic brake grid, so that in turn is raised up and no longer flush with the roof. KCS rebuilds have a complicated history, but several still are in CPKC mainline service in attractive Belle paint. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eFar more KCS units have been much stranger: the Metra SD70MACH. The units are no longer C-C, but B1-1B, as the inward axle facing the fuel tank on each truck no longer has a traction motor. The hood retains the original rounded corners of the KCS cores, but the rear section is Tier-1 style, with flared radiators and squared corners. The walkways have extra protection, and at the front and rear there are stainless steel buffer plates for coupling to passenger car diaphragms. Finally, there is the Metra lighting package: a nose headlight, nose marker lights for pushing, a high LED gyralight, and an emergency beacon on the cab. Metra ordered 15 units from Progress Rail that first arrived in 2022, and has since exercised the options for 42 total units (24 are on the property and in service.)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMetra’s SD70MACHs are not the first passenger-capable SD70MACs, though; that title belongs to the Alaska Railroad’s late-model SD70MACs. Alaska Railroad had a fleet of sixteen typical mid-production SD70MACs for freight service, but did not have a good solution for powering its bustling seasonal passenger service. The solution was to take the CSX’s Tier 1 SD70MAC design, which had rearranged the rear of the hood to add an auxiliary power unit, and use that space to add HEP for the first time. The first 8 units arrived in 2004, and an additional 4 arrived in 2007 as the last SD70MACs manufactured. The twelve unit fleet is essential to Alaska Railroad’s operations, because the passenger schedule is dramatically higher than freight in summer, but very low in winter. Every major passenger train features the SD70MACs as power, but they also freely mix into freight service as needed. This makes them the only true mainline freight and passenger locomotives in North America. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe N Scale SD70MAC Locomotives Features:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLate-production Tier 1 units for the first time in plastic!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMetra rebuilds, also a first in N scale!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMultiple nose and cab variations (Nose light, high headlight, gyralight)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRailroad and era appropriate PTC antennas, where applicable\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eWorking headlights, ditchlights, and extra lights.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMetra: features a gyralight, marker light, and emergency light on the nose and cab.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMetra: tons unique rebuild details, including HEP, end buffers, and more\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eCSX: Unique rear of hood housing Eco-Trans Auxiliary Power Unit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRoad specific horns and roof detail\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSeparate grab irons and handrails installed at the factory\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eHeavy, die-cast chassis with a powerful motor and dual flywheels\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMoPower capacitor system for uninterrupted DCC running\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eDC\/DCC ready or Dual-Mode DC\/DCC\/Sound\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSuggested minimum radius: 11”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rapido","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48220602269834,"sku":"1111023","price":169.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0685\/3954\/7786\/files\/CSX_3.png?v=1776115787"},{"product_id":"rapido-1111022-sd70ac-w-flared-rad-csx-4810-yn3c-rebuild-dc-silent-n-scale-pre-order","title":"Rapido (1111022) | SD70AC w\/  Flared Rad | CSX #4810 | YN3c Rebuild | DC\/Silent | N Scale [PRE-ORDER]","description":"\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003eThis is a pre-order item!\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eOn the product page, you must wait until the \"Pre Order Now\" and the \"Partial Payment of $0.00\" appear BEFORE you click \"Pre Order Now\". Otherwise, you will be charged full price up-front.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eIf you are ordering a pre-order item, please place a separate order for each type of product, otherwise the pay later option will not work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003eRead about our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/denvertrains.com\/policies\/refund-policy\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003erefund policy\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/denvertrains.com\/policies\/subscription-policy\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eother policies \u003c\/a\u003eincluding pre-order policies.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan id=\"ED6GUO3\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eIntroducing the all-new Rapido EMD SD70MAC!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRapido’s model has been designed from the ground up to create a wide array of phase variations on the SD70MAC, including late production units for CSX and Alaska Railroad, Metra’s unique SD70MACH, and a variety of rebuilds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe SD70MAC was a groundbreaking locomotive, as it truly ushered in a new era of power policies and orders. It was the first production AC traction freight locomotive in North America, with Burlington Northern receiving its first 9400 series units in late 1993. The key difference with AC traction motors is their higher durability compared to DC traction motors. AC motors do not burn out at low speeds from overheating, though they cost more than DC motors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor some railroads in the 1990s, this was a clear advantage. BN had a booming volume of Powder River unit coal trains moving to powerplants, facing long, tough grades along the way. Colorado’s Joint Line is one, with a 40+ mile 1-1.5% continuous grade. BN was using sets of 5 DC SD40-2s and C30-7s as head end power to get up that grade, and the train had to stay above 10mph or more to prevent burnout on the DC traction motors. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith AC traction motors on SD70MACs, BN only needed three units on the head end, and they could grind away at any speed to conquer the grade. For BN, the cost advantage on this heavy haul traffic was huge, so the SD70MAC orders continued into the BNSF era. Ultimately, BNSF rostered 795 SD70MACs, far more than any other railroad. At present, much of the fleet is in storage, but the remaining active units are an interesting mixture of patched executive schemes and rebuilt SD70MACs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eCSX was the next largest buyer of SD70MACs, as it was also the other primary railroad to adopt AC power in the 1990s. Several modest batches of middle-production units were ordered in the late '90s. After a pause of a few years, CSX then came back for another 75 units in 2003 and 55 more units in 2004. Both orders combined were numbered 4700-4830. All CSX units have always been stencilled as “SD70AC” on CSX, regardless of order group or rebuild status.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese later CSX orders were unlike any SD70MACs that came before, as EMD was now manufacturing to Tier-1 emission standards for the engine and cooling system. That in turn had changed their styling and design on SD70Ms and SD70MACs. All of CSX’s later SD70MACs came with flared rear radiators and a hood that replaced round corners with angled bevels on all edges. Additionally, CSX requested the Eco-Trans Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) to be included, which rearranged the equipment doors and vents in the long hood under the radiators.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eWhile BNSF has many units in storage, CSX has taken a much different approach: a majority of its SD70MAC fleet has been rebuilt, which CSX still calls SD70ACs. These rebuilt units can be found system wide leading all types of trains, including high-priority intermodal trains, defying the perception that SD70MACs are just for hauling coal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSeveral other railroads have also rebuilt SD70MACs, all in a similar manner. The original Siemens electrical gear is replaced by newer Mitsubishi equipment similar to that found in the SD70ACe line. For some rebuilds, like CSX and KCS, the new equipment requires more height under the dynamic brake grid, so that in turn is raised up and no longer flush with the roof. KCS rebuilds have a complicated history, but several still are in CPKC mainline service in attractive Belle paint. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eFar more KCS units have been much stranger: the Metra SD70MACH. The units are no longer C-C, but B1-1B, as the inward axle facing the fuel tank on each truck no longer has a traction motor. The hood retains the original rounded corners of the KCS cores, but the rear section is Tier-1 style, with flared radiators and squared corners. The walkways have extra protection, and at the front and rear there are stainless steel buffer plates for coupling to passenger car diaphragms. Finally, there is the Metra lighting package: a nose headlight, nose marker lights for pushing, a high LED gyralight, and an emergency beacon on the cab. Metra ordered 15 units from Progress Rail that first arrived in 2022, and has since exercised the options for 42 total units (24 are on the property and in service.)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMetra’s SD70MACHs are not the first passenger-capable SD70MACs, though; that title belongs to the Alaska Railroad’s late-model SD70MACs. Alaska Railroad had a fleet of sixteen typical mid-production SD70MACs for freight service, but did not have a good solution for powering its bustling seasonal passenger service. The solution was to take the CSX’s Tier 1 SD70MAC design, which had rearranged the rear of the hood to add an auxiliary power unit, and use that space to add HEP for the first time. The first 8 units arrived in 2004, and an additional 4 arrived in 2007 as the last SD70MACs manufactured. The twelve unit fleet is essential to Alaska Railroad’s operations, because the passenger schedule is dramatically higher than freight in summer, but very low in winter. Every major passenger train features the SD70MACs as power, but they also freely mix into freight service as needed. This makes them the only true mainline freight and passenger locomotives in North America. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe N Scale SD70MAC Locomotives Features:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLate-production Tier 1 units for the first time in plastic!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMetra rebuilds, also a first in N scale!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMultiple nose and cab variations (Nose light, high headlight, gyralight)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRailroad and era appropriate PTC antennas, where applicable\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eWorking headlights, ditchlights, and extra lights.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMetra: features a gyralight, marker light, and emergency light on the nose and cab.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMetra: tons unique rebuild details, including HEP, end buffers, and more\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eCSX: Unique rear of hood housing Eco-Trans Auxiliary Power Unit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRoad specific horns and roof detail\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSeparate grab irons and handrails installed at the factory\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eHeavy, die-cast chassis with a powerful motor and dual flywheels\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMoPower capacitor system for uninterrupted DCC running\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eDC\/DCC ready or Dual-Mode DC\/DCC\/Sound\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSuggested minimum radius: 11”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rapido","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48220602302602,"sku":"1111022","price":169.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0685\/3954\/7786\/files\/CSX_3.png?v=1776115787"},{"product_id":"rapido-1111021-sd70ac-w-flared-rad-csx-4797-yn3c-rebuild-dc-silent-n-scale-pre-order","title":"Rapido (1111021) | SD70AC w\/  Flared Rad | CSX #4797 | YN3c Rebuild | DC\/Silent | N Scale [PRE-ORDER]","description":"\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003eThis is a pre-order item!\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eOn the product page, you must wait until the \"Pre Order Now\" and the \"Partial Payment of $0.00\" appear BEFORE you click \"Pre Order Now\". Otherwise, you will be charged full price up-front.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eIf you are ordering a pre-order item, please place a separate order for each type of product, otherwise the pay later option will not work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003eRead about our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/denvertrains.com\/policies\/refund-policy\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003erefund policy\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/denvertrains.com\/policies\/subscription-policy\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eother policies \u003c\/a\u003eincluding pre-order policies.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan id=\"ED6GUO3\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eIntroducing the all-new Rapido EMD SD70MAC!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRapido’s model has been designed from the ground up to create a wide array of phase variations on the SD70MAC, including late production units for CSX and Alaska Railroad, Metra’s unique SD70MACH, and a variety of rebuilds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe SD70MAC was a groundbreaking locomotive, as it truly ushered in a new era of power policies and orders. It was the first production AC traction freight locomotive in North America, with Burlington Northern receiving its first 9400 series units in late 1993. The key difference with AC traction motors is their higher durability compared to DC traction motors. AC motors do not burn out at low speeds from overheating, though they cost more than DC motors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor some railroads in the 1990s, this was a clear advantage. BN had a booming volume of Powder River unit coal trains moving to powerplants, facing long, tough grades along the way. Colorado’s Joint Line is one, with a 40+ mile 1-1.5% continuous grade. BN was using sets of 5 DC SD40-2s and C30-7s as head end power to get up that grade, and the train had to stay above 10mph or more to prevent burnout on the DC traction motors. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith AC traction motors on SD70MACs, BN only needed three units on the head end, and they could grind away at any speed to conquer the grade. For BN, the cost advantage on this heavy haul traffic was huge, so the SD70MAC orders continued into the BNSF era. Ultimately, BNSF rostered 795 SD70MACs, far more than any other railroad. At present, much of the fleet is in storage, but the remaining active units are an interesting mixture of patched executive schemes and rebuilt SD70MACs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eCSX was the next largest buyer of SD70MACs, as it was also the other primary railroad to adopt AC power in the 1990s. Several modest batches of middle-production units were ordered in the late '90s. After a pause of a few years, CSX then came back for another 75 units in 2003 and 55 more units in 2004. Both orders combined were numbered 4700-4830. All CSX units have always been stencilled as “SD70AC” on CSX, regardless of order group or rebuild status.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese later CSX orders were unlike any SD70MACs that came before, as EMD was now manufacturing to Tier-1 emission standards for the engine and cooling system. That in turn had changed their styling and design on SD70Ms and SD70MACs. All of CSX’s later SD70MACs came with flared rear radiators and a hood that replaced round corners with angled bevels on all edges. Additionally, CSX requested the Eco-Trans Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) to be included, which rearranged the equipment doors and vents in the long hood under the radiators.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eWhile BNSF has many units in storage, CSX has taken a much different approach: a majority of its SD70MAC fleet has been rebuilt, which CSX still calls SD70ACs. These rebuilt units can be found system wide leading all types of trains, including high-priority intermodal trains, defying the perception that SD70MACs are just for hauling coal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSeveral other railroads have also rebuilt SD70MACs, all in a similar manner. The original Siemens electrical gear is replaced by newer Mitsubishi equipment similar to that found in the SD70ACe line. For some rebuilds, like CSX and KCS, the new equipment requires more height under the dynamic brake grid, so that in turn is raised up and no longer flush with the roof. KCS rebuilds have a complicated history, but several still are in CPKC mainline service in attractive Belle paint. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eFar more KCS units have been much stranger: the Metra SD70MACH. The units are no longer C-C, but B1-1B, as the inward axle facing the fuel tank on each truck no longer has a traction motor. The hood retains the original rounded corners of the KCS cores, but the rear section is Tier-1 style, with flared radiators and squared corners. The walkways have extra protection, and at the front and rear there are stainless steel buffer plates for coupling to passenger car diaphragms. Finally, there is the Metra lighting package: a nose headlight, nose marker lights for pushing, a high LED gyralight, and an emergency beacon on the cab. Metra ordered 15 units from Progress Rail that first arrived in 2022, and has since exercised the options for 42 total units (24 are on the property and in service.)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMetra’s SD70MACHs are not the first passenger-capable SD70MACs, though; that title belongs to the Alaska Railroad’s late-model SD70MACs. Alaska Railroad had a fleet of sixteen typical mid-production SD70MACs for freight service, but did not have a good solution for powering its bustling seasonal passenger service. The solution was to take the CSX’s Tier 1 SD70MAC design, which had rearranged the rear of the hood to add an auxiliary power unit, and use that space to add HEP for the first time. The first 8 units arrived in 2004, and an additional 4 arrived in 2007 as the last SD70MACs manufactured. The twelve unit fleet is essential to Alaska Railroad’s operations, because the passenger schedule is dramatically higher than freight in summer, but very low in winter. Every major passenger train features the SD70MACs as power, but they also freely mix into freight service as needed. This makes them the only true mainline freight and passenger locomotives in North America. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe N Scale SD70MAC Locomotives Features:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLate-production Tier 1 units for the first time in plastic!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMetra rebuilds, also a first in N scale!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMultiple nose and cab variations (Nose light, high headlight, gyralight)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRailroad and era appropriate PTC antennas, where applicable\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eWorking headlights, ditchlights, and extra lights.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMetra: features a gyralight, marker light, and emergency light on the nose and cab.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMetra: tons unique rebuild details, including HEP, end buffers, and more\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eCSX: Unique rear of hood housing Eco-Trans Auxiliary Power Unit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRoad specific horns and roof detail\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSeparate grab irons and handrails installed at the factory\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eHeavy, die-cast chassis with a powerful motor and dual flywheels\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMoPower capacitor system for uninterrupted DCC running\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eDC\/DCC ready or Dual-Mode DC\/DCC\/Sound\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSuggested minimum radius: 11”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rapido","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48220602335370,"sku":"1111021","price":169.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0685\/3954\/7786\/files\/CSX_3.png?v=1776115787"},{"product_id":"rapido-1111020-sd70ac-w-flared-rad-csx-4713-yn3c-rebuild-dc-silent-n-scale-pre-order","title":"Rapido (1111020) | SD70AC w\/  Flared Rad | CSX #4713 | YN3c Rebuild | DC\/Silent | N Scale [PRE-ORDER]","description":"\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003eThis is a pre-order item!\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eOn the product page, you must wait until the \"Pre Order Now\" and the \"Partial Payment of $0.00\" appear BEFORE you click \"Pre Order Now\". Otherwise, you will be charged full price up-front.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eIf you are ordering a pre-order item, please place a separate order for each type of product, otherwise the pay later option will not work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003eRead about our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/denvertrains.com\/policies\/refund-policy\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003erefund policy\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/denvertrains.com\/policies\/subscription-policy\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eother policies \u003c\/a\u003eincluding pre-order policies.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan id=\"ED6GUO3\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eIntroducing the all-new Rapido EMD SD70MAC!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRapido’s model has been designed from the ground up to create a wide array of phase variations on the SD70MAC, including late production units for CSX and Alaska Railroad, Metra’s unique SD70MACH, and a variety of rebuilds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe SD70MAC was a groundbreaking locomotive, as it truly ushered in a new era of power policies and orders. It was the first production AC traction freight locomotive in North America, with Burlington Northern receiving its first 9400 series units in late 1993. The key difference with AC traction motors is their higher durability compared to DC traction motors. AC motors do not burn out at low speeds from overheating, though they cost more than DC motors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor some railroads in the 1990s, this was a clear advantage. BN had a booming volume of Powder River unit coal trains moving to powerplants, facing long, tough grades along the way. Colorado’s Joint Line is one, with a 40+ mile 1-1.5% continuous grade. BN was using sets of 5 DC SD40-2s and C30-7s as head end power to get up that grade, and the train had to stay above 10mph or more to prevent burnout on the DC traction motors. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith AC traction motors on SD70MACs, BN only needed three units on the head end, and they could grind away at any speed to conquer the grade. For BN, the cost advantage on this heavy haul traffic was huge, so the SD70MAC orders continued into the BNSF era. Ultimately, BNSF rostered 795 SD70MACs, far more than any other railroad. At present, much of the fleet is in storage, but the remaining active units are an interesting mixture of patched executive schemes and rebuilt SD70MACs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eCSX was the next largest buyer of SD70MACs, as it was also the other primary railroad to adopt AC power in the 1990s. Several modest batches of middle-production units were ordered in the late '90s. After a pause of a few years, CSX then came back for another 75 units in 2003 and 55 more units in 2004. Both orders combined were numbered 4700-4830. All CSX units have always been stencilled as “SD70AC” on CSX, regardless of order group or rebuild status.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese later CSX orders were unlike any SD70MACs that came before, as EMD was now manufacturing to Tier-1 emission standards for the engine and cooling system. That in turn had changed their styling and design on SD70Ms and SD70MACs. All of CSX’s later SD70MACs came with flared rear radiators and a hood that replaced round corners with angled bevels on all edges. Additionally, CSX requested the Eco-Trans Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) to be included, which rearranged the equipment doors and vents in the long hood under the radiators.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eWhile BNSF has many units in storage, CSX has taken a much different approach: a majority of its SD70MAC fleet has been rebuilt, which CSX still calls SD70ACs. These rebuilt units can be found system wide leading all types of trains, including high-priority intermodal trains, defying the perception that SD70MACs are just for hauling coal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSeveral other railroads have also rebuilt SD70MACs, all in a similar manner. The original Siemens electrical gear is replaced by newer Mitsubishi equipment similar to that found in the SD70ACe line. For some rebuilds, like CSX and KCS, the new equipment requires more height under the dynamic brake grid, so that in turn is raised up and no longer flush with the roof. KCS rebuilds have a complicated history, but several still are in CPKC mainline service in attractive Belle paint. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eFar more KCS units have been much stranger: the Metra SD70MACH. The units are no longer C-C, but B1-1B, as the inward axle facing the fuel tank on each truck no longer has a traction motor. The hood retains the original rounded corners of the KCS cores, but the rear section is Tier-1 style, with flared radiators and squared corners. The walkways have extra protection, and at the front and rear there are stainless steel buffer plates for coupling to passenger car diaphragms. Finally, there is the Metra lighting package: a nose headlight, nose marker lights for pushing, a high LED gyralight, and an emergency beacon on the cab. Metra ordered 15 units from Progress Rail that first arrived in 2022, and has since exercised the options for 42 total units (24 are on the property and in service.)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMetra’s SD70MACHs are not the first passenger-capable SD70MACs, though; that title belongs to the Alaska Railroad’s late-model SD70MACs. Alaska Railroad had a fleet of sixteen typical mid-production SD70MACs for freight service, but did not have a good solution for powering its bustling seasonal passenger service. The solution was to take the CSX’s Tier 1 SD70MAC design, which had rearranged the rear of the hood to add an auxiliary power unit, and use that space to add HEP for the first time. The first 8 units arrived in 2004, and an additional 4 arrived in 2007 as the last SD70MACs manufactured. The twelve unit fleet is essential to Alaska Railroad’s operations, because the passenger schedule is dramatically higher than freight in summer, but very low in winter. Every major passenger train features the SD70MACs as power, but they also freely mix into freight service as needed. This makes them the only true mainline freight and passenger locomotives in North America. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe N Scale SD70MAC Locomotives Features:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLate-production Tier 1 units for the first time in plastic!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMetra rebuilds, also a first in N scale!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMultiple nose and cab variations (Nose light, high headlight, gyralight)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRailroad and era appropriate PTC antennas, where applicable\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eWorking headlights, ditchlights, and extra lights.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMetra: features a gyralight, marker light, and emergency light on the nose and cab.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMetra: tons unique rebuild details, including HEP, end buffers, and more\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eCSX: Unique rear of hood housing Eco-Trans Auxiliary Power Unit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRoad specific horns and roof detail\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSeparate grab irons and handrails installed at the factory\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eHeavy, die-cast chassis with a powerful motor and dual flywheels\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMoPower capacitor system for uninterrupted DCC running\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eDC\/DCC ready or Dual-Mode DC\/DCC\/Sound\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSuggested minimum radius: 11”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rapido","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48220602466442,"sku":"1111020","price":169.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0685\/3954\/7786\/files\/CSX_3.png?v=1776115787"},{"product_id":"rapido-1111019-sd70ac-w-flared-rad-csx-4701-yn3c-rebuild-dc-silent-n-scale-pre-order","title":"Rapido (1111019) | SD70AC w\/  Flared Rad | CSX #4701 | YN3c Rebuild | DC\/Silent | N Scale [PRE-ORDER]","description":"\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003eThis is a pre-order item!\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eOn the product page, you must wait until the \"Pre Order Now\" and the \"Partial Payment of $0.00\" appear BEFORE you click \"Pre Order Now\". Otherwise, you will be charged full price up-front.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eIf you are ordering a pre-order item, please place a separate order for each type of product, otherwise the pay later option will not work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003eRead about our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/denvertrains.com\/policies\/refund-policy\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003erefund policy\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/denvertrains.com\/policies\/subscription-policy\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eother policies \u003c\/a\u003eincluding pre-order policies.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan id=\"ED6GUO3\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eIntroducing the all-new Rapido EMD SD70MAC!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRapido’s model has been designed from the ground up to create a wide array of phase variations on the SD70MAC, including late production units for CSX and Alaska Railroad, Metra’s unique SD70MACH, and a variety of rebuilds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe SD70MAC was a groundbreaking locomotive, as it truly ushered in a new era of power policies and orders. It was the first production AC traction freight locomotive in North America, with Burlington Northern receiving its first 9400 series units in late 1993. The key difference with AC traction motors is their higher durability compared to DC traction motors. AC motors do not burn out at low speeds from overheating, though they cost more than DC motors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor some railroads in the 1990s, this was a clear advantage. BN had a booming volume of Powder River unit coal trains moving to powerplants, facing long, tough grades along the way. Colorado’s Joint Line is one, with a 40+ mile 1-1.5% continuous grade. BN was using sets of 5 DC SD40-2s and C30-7s as head end power to get up that grade, and the train had to stay above 10mph or more to prevent burnout on the DC traction motors. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith AC traction motors on SD70MACs, BN only needed three units on the head end, and they could grind away at any speed to conquer the grade. For BN, the cost advantage on this heavy haul traffic was huge, so the SD70MAC orders continued into the BNSF era. Ultimately, BNSF rostered 795 SD70MACs, far more than any other railroad. At present, much of the fleet is in storage, but the remaining active units are an interesting mixture of patched executive schemes and rebuilt SD70MACs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eCSX was the next largest buyer of SD70MACs, as it was also the other primary railroad to adopt AC power in the 1990s. Several modest batches of middle-production units were ordered in the late '90s. After a pause of a few years, CSX then came back for another 75 units in 2003 and 55 more units in 2004. Both orders combined were numbered 4700-4830. All CSX units have always been stencilled as “SD70AC” on CSX, regardless of order group or rebuild status.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese later CSX orders were unlike any SD70MACs that came before, as EMD was now manufacturing to Tier-1 emission standards for the engine and cooling system. That in turn had changed their styling and design on SD70Ms and SD70MACs. All of CSX’s later SD70MACs came with flared rear radiators and a hood that replaced round corners with angled bevels on all edges. Additionally, CSX requested the Eco-Trans Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) to be included, which rearranged the equipment doors and vents in the long hood under the radiators.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eWhile BNSF has many units in storage, CSX has taken a much different approach: a majority of its SD70MAC fleet has been rebuilt, which CSX still calls SD70ACs. These rebuilt units can be found system wide leading all types of trains, including high-priority intermodal trains, defying the perception that SD70MACs are just for hauling coal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSeveral other railroads have also rebuilt SD70MACs, all in a similar manner. The original Siemens electrical gear is replaced by newer Mitsubishi equipment similar to that found in the SD70ACe line. For some rebuilds, like CSX and KCS, the new equipment requires more height under the dynamic brake grid, so that in turn is raised up and no longer flush with the roof. KCS rebuilds have a complicated history, but several still are in CPKC mainline service in attractive Belle paint. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eFar more KCS units have been much stranger: the Metra SD70MACH. The units are no longer C-C, but B1-1B, as the inward axle facing the fuel tank on each truck no longer has a traction motor. The hood retains the original rounded corners of the KCS cores, but the rear section is Tier-1 style, with flared radiators and squared corners. The walkways have extra protection, and at the front and rear there are stainless steel buffer plates for coupling to passenger car diaphragms. Finally, there is the Metra lighting package: a nose headlight, nose marker lights for pushing, a high LED gyralight, and an emergency beacon on the cab. Metra ordered 15 units from Progress Rail that first arrived in 2022, and has since exercised the options for 42 total units (24 are on the property and in service.)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMetra’s SD70MACHs are not the first passenger-capable SD70MACs, though; that title belongs to the Alaska Railroad’s late-model SD70MACs. Alaska Railroad had a fleet of sixteen typical mid-production SD70MACs for freight service, but did not have a good solution for powering its bustling seasonal passenger service. The solution was to take the CSX’s Tier 1 SD70MAC design, which had rearranged the rear of the hood to add an auxiliary power unit, and use that space to add HEP for the first time. The first 8 units arrived in 2004, and an additional 4 arrived in 2007 as the last SD70MACs manufactured. The twelve unit fleet is essential to Alaska Railroad’s operations, because the passenger schedule is dramatically higher than freight in summer, but very low in winter. Every major passenger train features the SD70MACs as power, but they also freely mix into freight service as needed. This makes them the only true mainline freight and passenger locomotives in North America. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe N Scale SD70MAC Locomotives Features:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLate-production Tier 1 units for the first time in plastic!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMetra rebuilds, also a first in N scale!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMultiple nose and cab variations (Nose light, high headlight, gyralight)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRailroad and era appropriate PTC antennas, where applicable\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eWorking headlights, ditchlights, and extra lights.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMetra: features a gyralight, marker light, and emergency light on the nose and cab.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMetra: tons unique rebuild details, including HEP, end buffers, and more\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eCSX: Unique rear of hood housing Eco-Trans Auxiliary Power Unit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRoad specific horns and roof detail\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSeparate grab irons and handrails installed at the factory\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eHeavy, die-cast chassis with a powerful motor and dual flywheels\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMoPower capacitor system for uninterrupted DCC running\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eDC\/DCC ready or Dual-Mode DC\/DCC\/Sound\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSuggested minimum radius: 11”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rapido","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48220602531978,"sku":"1111019","price":169.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0685\/3954\/7786\/files\/CSX_3.png?v=1776115787"},{"product_id":"rapido-1111018-sd70mac-colorado-pacific-railroad-620-dc-silent-n-scale-pre-order","title":"Rapido (1111018) | SD70MAC | Colorado Pacific Railroad #620 | DC\/Silent | N Scale [PRE-ORDER]","description":"\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003eThis is a pre-order item!\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eOn the product page, you must wait until the \"Pre Order Now\" and the \"Partial Payment of $0.00\" appear BEFORE you click \"Pre Order Now\". Otherwise, you will be charged full price up-front.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eIf you are ordering a pre-order item, please place a separate order for each type of product, otherwise the pay later option will not work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003eRead about our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/denvertrains.com\/policies\/refund-policy\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003erefund policy\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/denvertrains.com\/policies\/subscription-policy\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eother policies \u003c\/a\u003eincluding pre-order policies.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan id=\"ED6GUO3\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eIntroducing the all-new Rapido EMD SD70MAC!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRapido’s model has been designed from the ground up to create a wide array of phase variations on the SD70MAC, including late production units for CSX and Alaska Railroad, Metra’s unique SD70MACH, and a variety of rebuilds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe SD70MAC was a groundbreaking locomotive, as it truly ushered in a new era of power policies and orders. It was the first production AC traction freight locomotive in North America, with Burlington Northern receiving its first 9400 series units in late 1993. The key difference with AC traction motors is their higher durability compared to DC traction motors. AC motors do not burn out at low speeds from overheating, though they cost more than DC motors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor some railroads in the 1990s, this was a clear advantage. BN had a booming volume of Powder River unit coal trains moving to powerplants, facing long, tough grades along the way. Colorado’s Joint Line is one, with a 40+ mile 1-1.5% continuous grade. BN was using sets of 5 DC SD40-2s and C30-7s as head end power to get up that grade, and the train had to stay above 10mph or more to prevent burnout on the DC traction motors. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith AC traction motors on SD70MACs, BN only needed three units on the head end, and they could grind away at any speed to conquer the grade. For BN, the cost advantage on this heavy haul traffic was huge, so the SD70MAC orders continued into the BNSF era. Ultimately, BNSF rostered 795 SD70MACs, far more than any other railroad. At present, much of the fleet is in storage, but the remaining active units are an interesting mixture of patched executive schemes and rebuilt SD70MACs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eCSX was the next largest buyer of SD70MACs, as it was also the other primary railroad to adopt AC power in the 1990s. Several modest batches of middle-production units were ordered in the late '90s. After a pause of a few years, CSX then came back for another 75 units in 2003 and 55 more units in 2004. Both orders combined were numbered 4700-4830. All CSX units have always been stencilled as “SD70AC” on CSX, regardless of order group or rebuild status.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese later CSX orders were unlike any SD70MACs that came before, as EMD was now manufacturing to Tier-1 emission standards for the engine and cooling system. That in turn had changed their styling and design on SD70Ms and SD70MACs. All of CSX’s later SD70MACs came with flared rear radiators and a hood that replaced round corners with angled bevels on all edges. Additionally, CSX requested the Eco-Trans Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) to be included, which rearranged the equipment doors and vents in the long hood under the radiators.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eWhile BNSF has many units in storage, CSX has taken a much different approach: a majority of its SD70MAC fleet has been rebuilt, which CSX still calls SD70ACs. These rebuilt units can be found system wide leading all types of trains, including high-priority intermodal trains, defying the perception that SD70MACs are just for hauling coal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSeveral other railroads have also rebuilt SD70MACs, all in a similar manner. The original Siemens electrical gear is replaced by newer Mitsubishi equipment similar to that found in the SD70ACe line. For some rebuilds, like CSX and KCS, the new equipment requires more height under the dynamic brake grid, so that in turn is raised up and no longer flush with the roof. KCS rebuilds have a complicated history, but several still are in CPKC mainline service in attractive Belle paint. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eFar more KCS units have been much stranger: the Metra SD70MACH. The units are no longer C-C, but B1-1B, as the inward axle facing the fuel tank on each truck no longer has a traction motor. The hood retains the original rounded corners of the KCS cores, but the rear section is Tier-1 style, with flared radiators and squared corners. The walkways have extra protection, and at the front and rear there are stainless steel buffer plates for coupling to passenger car diaphragms. Finally, there is the Metra lighting package: a nose headlight, nose marker lights for pushing, a high LED gyralight, and an emergency beacon on the cab. Metra ordered 15 units from Progress Rail that first arrived in 2022, and has since exercised the options for 42 total units (24 are on the property and in service.)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMetra’s SD70MACHs are not the first passenger-capable SD70MACs, though; that title belongs to the Alaska Railroad’s late-model SD70MACs. Alaska Railroad had a fleet of sixteen typical mid-production SD70MACs for freight service, but did not have a good solution for powering its bustling seasonal passenger service. The solution was to take the CSX’s Tier 1 SD70MAC design, which had rearranged the rear of the hood to add an auxiliary power unit, and use that space to add HEP for the first time. The first 8 units arrived in 2004, and an additional 4 arrived in 2007 as the last SD70MACs manufactured. The twelve unit fleet is essential to Alaska Railroad’s operations, because the passenger schedule is dramatically higher than freight in summer, but very low in winter. Every major passenger train features the SD70MACs as power, but they also freely mix into freight service as needed. This makes them the only true mainline freight and passenger locomotives in North America. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe N Scale SD70MAC Locomotives Features:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLate-production Tier 1 units for the first time in plastic!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMetra rebuilds, also a first in N scale!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMultiple nose and cab variations (Nose light, high headlight, gyralight)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRailroad and era appropriate PTC antennas, where applicable\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eWorking headlights, ditchlights, and extra lights.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMetra: features a gyralight, marker light, and emergency light on the nose and cab.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMetra: tons unique rebuild details, including HEP, end buffers, and more\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eCSX: Unique rear of hood housing Eco-Trans Auxiliary Power Unit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRoad specific horns and roof detail\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSeparate grab irons and handrails installed at the factory\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eHeavy, die-cast chassis with a powerful motor and dual flywheels\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMoPower capacitor system for uninterrupted DCC running\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eDC\/DCC ready or Dual-Mode DC\/DCC\/Sound\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSuggested minimum radius: 11”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rapido","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48220622815370,"sku":"1111018","price":169.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0685\/3954\/7786\/files\/CO.png?v=1776119000"},{"product_id":"rapido-1111017-sd70mac-colorado-pacific-railroad-209-dc-silent-n-scale-pre-order","title":"Rapido (1111017) | SD70MAC | Colorado Pacific Railroad #209 | DC\/Silent | N Scale [PRE-ORDER]","description":"\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003eThis is a pre-order item!\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eOn the product page, you must wait until the \"Pre Order Now\" and the \"Partial Payment of $0.00\" appear BEFORE you click \"Pre Order Now\". Otherwise, you will be charged full price up-front.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eIf you are ordering a pre-order item, please place a separate order for each type of product, otherwise the pay later option will not work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003eRead about our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/denvertrains.com\/policies\/refund-policy\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003erefund policy\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/denvertrains.com\/policies\/subscription-policy\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eother policies \u003c\/a\u003eincluding pre-order policies.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan id=\"ED6GUO3\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eIntroducing the all-new Rapido EMD SD70MAC!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRapido’s model has been designed from the ground up to create a wide array of phase variations on the SD70MAC, including late production units for CSX and Alaska Railroad, Metra’s unique SD70MACH, and a variety of rebuilds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe SD70MAC was a groundbreaking locomotive, as it truly ushered in a new era of power policies and orders. It was the first production AC traction freight locomotive in North America, with Burlington Northern receiving its first 9400 series units in late 1993. The key difference with AC traction motors is their higher durability compared to DC traction motors. AC motors do not burn out at low speeds from overheating, though they cost more than DC motors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor some railroads in the 1990s, this was a clear advantage. BN had a booming volume of Powder River unit coal trains moving to powerplants, facing long, tough grades along the way. Colorado’s Joint Line is one, with a 40+ mile 1-1.5% continuous grade. BN was using sets of 5 DC SD40-2s and C30-7s as head end power to get up that grade, and the train had to stay above 10mph or more to prevent burnout on the DC traction motors. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith AC traction motors on SD70MACs, BN only needed three units on the head end, and they could grind away at any speed to conquer the grade. For BN, the cost advantage on this heavy haul traffic was huge, so the SD70MAC orders continued into the BNSF era. Ultimately, BNSF rostered 795 SD70MACs, far more than any other railroad. At present, much of the fleet is in storage, but the remaining active units are an interesting mixture of patched executive schemes and rebuilt SD70MACs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eCSX was the next largest buyer of SD70MACs, as it was also the other primary railroad to adopt AC power in the 1990s. Several modest batches of middle-production units were ordered in the late '90s. After a pause of a few years, CSX then came back for another 75 units in 2003 and 55 more units in 2004. Both orders combined were numbered 4700-4830. All CSX units have always been stencilled as “SD70AC” on CSX, regardless of order group or rebuild status.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese later CSX orders were unlike any SD70MACs that came before, as EMD was now manufacturing to Tier-1 emission standards for the engine and cooling system. That in turn had changed their styling and design on SD70Ms and SD70MACs. All of CSX’s later SD70MACs came with flared rear radiators and a hood that replaced round corners with angled bevels on all edges. Additionally, CSX requested the Eco-Trans Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) to be included, which rearranged the equipment doors and vents in the long hood under the radiators.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eWhile BNSF has many units in storage, CSX has taken a much different approach: a majority of its SD70MAC fleet has been rebuilt, which CSX still calls SD70ACs. These rebuilt units can be found system wide leading all types of trains, including high-priority intermodal trains, defying the perception that SD70MACs are just for hauling coal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSeveral other railroads have also rebuilt SD70MACs, all in a similar manner. The original Siemens electrical gear is replaced by newer Mitsubishi equipment similar to that found in the SD70ACe line. For some rebuilds, like CSX and KCS, the new equipment requires more height under the dynamic brake grid, so that in turn is raised up and no longer flush with the roof. KCS rebuilds have a complicated history, but several still are in CPKC mainline service in attractive Belle paint. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eFar more KCS units have been much stranger: the Metra SD70MACH. The units are no longer C-C, but B1-1B, as the inward axle facing the fuel tank on each truck no longer has a traction motor. The hood retains the original rounded corners of the KCS cores, but the rear section is Tier-1 style, with flared radiators and squared corners. The walkways have extra protection, and at the front and rear there are stainless steel buffer plates for coupling to passenger car diaphragms. Finally, there is the Metra lighting package: a nose headlight, nose marker lights for pushing, a high LED gyralight, and an emergency beacon on the cab. Metra ordered 15 units from Progress Rail that first arrived in 2022, and has since exercised the options for 42 total units (24 are on the property and in service.)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMetra’s SD70MACHs are not the first passenger-capable SD70MACs, though; that title belongs to the Alaska Railroad’s late-model SD70MACs. Alaska Railroad had a fleet of sixteen typical mid-production SD70MACs for freight service, but did not have a good solution for powering its bustling seasonal passenger service. The solution was to take the CSX’s Tier 1 SD70MAC design, which had rearranged the rear of the hood to add an auxiliary power unit, and use that space to add HEP for the first time. The first 8 units arrived in 2004, and an additional 4 arrived in 2007 as the last SD70MACs manufactured. The twelve unit fleet is essential to Alaska Railroad’s operations, because the passenger schedule is dramatically higher than freight in summer, but very low in winter. Every major passenger train features the SD70MACs as power, but they also freely mix into freight service as needed. This makes them the only true mainline freight and passenger locomotives in North America. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe N Scale SD70MAC Locomotives Features:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLate-production Tier 1 units for the first time in plastic!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMetra rebuilds, also a first in N scale!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMultiple nose and cab variations (Nose light, high headlight, gyralight)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRailroad and era appropriate PTC antennas, where applicable\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eWorking headlights, ditchlights, and extra lights.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMetra: features a gyralight, marker light, and emergency light on the nose and cab.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMetra: tons unique rebuild details, including HEP, end buffers, and more\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eCSX: Unique rear of hood housing Eco-Trans Auxiliary Power Unit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRoad specific horns and roof detail\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSeparate grab irons and handrails installed at the factory\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eHeavy, die-cast chassis with a powerful motor and dual flywheels\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMoPower capacitor system for uninterrupted DCC running\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eDC\/DCC ready or Dual-Mode DC\/DCC\/Sound\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSuggested minimum radius: 11”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rapido","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48220622880906,"sku":"1111017","price":169.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0685\/3954\/7786\/files\/CO.png?v=1776119000"},{"product_id":"rapido-1111016-sd70mace-rebuild-bnsf-9725-h3-swoosh-logo-dc-silent-n-scale-pre-order","title":"Rapido (1111016) | SD70MACe Rebuild | BNSF #9725 | H3 Swoosh Logo | DC\/Silent | N Scale [PRE-ORDER]","description":"\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003eThis is a pre-order item!\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eOn the product page, you must wait until the \"Pre Order Now\" and the \"Partial Payment of $0.00\" appear BEFORE you click \"Pre Order Now\". Otherwise, you will be charged full price up-front.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eIf you are ordering a pre-order item, please place a separate order for each type of product, otherwise the pay later option will not work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003eRead about our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/denvertrains.com\/policies\/refund-policy\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003erefund policy\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/denvertrains.com\/policies\/subscription-policy\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eother policies \u003c\/a\u003eincluding pre-order policies.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan id=\"ED6GUO3\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eIntroducing the all-new Rapido EMD SD70MAC!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRapido’s model has been designed from the ground up to create a wide array of phase variations on the SD70MAC, including late production units for CSX and Alaska Railroad, Metra’s unique SD70MACH, and a variety of rebuilds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe SD70MAC was a groundbreaking locomotive, as it truly ushered in a new era of power policies and orders. It was the first production AC traction freight locomotive in North America, with Burlington Northern receiving its first 9400 series units in late 1993. The key difference with AC traction motors is their higher durability compared to DC traction motors. AC motors do not burn out at low speeds from overheating, though they cost more than DC motors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor some railroads in the 1990s, this was a clear advantage. BN had a booming volume of Powder River unit coal trains moving to powerplants, facing long, tough grades along the way. Colorado’s Joint Line is one, with a 40+ mile 1-1.5% continuous grade. BN was using sets of 5 DC SD40-2s and C30-7s as head end power to get up that grade, and the train had to stay above 10mph or more to prevent burnout on the DC traction motors. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith AC traction motors on SD70MACs, BN only needed three units on the head end, and they could grind away at any speed to conquer the grade. For BN, the cost advantage on this heavy haul traffic was huge, so the SD70MAC orders continued into the BNSF era. Ultimately, BNSF rostered 795 SD70MACs, far more than any other railroad. At present, much of the fleet is in storage, but the remaining active units are an interesting mixture of patched executive schemes and rebuilt SD70MACs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eCSX was the next largest buyer of SD70MACs, as it was also the other primary railroad to adopt AC power in the 1990s. Several modest batches of middle-production units were ordered in the late '90s. After a pause of a few years, CSX then came back for another 75 units in 2003 and 55 more units in 2004. Both orders combined were numbered 4700-4830. All CSX units have always been stencilled as “SD70AC” on CSX, regardless of order group or rebuild status.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese later CSX orders were unlike any SD70MACs that came before, as EMD was now manufacturing to Tier-1 emission standards for the engine and cooling system. That in turn had changed their styling and design on SD70Ms and SD70MACs. All of CSX’s later SD70MACs came with flared rear radiators and a hood that replaced round corners with angled bevels on all edges. Additionally, CSX requested the Eco-Trans Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) to be included, which rearranged the equipment doors and vents in the long hood under the radiators.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eWhile BNSF has many units in storage, CSX has taken a much different approach: a majority of its SD70MAC fleet has been rebuilt, which CSX still calls SD70ACs. These rebuilt units can be found system wide leading all types of trains, including high-priority intermodal trains, defying the perception that SD70MACs are just for hauling coal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSeveral other railroads have also rebuilt SD70MACs, all in a similar manner. The original Siemens electrical gear is replaced by newer Mitsubishi equipment similar to that found in the SD70ACe line. For some rebuilds, like CSX and KCS, the new equipment requires more height under the dynamic brake grid, so that in turn is raised up and no longer flush with the roof. KCS rebuilds have a complicated history, but several still are in CPKC mainline service in attractive Belle paint. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eFar more KCS units have been much stranger: the Metra SD70MACH. The units are no longer C-C, but B1-1B, as the inward axle facing the fuel tank on each truck no longer has a traction motor. The hood retains the original rounded corners of the KCS cores, but the rear section is Tier-1 style, with flared radiators and squared corners. The walkways have extra protection, and at the front and rear there are stainless steel buffer plates for coupling to passenger car diaphragms. Finally, there is the Metra lighting package: a nose headlight, nose marker lights for pushing, a high LED gyralight, and an emergency beacon on the cab. Metra ordered 15 units from Progress Rail that first arrived in 2022, and has since exercised the options for 42 total units (24 are on the property and in service.)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMetra’s SD70MACHs are not the first passenger-capable SD70MACs, though; that title belongs to the Alaska Railroad’s late-model SD70MACs. Alaska Railroad had a fleet of sixteen typical mid-production SD70MACs for freight service, but did not have a good solution for powering its bustling seasonal passenger service. The solution was to take the CSX’s Tier 1 SD70MAC design, which had rearranged the rear of the hood to add an auxiliary power unit, and use that space to add HEP for the first time. The first 8 units arrived in 2004, and an additional 4 arrived in 2007 as the last SD70MACs manufactured. The twelve unit fleet is essential to Alaska Railroad’s operations, because the passenger schedule is dramatically higher than freight in summer, but very low in winter. Every major passenger train features the SD70MACs as power, but they also freely mix into freight service as needed. This makes them the only true mainline freight and passenger locomotives in North America. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe N Scale SD70MAC Locomotives Features:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLate-production Tier 1 units for the first time in plastic!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMetra rebuilds, also a first in N scale!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMultiple nose and cab variations (Nose light, high headlight, gyralight)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRailroad and era appropriate PTC antennas, where applicable\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eWorking headlights, ditchlights, and extra lights.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMetra: features a gyralight, marker light, and emergency light on the nose and cab.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMetra: tons unique rebuild details, including HEP, end buffers, and more\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eCSX: Unique rear of hood housing Eco-Trans Auxiliary Power Unit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRoad specific horns and roof detail\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSeparate grab irons and handrails installed at the factory\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eHeavy, die-cast chassis with a powerful motor and dual flywheels\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMoPower capacitor system for uninterrupted DCC running\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eDC\/DCC ready or Dual-Mode DC\/DCC\/Sound\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSuggested minimum radius: 11”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rapido","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48220622946442,"sku":"1111016","price":169.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0685\/3954\/7786\/files\/BNSFOrange.png?v=1776119300"},{"product_id":"rapido-1111015-sd70mace-rebuild-bnsf-9721-h3-swoosh-logo-dc-silent-n-scale-pre-order","title":"Rapido (1111015) | SD70MACe Rebuild | BNSF #9721 | H3 Swoosh Logo | DC\/Silent | N Scale [PRE-ORDER]","description":"\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003eThis is a pre-order item!\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eOn the product page, you must wait until the \"Pre Order Now\" and the \"Partial Payment of $0.00\" appear BEFORE you click \"Pre Order Now\". Otherwise, you will be charged full price up-front.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eIf you are ordering a pre-order item, please place a separate order for each type of product, otherwise the pay later option will not work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003eRead about our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/denvertrains.com\/policies\/refund-policy\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003erefund policy\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/denvertrains.com\/policies\/subscription-policy\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eother policies \u003c\/a\u003eincluding pre-order policies.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan id=\"ED6GUO3\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eIntroducing the all-new Rapido EMD SD70MAC!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRapido’s model has been designed from the ground up to create a wide array of phase variations on the SD70MAC, including late production units for CSX and Alaska Railroad, Metra’s unique SD70MACH, and a variety of rebuilds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe SD70MAC was a groundbreaking locomotive, as it truly ushered in a new era of power policies and orders. It was the first production AC traction freight locomotive in North America, with Burlington Northern receiving its first 9400 series units in late 1993. The key difference with AC traction motors is their higher durability compared to DC traction motors. AC motors do not burn out at low speeds from overheating, though they cost more than DC motors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor some railroads in the 1990s, this was a clear advantage. BN had a booming volume of Powder River unit coal trains moving to powerplants, facing long, tough grades along the way. Colorado’s Joint Line is one, with a 40+ mile 1-1.5% continuous grade. BN was using sets of 5 DC SD40-2s and C30-7s as head end power to get up that grade, and the train had to stay above 10mph or more to prevent burnout on the DC traction motors. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith AC traction motors on SD70MACs, BN only needed three units on the head end, and they could grind away at any speed to conquer the grade. For BN, the cost advantage on this heavy haul traffic was huge, so the SD70MAC orders continued into the BNSF era. Ultimately, BNSF rostered 795 SD70MACs, far more than any other railroad. At present, much of the fleet is in storage, but the remaining active units are an interesting mixture of patched executive schemes and rebuilt SD70MACs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eCSX was the next largest buyer of SD70MACs, as it was also the other primary railroad to adopt AC power in the 1990s. Several modest batches of middle-production units were ordered in the late '90s. After a pause of a few years, CSX then came back for another 75 units in 2003 and 55 more units in 2004. Both orders combined were numbered 4700-4830. All CSX units have always been stencilled as “SD70AC” on CSX, regardless of order group or rebuild status.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese later CSX orders were unlike any SD70MACs that came before, as EMD was now manufacturing to Tier-1 emission standards for the engine and cooling system. That in turn had changed their styling and design on SD70Ms and SD70MACs. All of CSX’s later SD70MACs came with flared rear radiators and a hood that replaced round corners with angled bevels on all edges. Additionally, CSX requested the Eco-Trans Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) to be included, which rearranged the equipment doors and vents in the long hood under the radiators.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eWhile BNSF has many units in storage, CSX has taken a much different approach: a majority of its SD70MAC fleet has been rebuilt, which CSX still calls SD70ACs. These rebuilt units can be found system wide leading all types of trains, including high-priority intermodal trains, defying the perception that SD70MACs are just for hauling coal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSeveral other railroads have also rebuilt SD70MACs, all in a similar manner. The original Siemens electrical gear is replaced by newer Mitsubishi equipment similar to that found in the SD70ACe line. For some rebuilds, like CSX and KCS, the new equipment requires more height under the dynamic brake grid, so that in turn is raised up and no longer flush with the roof. KCS rebuilds have a complicated history, but several still are in CPKC mainline service in attractive Belle paint. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eFar more KCS units have been much stranger: the Metra SD70MACH. The units are no longer C-C, but B1-1B, as the inward axle facing the fuel tank on each truck no longer has a traction motor. The hood retains the original rounded corners of the KCS cores, but the rear section is Tier-1 style, with flared radiators and squared corners. The walkways have extra protection, and at the front and rear there are stainless steel buffer plates for coupling to passenger car diaphragms. Finally, there is the Metra lighting package: a nose headlight, nose marker lights for pushing, a high LED gyralight, and an emergency beacon on the cab. Metra ordered 15 units from Progress Rail that first arrived in 2022, and has since exercised the options for 42 total units (24 are on the property and in service.)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMetra’s SD70MACHs are not the first passenger-capable SD70MACs, though; that title belongs to the Alaska Railroad’s late-model SD70MACs. Alaska Railroad had a fleet of sixteen typical mid-production SD70MACs for freight service, but did not have a good solution for powering its bustling seasonal passenger service. The solution was to take the CSX’s Tier 1 SD70MAC design, which had rearranged the rear of the hood to add an auxiliary power unit, and use that space to add HEP for the first time. The first 8 units arrived in 2004, and an additional 4 arrived in 2007 as the last SD70MACs manufactured. The twelve unit fleet is essential to Alaska Railroad’s operations, because the passenger schedule is dramatically higher than freight in summer, but very low in winter. Every major passenger train features the SD70MACs as power, but they also freely mix into freight service as needed. This makes them the only true mainline freight and passenger locomotives in North America. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe N Scale SD70MAC Locomotives Features:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLate-production Tier 1 units for the first time in plastic!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMetra rebuilds, also a first in N scale!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMultiple nose and cab variations (Nose light, high headlight, gyralight)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRailroad and era appropriate PTC antennas, where applicable\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eWorking headlights, ditchlights, and extra lights.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMetra: features a gyralight, marker light, and emergency light on the nose and cab.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMetra: tons unique rebuild details, including HEP, end buffers, and more\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eCSX: Unique rear of hood housing Eco-Trans Auxiliary Power Unit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRoad specific horns and roof detail\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSeparate grab irons and handrails installed at the factory\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eHeavy, die-cast chassis with a powerful motor and dual flywheels\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMoPower capacitor system for uninterrupted DCC running\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eDC\/DCC ready or Dual-Mode DC\/DCC\/Sound\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSuggested minimum radius: 11”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rapido","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48220623011978,"sku":"1111015","price":169.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0685\/3954\/7786\/files\/BNSFOrange.png?v=1776119300"},{"product_id":"rapido-1111014-sd70mace-rebuild-bnsf-9717-h3-swoosh-logo-dc-silent-n-scale-pre-order","title":"Rapido (1111014) | SD70MACe Rebuild | BNSF #9717 | H3 Swoosh Logo | DC\/Silent | N Scale [PRE-ORDER]","description":"\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003eThis is a pre-order item!\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eOn the product page, you must wait until the \"Pre Order Now\" and the \"Partial Payment of $0.00\" appear BEFORE you click \"Pre Order Now\". Otherwise, you will be charged full price up-front.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eIf you are ordering a pre-order item, please place a separate order for each type of product, otherwise the pay later option will not work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003eRead about our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/denvertrains.com\/policies\/refund-policy\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003erefund policy\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/denvertrains.com\/policies\/subscription-policy\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eother policies \u003c\/a\u003eincluding pre-order policies.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan id=\"ED6GUO3\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eIntroducing the all-new Rapido EMD SD70MAC!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRapido’s model has been designed from the ground up to create a wide array of phase variations on the SD70MAC, including late production units for CSX and Alaska Railroad, Metra’s unique SD70MACH, and a variety of rebuilds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe SD70MAC was a groundbreaking locomotive, as it truly ushered in a new era of power policies and orders. It was the first production AC traction freight locomotive in North America, with Burlington Northern receiving its first 9400 series units in late 1993. The key difference with AC traction motors is their higher durability compared to DC traction motors. AC motors do not burn out at low speeds from overheating, though they cost more than DC motors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor some railroads in the 1990s, this was a clear advantage. BN had a booming volume of Powder River unit coal trains moving to powerplants, facing long, tough grades along the way. Colorado’s Joint Line is one, with a 40+ mile 1-1.5% continuous grade. BN was using sets of 5 DC SD40-2s and C30-7s as head end power to get up that grade, and the train had to stay above 10mph or more to prevent burnout on the DC traction motors. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith AC traction motors on SD70MACs, BN only needed three units on the head end, and they could grind away at any speed to conquer the grade. For BN, the cost advantage on this heavy haul traffic was huge, so the SD70MAC orders continued into the BNSF era. Ultimately, BNSF rostered 795 SD70MACs, far more than any other railroad. At present, much of the fleet is in storage, but the remaining active units are an interesting mixture of patched executive schemes and rebuilt SD70MACs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eCSX was the next largest buyer of SD70MACs, as it was also the other primary railroad to adopt AC power in the 1990s. Several modest batches of middle-production units were ordered in the late '90s. After a pause of a few years, CSX then came back for another 75 units in 2003 and 55 more units in 2004. Both orders combined were numbered 4700-4830. All CSX units have always been stencilled as “SD70AC” on CSX, regardless of order group or rebuild status.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese later CSX orders were unlike any SD70MACs that came before, as EMD was now manufacturing to Tier-1 emission standards for the engine and cooling system. That in turn had changed their styling and design on SD70Ms and SD70MACs. All of CSX’s later SD70MACs came with flared rear radiators and a hood that replaced round corners with angled bevels on all edges. Additionally, CSX requested the Eco-Trans Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) to be included, which rearranged the equipment doors and vents in the long hood under the radiators.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eWhile BNSF has many units in storage, CSX has taken a much different approach: a majority of its SD70MAC fleet has been rebuilt, which CSX still calls SD70ACs. These rebuilt units can be found system wide leading all types of trains, including high-priority intermodal trains, defying the perception that SD70MACs are just for hauling coal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSeveral other railroads have also rebuilt SD70MACs, all in a similar manner. The original Siemens electrical gear is replaced by newer Mitsubishi equipment similar to that found in the SD70ACe line. For some rebuilds, like CSX and KCS, the new equipment requires more height under the dynamic brake grid, so that in turn is raised up and no longer flush with the roof. KCS rebuilds have a complicated history, but several still are in CPKC mainline service in attractive Belle paint. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eFar more KCS units have been much stranger: the Metra SD70MACH. The units are no longer C-C, but B1-1B, as the inward axle facing the fuel tank on each truck no longer has a traction motor. The hood retains the original rounded corners of the KCS cores, but the rear section is Tier-1 style, with flared radiators and squared corners. The walkways have extra protection, and at the front and rear there are stainless steel buffer plates for coupling to passenger car diaphragms. Finally, there is the Metra lighting package: a nose headlight, nose marker lights for pushing, a high LED gyralight, and an emergency beacon on the cab. Metra ordered 15 units from Progress Rail that first arrived in 2022, and has since exercised the options for 42 total units (24 are on the property and in service.)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMetra’s SD70MACHs are not the first passenger-capable SD70MACs, though; that title belongs to the Alaska Railroad’s late-model SD70MACs. Alaska Railroad had a fleet of sixteen typical mid-production SD70MACs for freight service, but did not have a good solution for powering its bustling seasonal passenger service. The solution was to take the CSX’s Tier 1 SD70MAC design, which had rearranged the rear of the hood to add an auxiliary power unit, and use that space to add HEP for the first time. The first 8 units arrived in 2004, and an additional 4 arrived in 2007 as the last SD70MACs manufactured. The twelve unit fleet is essential to Alaska Railroad’s operations, because the passenger schedule is dramatically higher than freight in summer, but very low in winter. Every major passenger train features the SD70MACs as power, but they also freely mix into freight service as needed. This makes them the only true mainline freight and passenger locomotives in North America. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe N Scale SD70MAC Locomotives Features:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLate-production Tier 1 units for the first time in plastic!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMetra rebuilds, also a first in N scale!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMultiple nose and cab variations (Nose light, high headlight, gyralight)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRailroad and era appropriate PTC antennas, where applicable\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eWorking headlights, ditchlights, and extra lights.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMetra: features a gyralight, marker light, and emergency light on the nose and cab.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMetra: tons unique rebuild details, including HEP, end buffers, and more\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eCSX: Unique rear of hood housing Eco-Trans Auxiliary Power Unit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRoad specific horns and roof detail\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSeparate grab irons and handrails installed at the factory\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eHeavy, die-cast chassis with a powerful motor and dual flywheels\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMoPower capacitor system for uninterrupted DCC running\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eDC\/DCC ready or Dual-Mode DC\/DCC\/Sound\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSuggested minimum radius: 11”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rapido","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48220623143050,"sku":"1111014","price":169.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0685\/3954\/7786\/files\/BNSFOrange.png?v=1776119300"},{"product_id":"rapido-1111013-sd70mace-rebuild-bnsf-9716-h3-swoosh-logo-dc-silent-n-scale-pre-order","title":"Rapido (1111013) | SD70MACe Rebuild | BNSF #9716 | H3 Swoosh Logo | DC\/Silent | N Scale [PRE-ORDER]","description":"\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003eThis is a pre-order item!\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eOn the product page, you must wait until the \"Pre Order Now\" and the \"Partial Payment of $0.00\" appear BEFORE you click \"Pre Order Now\". Otherwise, you will be charged full price up-front.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eIf you are ordering a pre-order item, please place a separate order for each type of product, otherwise the pay later option will not work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003eRead about our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/denvertrains.com\/policies\/refund-policy\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003erefund policy\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/denvertrains.com\/policies\/subscription-policy\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eother policies \u003c\/a\u003eincluding pre-order policies.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan id=\"ED6GUO3\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eIntroducing the all-new Rapido EMD SD70MAC!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRapido’s model has been designed from the ground up to create a wide array of phase variations on the SD70MAC, including late production units for CSX and Alaska Railroad, Metra’s unique SD70MACH, and a variety of rebuilds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe SD70MAC was a groundbreaking locomotive, as it truly ushered in a new era of power policies and orders. It was the first production AC traction freight locomotive in North America, with Burlington Northern receiving its first 9400 series units in late 1993. The key difference with AC traction motors is their higher durability compared to DC traction motors. AC motors do not burn out at low speeds from overheating, though they cost more than DC motors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor some railroads in the 1990s, this was a clear advantage. BN had a booming volume of Powder River unit coal trains moving to powerplants, facing long, tough grades along the way. Colorado’s Joint Line is one, with a 40+ mile 1-1.5% continuous grade. BN was using sets of 5 DC SD40-2s and C30-7s as head end power to get up that grade, and the train had to stay above 10mph or more to prevent burnout on the DC traction motors. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith AC traction motors on SD70MACs, BN only needed three units on the head end, and they could grind away at any speed to conquer the grade. For BN, the cost advantage on this heavy haul traffic was huge, so the SD70MAC orders continued into the BNSF era. Ultimately, BNSF rostered 795 SD70MACs, far more than any other railroad. At present, much of the fleet is in storage, but the remaining active units are an interesting mixture of patched executive schemes and rebuilt SD70MACs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eCSX was the next largest buyer of SD70MACs, as it was also the other primary railroad to adopt AC power in the 1990s. Several modest batches of middle-production units were ordered in the late '90s. After a pause of a few years, CSX then came back for another 75 units in 2003 and 55 more units in 2004. Both orders combined were numbered 4700-4830. All CSX units have always been stencilled as “SD70AC” on CSX, regardless of order group or rebuild status.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese later CSX orders were unlike any SD70MACs that came before, as EMD was now manufacturing to Tier-1 emission standards for the engine and cooling system. That in turn had changed their styling and design on SD70Ms and SD70MACs. All of CSX’s later SD70MACs came with flared rear radiators and a hood that replaced round corners with angled bevels on all edges. Additionally, CSX requested the Eco-Trans Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) to be included, which rearranged the equipment doors and vents in the long hood under the radiators.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eWhile BNSF has many units in storage, CSX has taken a much different approach: a majority of its SD70MAC fleet has been rebuilt, which CSX still calls SD70ACs. These rebuilt units can be found system wide leading all types of trains, including high-priority intermodal trains, defying the perception that SD70MACs are just for hauling coal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSeveral other railroads have also rebuilt SD70MACs, all in a similar manner. The original Siemens electrical gear is replaced by newer Mitsubishi equipment similar to that found in the SD70ACe line. For some rebuilds, like CSX and KCS, the new equipment requires more height under the dynamic brake grid, so that in turn is raised up and no longer flush with the roof. KCS rebuilds have a complicated history, but several still are in CPKC mainline service in attractive Belle paint. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eFar more KCS units have been much stranger: the Metra SD70MACH. The units are no longer C-C, but B1-1B, as the inward axle facing the fuel tank on each truck no longer has a traction motor. The hood retains the original rounded corners of the KCS cores, but the rear section is Tier-1 style, with flared radiators and squared corners. The walkways have extra protection, and at the front and rear there are stainless steel buffer plates for coupling to passenger car diaphragms. Finally, there is the Metra lighting package: a nose headlight, nose marker lights for pushing, a high LED gyralight, and an emergency beacon on the cab. Metra ordered 15 units from Progress Rail that first arrived in 2022, and has since exercised the options for 42 total units (24 are on the property and in service.)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMetra’s SD70MACHs are not the first passenger-capable SD70MACs, though; that title belongs to the Alaska Railroad’s late-model SD70MACs. Alaska Railroad had a fleet of sixteen typical mid-production SD70MACs for freight service, but did not have a good solution for powering its bustling seasonal passenger service. The solution was to take the CSX’s Tier 1 SD70MAC design, which had rearranged the rear of the hood to add an auxiliary power unit, and use that space to add HEP for the first time. The first 8 units arrived in 2004, and an additional 4 arrived in 2007 as the last SD70MACs manufactured. The twelve unit fleet is essential to Alaska Railroad’s operations, because the passenger schedule is dramatically higher than freight in summer, but very low in winter. Every major passenger train features the SD70MACs as power, but they also freely mix into freight service as needed. This makes them the only true mainline freight and passenger locomotives in North America. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe N Scale SD70MAC Locomotives Features:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLate-production Tier 1 units for the first time in plastic!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMetra rebuilds, also a first in N scale!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMultiple nose and cab variations (Nose light, high headlight, gyralight)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRailroad and era appropriate PTC antennas, where applicable\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eWorking headlights, ditchlights, and extra lights.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMetra: features a gyralight, marker light, and emergency light on the nose and cab.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMetra: tons unique rebuild details, including HEP, end buffers, and more\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eCSX: Unique rear of hood housing Eco-Trans Auxiliary Power Unit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRoad specific horns and roof detail\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSeparate grab irons and handrails installed at the factory\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eHeavy, die-cast chassis with a powerful motor and dual flywheels\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMoPower capacitor system for uninterrupted DCC running\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eDC\/DCC ready or Dual-Mode DC\/DCC\/Sound\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSuggested minimum radius: 11”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rapido","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48220623241354,"sku":"1111013","price":169.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0685\/3954\/7786\/files\/BNSFOrange.png?v=1776119300"},{"product_id":"rapido-1111012-sd70mac-bnsf-9625-executive-w-swoosh-patch-dc-silent-n-scale-pre-order","title":"Rapido (1111012) | SD70MAC | BNSF #9625 | Executive w\/ Swoosh Patch | DC\/Silent | N Scale [PRE-ORDER]","description":"\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003eThis is a pre-order item!\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eOn the product page, you must wait until the \"Pre Order Now\" and the \"Partial Payment of $0.00\" appear BEFORE you click \"Pre Order Now\". Otherwise, you will be charged full price up-front.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eIf you are ordering a pre-order item, please place a separate order for each type of product, otherwise the pay later option will not work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003eRead about our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/denvertrains.com\/policies\/refund-policy\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003erefund policy\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/denvertrains.com\/policies\/subscription-policy\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eother policies \u003c\/a\u003eincluding pre-order policies.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan id=\"ED6GUO3\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eIntroducing the all-new Rapido EMD SD70MAC!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRapido’s model has been designed from the ground up to create a wide array of phase variations on the SD70MAC, including late production units for CSX and Alaska Railroad, Metra’s unique SD70MACH, and a variety of rebuilds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe SD70MAC was a groundbreaking locomotive, as it truly ushered in a new era of power policies and orders. It was the first production AC traction freight locomotive in North America, with Burlington Northern receiving its first 9400 series units in late 1993. The key difference with AC traction motors is their higher durability compared to DC traction motors. AC motors do not burn out at low speeds from overheating, though they cost more than DC motors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor some railroads in the 1990s, this was a clear advantage. BN had a booming volume of Powder River unit coal trains moving to powerplants, facing long, tough grades along the way. Colorado’s Joint Line is one, with a 40+ mile 1-1.5% continuous grade. BN was using sets of 5 DC SD40-2s and C30-7s as head end power to get up that grade, and the train had to stay above 10mph or more to prevent burnout on the DC traction motors. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith AC traction motors on SD70MACs, BN only needed three units on the head end, and they could grind away at any speed to conquer the grade. For BN, the cost advantage on this heavy haul traffic was huge, so the SD70MAC orders continued into the BNSF era. Ultimately, BNSF rostered 795 SD70MACs, far more than any other railroad. At present, much of the fleet is in storage, but the remaining active units are an interesting mixture of patched executive schemes and rebuilt SD70MACs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eCSX was the next largest buyer of SD70MACs, as it was also the other primary railroad to adopt AC power in the 1990s. Several modest batches of middle-production units were ordered in the late '90s. After a pause of a few years, CSX then came back for another 75 units in 2003 and 55 more units in 2004. Both orders combined were numbered 4700-4830. All CSX units have always been stencilled as “SD70AC” on CSX, regardless of order group or rebuild status.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese later CSX orders were unlike any SD70MACs that came before, as EMD was now manufacturing to Tier-1 emission standards for the engine and cooling system. That in turn had changed their styling and design on SD70Ms and SD70MACs. All of CSX’s later SD70MACs came with flared rear radiators and a hood that replaced round corners with angled bevels on all edges. Additionally, CSX requested the Eco-Trans Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) to be included, which rearranged the equipment doors and vents in the long hood under the radiators.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eWhile BNSF has many units in storage, CSX has taken a much different approach: a majority of its SD70MAC fleet has been rebuilt, which CSX still calls SD70ACs. These rebuilt units can be found system wide leading all types of trains, including high-priority intermodal trains, defying the perception that SD70MACs are just for hauling coal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSeveral other railroads have also rebuilt SD70MACs, all in a similar manner. The original Siemens electrical gear is replaced by newer Mitsubishi equipment similar to that found in the SD70ACe line. For some rebuilds, like CSX and KCS, the new equipment requires more height under the dynamic brake grid, so that in turn is raised up and no longer flush with the roof. KCS rebuilds have a complicated history, but several still are in CPKC mainline service in attractive Belle paint. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eFar more KCS units have been much stranger: the Metra SD70MACH. The units are no longer C-C, but B1-1B, as the inward axle facing the fuel tank on each truck no longer has a traction motor. The hood retains the original rounded corners of the KCS cores, but the rear section is Tier-1 style, with flared radiators and squared corners. The walkways have extra protection, and at the front and rear there are stainless steel buffer plates for coupling to passenger car diaphragms. Finally, there is the Metra lighting package: a nose headlight, nose marker lights for pushing, a high LED gyralight, and an emergency beacon on the cab. Metra ordered 15 units from Progress Rail that first arrived in 2022, and has since exercised the options for 42 total units (24 are on the property and in service.)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMetra’s SD70MACHs are not the first passenger-capable SD70MACs, though; that title belongs to the Alaska Railroad’s late-model SD70MACs. Alaska Railroad had a fleet of sixteen typical mid-production SD70MACs for freight service, but did not have a good solution for powering its bustling seasonal passenger service. The solution was to take the CSX’s Tier 1 SD70MAC design, which had rearranged the rear of the hood to add an auxiliary power unit, and use that space to add HEP for the first time. The first 8 units arrived in 2004, and an additional 4 arrived in 2007 as the last SD70MACs manufactured. The twelve unit fleet is essential to Alaska Railroad’s operations, because the passenger schedule is dramatically higher than freight in summer, but very low in winter. Every major passenger train features the SD70MACs as power, but they also freely mix into freight service as needed. This makes them the only true mainline freight and passenger locomotives in North America. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe N Scale SD70MAC Locomotives Features:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLate-production Tier 1 units for the first time in plastic!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMetra rebuilds, also a first in N scale!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMultiple nose and cab variations (Nose light, high headlight, gyralight)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRailroad and era appropriate PTC antennas, where applicable\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eWorking headlights, ditchlights, and extra lights.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMetra: features a gyralight, marker light, and emergency light on the nose and cab.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMetra: tons unique rebuild details, including HEP, end buffers, and more\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eCSX: Unique rear of hood housing Eco-Trans Auxiliary Power Unit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRoad specific horns and roof detail\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSeparate grab irons and handrails installed at the factory\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eHeavy, die-cast chassis with a powerful motor and dual flywheels\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMoPower capacitor system for uninterrupted DCC running\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eDC\/DCC ready or Dual-Mode DC\/DCC\/Sound\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSuggested minimum radius: 11”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rapido","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48220671180938,"sku":"1111012","price":169.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0685\/3954\/7786\/files\/BNSFExecutive.png?v=1776119575"},{"product_id":"rapido-1111011-sd70mac-bnsf-9591-executive-w-swoosh-patch-dc-silent-n-scale-pre-order","title":"Rapido (1111011) | SD70MAC | BNSF #9591 | Executive w\/ Swoosh Patch | DC\/Silent | N Scale [PRE-ORDER]","description":"\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003eThis is a pre-order item!\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eOn the product page, you must wait until the \"Pre Order Now\" and the \"Partial Payment of $0.00\" appear BEFORE you click \"Pre Order Now\". Otherwise, you will be charged full price up-front.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eIf you are ordering a pre-order item, please place a separate order for each type of product, otherwise the pay later option will not work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003eRead about our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/denvertrains.com\/policies\/refund-policy\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003erefund policy\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/denvertrains.com\/policies\/subscription-policy\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eother policies \u003c\/a\u003eincluding pre-order policies.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan id=\"ED6GUO3\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eIntroducing the all-new Rapido EMD SD70MAC!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRapido’s model has been designed from the ground up to create a wide array of phase variations on the SD70MAC, including late production units for CSX and Alaska Railroad, Metra’s unique SD70MACH, and a variety of rebuilds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe SD70MAC was a groundbreaking locomotive, as it truly ushered in a new era of power policies and orders. It was the first production AC traction freight locomotive in North America, with Burlington Northern receiving its first 9400 series units in late 1993. The key difference with AC traction motors is their higher durability compared to DC traction motors. AC motors do not burn out at low speeds from overheating, though they cost more than DC motors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor some railroads in the 1990s, this was a clear advantage. BN had a booming volume of Powder River unit coal trains moving to powerplants, facing long, tough grades along the way. Colorado’s Joint Line is one, with a 40+ mile 1-1.5% continuous grade. BN was using sets of 5 DC SD40-2s and C30-7s as head end power to get up that grade, and the train had to stay above 10mph or more to prevent burnout on the DC traction motors. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith AC traction motors on SD70MACs, BN only needed three units on the head end, and they could grind away at any speed to conquer the grade. For BN, the cost advantage on this heavy haul traffic was huge, so the SD70MAC orders continued into the BNSF era. Ultimately, BNSF rostered 795 SD70MACs, far more than any other railroad. At present, much of the fleet is in storage, but the remaining active units are an interesting mixture of patched executive schemes and rebuilt SD70MACs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eCSX was the next largest buyer of SD70MACs, as it was also the other primary railroad to adopt AC power in the 1990s. Several modest batches of middle-production units were ordered in the late '90s. After a pause of a few years, CSX then came back for another 75 units in 2003 and 55 more units in 2004. Both orders combined were numbered 4700-4830. All CSX units have always been stencilled as “SD70AC” on CSX, regardless of order group or rebuild status.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese later CSX orders were unlike any SD70MACs that came before, as EMD was now manufacturing to Tier-1 emission standards for the engine and cooling system. That in turn had changed their styling and design on SD70Ms and SD70MACs. All of CSX’s later SD70MACs came with flared rear radiators and a hood that replaced round corners with angled bevels on all edges. Additionally, CSX requested the Eco-Trans Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) to be included, which rearranged the equipment doors and vents in the long hood under the radiators.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eWhile BNSF has many units in storage, CSX has taken a much different approach: a majority of its SD70MAC fleet has been rebuilt, which CSX still calls SD70ACs. These rebuilt units can be found system wide leading all types of trains, including high-priority intermodal trains, defying the perception that SD70MACs are just for hauling coal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSeveral other railroads have also rebuilt SD70MACs, all in a similar manner. The original Siemens electrical gear is replaced by newer Mitsubishi equipment similar to that found in the SD70ACe line. For some rebuilds, like CSX and KCS, the new equipment requires more height under the dynamic brake grid, so that in turn is raised up and no longer flush with the roof. KCS rebuilds have a complicated history, but several still are in CPKC mainline service in attractive Belle paint. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eFar more KCS units have been much stranger: the Metra SD70MACH. The units are no longer C-C, but B1-1B, as the inward axle facing the fuel tank on each truck no longer has a traction motor. The hood retains the original rounded corners of the KCS cores, but the rear section is Tier-1 style, with flared radiators and squared corners. The walkways have extra protection, and at the front and rear there are stainless steel buffer plates for coupling to passenger car diaphragms. Finally, there is the Metra lighting package: a nose headlight, nose marker lights for pushing, a high LED gyralight, and an emergency beacon on the cab. Metra ordered 15 units from Progress Rail that first arrived in 2022, and has since exercised the options for 42 total units (24 are on the property and in service.)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMetra’s SD70MACHs are not the first passenger-capable SD70MACs, though; that title belongs to the Alaska Railroad’s late-model SD70MACs. Alaska Railroad had a fleet of sixteen typical mid-production SD70MACs for freight service, but did not have a good solution for powering its bustling seasonal passenger service. The solution was to take the CSX’s Tier 1 SD70MAC design, which had rearranged the rear of the hood to add an auxiliary power unit, and use that space to add HEP for the first time. The first 8 units arrived in 2004, and an additional 4 arrived in 2007 as the last SD70MACs manufactured. The twelve unit fleet is essential to Alaska Railroad’s operations, because the passenger schedule is dramatically higher than freight in summer, but very low in winter. Every major passenger train features the SD70MACs as power, but they also freely mix into freight service as needed. This makes them the only true mainline freight and passenger locomotives in North America. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe N Scale SD70MAC Locomotives Features:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLate-production Tier 1 units for the first time in plastic!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMetra rebuilds, also a first in N scale!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMultiple nose and cab variations (Nose light, high headlight, gyralight)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRailroad and era appropriate PTC antennas, where applicable\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eWorking headlights, ditchlights, and extra lights.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMetra: features a gyralight, marker light, and emergency light on the nose and cab.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMetra: tons unique rebuild details, including HEP, end buffers, and more\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eCSX: Unique rear of hood housing Eco-Trans Auxiliary Power Unit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRoad specific horns and roof detail\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSeparate grab irons and handrails installed at the factory\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eHeavy, die-cast chassis with a powerful motor and dual flywheels\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMoPower capacitor system for uninterrupted DCC running\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eDC\/DCC ready or Dual-Mode DC\/DCC\/Sound\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSuggested minimum radius: 11”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rapido","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48220671344778,"sku":"1111011","price":169.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0685\/3954\/7786\/files\/BNSFExecutive.png?v=1776119575"},{"product_id":"rapido-1111010-sd70mac-bnsf-9581-executive-w-swoosh-patch-dc-silent-n-scale-pre-order","title":"Rapido (1111010) | SD70MAC | BNSF #9581 | Executive w\/ Swoosh Patch | DC\/Silent | N Scale [PRE-ORDER]","description":"\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003eThis is a pre-order item!\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eOn the product page, you must wait until the \"Pre Order Now\" and the \"Partial Payment of $0.00\" appear BEFORE you click \"Pre Order Now\". Otherwise, you will be charged full price up-front.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eIf you are ordering a pre-order item, please place a separate order for each type of product, otherwise the pay later option will not work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003eRead about our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/denvertrains.com\/policies\/refund-policy\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003erefund policy\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/denvertrains.com\/policies\/subscription-policy\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eother policies \u003c\/a\u003eincluding pre-order policies.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan id=\"ED6GUO3\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eIntroducing the all-new Rapido EMD SD70MAC!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRapido’s model has been designed from the ground up to create a wide array of phase variations on the SD70MAC, including late production units for CSX and Alaska Railroad, Metra’s unique SD70MACH, and a variety of rebuilds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe SD70MAC was a groundbreaking locomotive, as it truly ushered in a new era of power policies and orders. It was the first production AC traction freight locomotive in North America, with Burlington Northern receiving its first 9400 series units in late 1993. The key difference with AC traction motors is their higher durability compared to DC traction motors. AC motors do not burn out at low speeds from overheating, though they cost more than DC motors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor some railroads in the 1990s, this was a clear advantage. BN had a booming volume of Powder River unit coal trains moving to powerplants, facing long, tough grades along the way. Colorado’s Joint Line is one, with a 40+ mile 1-1.5% continuous grade. BN was using sets of 5 DC SD40-2s and C30-7s as head end power to get up that grade, and the train had to stay above 10mph or more to prevent burnout on the DC traction motors. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith AC traction motors on SD70MACs, BN only needed three units on the head end, and they could grind away at any speed to conquer the grade. For BN, the cost advantage on this heavy haul traffic was huge, so the SD70MAC orders continued into the BNSF era. Ultimately, BNSF rostered 795 SD70MACs, far more than any other railroad. At present, much of the fleet is in storage, but the remaining active units are an interesting mixture of patched executive schemes and rebuilt SD70MACs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eCSX was the next largest buyer of SD70MACs, as it was also the other primary railroad to adopt AC power in the 1990s. Several modest batches of middle-production units were ordered in the late '90s. After a pause of a few years, CSX then came back for another 75 units in 2003 and 55 more units in 2004. Both orders combined were numbered 4700-4830. All CSX units have always been stencilled as “SD70AC” on CSX, regardless of order group or rebuild status.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese later CSX orders were unlike any SD70MACs that came before, as EMD was now manufacturing to Tier-1 emission standards for the engine and cooling system. That in turn had changed their styling and design on SD70Ms and SD70MACs. All of CSX’s later SD70MACs came with flared rear radiators and a hood that replaced round corners with angled bevels on all edges. Additionally, CSX requested the Eco-Trans Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) to be included, which rearranged the equipment doors and vents in the long hood under the radiators.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eWhile BNSF has many units in storage, CSX has taken a much different approach: a majority of its SD70MAC fleet has been rebuilt, which CSX still calls SD70ACs. These rebuilt units can be found system wide leading all types of trains, including high-priority intermodal trains, defying the perception that SD70MACs are just for hauling coal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSeveral other railroads have also rebuilt SD70MACs, all in a similar manner. The original Siemens electrical gear is replaced by newer Mitsubishi equipment similar to that found in the SD70ACe line. For some rebuilds, like CSX and KCS, the new equipment requires more height under the dynamic brake grid, so that in turn is raised up and no longer flush with the roof. KCS rebuilds have a complicated history, but several still are in CPKC mainline service in attractive Belle paint. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eFar more KCS units have been much stranger: the Metra SD70MACH. The units are no longer C-C, but B1-1B, as the inward axle facing the fuel tank on each truck no longer has a traction motor. The hood retains the original rounded corners of the KCS cores, but the rear section is Tier-1 style, with flared radiators and squared corners. The walkways have extra protection, and at the front and rear there are stainless steel buffer plates for coupling to passenger car diaphragms. Finally, there is the Metra lighting package: a nose headlight, nose marker lights for pushing, a high LED gyralight, and an emergency beacon on the cab. Metra ordered 15 units from Progress Rail that first arrived in 2022, and has since exercised the options for 42 total units (24 are on the property and in service.)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMetra’s SD70MACHs are not the first passenger-capable SD70MACs, though; that title belongs to the Alaska Railroad’s late-model SD70MACs. Alaska Railroad had a fleet of sixteen typical mid-production SD70MACs for freight service, but did not have a good solution for powering its bustling seasonal passenger service. The solution was to take the CSX’s Tier 1 SD70MAC design, which had rearranged the rear of the hood to add an auxiliary power unit, and use that space to add HEP for the first time. The first 8 units arrived in 2004, and an additional 4 arrived in 2007 as the last SD70MACs manufactured. The twelve unit fleet is essential to Alaska Railroad’s operations, because the passenger schedule is dramatically higher than freight in summer, but very low in winter. Every major passenger train features the SD70MACs as power, but they also freely mix into freight service as needed. This makes them the only true mainline freight and passenger locomotives in North America. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe N Scale SD70MAC Locomotives Features:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLate-production Tier 1 units for the first time in plastic!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMetra rebuilds, also a first in N scale!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMultiple nose and cab variations (Nose light, high headlight, gyralight)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRailroad and era appropriate PTC antennas, where applicable\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eWorking headlights, ditchlights, and extra lights.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMetra: features a gyralight, marker light, and emergency light on the nose and cab.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMetra: tons unique rebuild details, including HEP, end buffers, and more\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eCSX: Unique rear of hood housing Eco-Trans Auxiliary Power Unit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRoad specific horns and roof detail\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSeparate grab irons and handrails installed at the factory\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eHeavy, die-cast chassis with a powerful motor and dual flywheels\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMoPower capacitor system for uninterrupted DCC running\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eDC\/DCC ready or Dual-Mode DC\/DCC\/Sound\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSuggested minimum radius: 11”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rapido","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48220672589962,"sku":"1111010","price":169.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0685\/3954\/7786\/files\/BNSFExecutive.png?v=1776119575"},{"product_id":"rapido-1111009-sd70mac-bnsf-9574-executive-w-swoosh-patch-dc-silent-n-scale-pre-order","title":"Rapido (1111009) | SD70MAC | BNSF #9574 | Executive w\/ Swoosh Patch | DC\/Silent | N Scale [PRE-ORDER]","description":"\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003eThis is a pre-order item!\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eOn the product page, you must wait until the \"Pre Order Now\" and the \"Partial Payment of $0.00\" appear BEFORE you click \"Pre Order Now\". Otherwise, you will be charged full price up-front.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eIf you are ordering a pre-order item, please place a separate order for each type of product, otherwise the pay later option will not work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003eRead about our \u003ca style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\" href=\"https:\/\/denvertrains.com\/policies\/refund-policy\"\u003erefund policy\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\" href=\"https:\/\/denvertrains.com\/policies\/subscription-policy\"\u003eother policies \u003c\/a\u003eincluding pre-order policies.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" id=\"ED6GUO3\"\u003eIntroducing the all-new Rapido EMD SD70MAC!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eRapido’s model has been designed from the ground up to create a wide array of phase variations on the SD70MAC, including late production units for CSX and Alaska Railroad, Metra’s unique SD70MACH, and a variety of rebuilds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe SD70MAC was a groundbreaking locomotive, as it truly ushered in a new era of power policies and orders. It was the first production AC traction freight locomotive in North America, with Burlington Northern receiving its first 9400 series units in late 1993. The key difference with AC traction motors is their higher durability compared to DC traction motors. AC motors do not burn out at low speeds from overheating, though they cost more than DC motors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor some railroads in the 1990s, this was a clear advantage. BN had a booming volume of Powder River unit coal trains moving to powerplants, facing long, tough grades along the way. Colorado’s Joint Line is one, with a 40+ mile 1-1.5% continuous grade. BN was using sets of 5 DC SD40-2s and C30-7s as head end power to get up that grade, and the train had to stay above 10mph or more to prevent burnout on the DC traction motors. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith AC traction motors on SD70MACs, BN only needed three units on the head end, and they could grind away at any speed to conquer the grade. For BN, the cost advantage on this heavy haul traffic was huge, so the SD70MAC orders continued into the BNSF era. Ultimately, BNSF rostered 795 SD70MACs, far more than any other railroad. At present, much of the fleet is in storage, but the remaining active units are an interesting mixture of patched executive schemes and rebuilt SD70MACs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eCSX was the next largest buyer of SD70MACs, as it was also the other primary railroad to adopt AC power in the 1990s. Several modest batches of middle-production units were ordered in the late '90s. After a pause of a few years, CSX then came back for another 75 units in 2003 and 55 more units in 2004. Both orders combined were numbered 4700-4830. All CSX units have always been stencilled as “SD70AC” on CSX, regardless of order group or rebuild status.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese later CSX orders were unlike any SD70MACs that came before, as EMD was now manufacturing to Tier-1 emission standards for the engine and cooling system. That in turn had changed their styling and design on SD70Ms and SD70MACs. All of CSX’s later SD70MACs came with flared rear radiators and a hood that replaced round corners with angled bevels on all edges. Additionally, CSX requested the Eco-Trans Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) to be included, which rearranged the equipment doors and vents in the long hood under the radiators.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eWhile BNSF has many units in storage, CSX has taken a much different approach: a majority of its SD70MAC fleet has been rebuilt, which CSX still calls SD70ACs. These rebuilt units can be found system wide leading all types of trains, including high-priority intermodal trains, defying the perception that SD70MACs are just for hauling coal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eSeveral other railroads have also rebuilt SD70MACs, all in a similar manner. The original Siemens electrical gear is replaced by newer Mitsubishi equipment similar to that found in the SD70ACe line. For some rebuilds, like CSX and KCS, the new equipment requires more height under the dynamic brake grid, so that in turn is raised up and no longer flush with the roof. KCS rebuilds have a complicated history, but several still are in CPKC mainline service in attractive Belle paint. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eFar more KCS units have been much stranger: the Metra SD70MACH. The units are no longer C-C, but B1-1B, as the inward axle facing the fuel tank on each truck no longer has a traction motor. The hood retains the original rounded corners of the KCS cores, but the rear section is Tier-1 style, with flared radiators and squared corners. The walkways have extra protection, and at the front and rear there are stainless steel buffer plates for coupling to passenger car diaphragms. Finally, there is the Metra lighting package: a nose headlight, nose marker lights for pushing, a high LED gyralight, and an emergency beacon on the cab. Metra ordered 15 units from Progress Rail that first arrived in 2022, and has since exercised the options for 42 total units (24 are on the property and in service.)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMetra’s SD70MACHs are not the first passenger-capable SD70MACs, though; that title belongs to the Alaska Railroad’s late-model SD70MACs. Alaska Railroad had a fleet of sixteen typical mid-production SD70MACs for freight service, but did not have a good solution for powering its bustling seasonal passenger service. The solution was to take the CSX’s Tier 1 SD70MAC design, which had rearranged the rear of the hood to add an auxiliary power unit, and use that space to add HEP for the first time. The first 8 units arrived in 2004, and an additional 4 arrived in 2007 as the last SD70MACs manufactured. The twelve unit fleet is essential to Alaska Railroad’s operations, because the passenger schedule is dramatically higher than freight in summer, but very low in winter. Every major passenger train features the SD70MACs as power, but they also freely mix into freight service as needed. This makes them the only true mainline freight and passenger locomotives in North America. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe N Scale SD70MAC Locomotives Features:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLate-production Tier 1 units for the first time in plastic!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMetra rebuilds, also a first in N scale!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMultiple nose and cab variations (Nose light, high headlight, gyralight)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRailroad and era appropriate PTC antennas, where applicable\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eWorking headlights, ditchlights, and extra lights.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMetra: features a gyralight, marker light, and emergency light on the nose and cab.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMetra: tons unique rebuild details, including HEP, end buffers, and more\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eCSX: Unique rear of hood housing Eco-Trans Auxiliary Power Unit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRoad specific horns and roof detail\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSeparate grab irons and handrails installed at the factory\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eHeavy, die-cast chassis with a powerful motor and dual flywheels\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMoPower capacitor system for uninterrupted DCC running\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eDC\/DCC ready or Dual-Mode DC\/DCC\/Sound\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSuggested minimum radius: 11”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rapido","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48220672622730,"sku":"1111009","price":169.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0685\/3954\/7786\/files\/BNSFExecutive.png?v=1776119575"},{"product_id":"rapido-1111007-sd70mac-bnsf-9679-executive-scheme-dc-silent-n-scale-pre-order","title":"Rapido (1111007) | SD70MAC | BNSF #9679 | Executive Scheme | DC\/Silent | N Scale [PRE-ORDER]","description":"\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003eThis is a pre-order item!\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eOn the product page, you must wait until the \"Pre Order Now\" and the \"Partial Payment of $0.00\" appear BEFORE you click \"Pre Order Now\". Otherwise, you will be charged full price up-front.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eIf you are ordering a pre-order item, please place a separate order for each type of product, otherwise the pay later option will not work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003eRead about our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/denvertrains.com\/policies\/refund-policy\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003erefund policy\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/denvertrains.com\/policies\/subscription-policy\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eother policies \u003c\/a\u003eincluding pre-order policies.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan id=\"ED6GUO3\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eIntroducing the all-new Rapido EMD SD70MAC!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRapido’s model has been designed from the ground up to create a wide array of phase variations on the SD70MAC, including late production units for CSX and Alaska Railroad, Metra’s unique SD70MACH, and a variety of rebuilds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe SD70MAC was a groundbreaking locomotive, as it truly ushered in a new era of power policies and orders. It was the first production AC traction freight locomotive in North America, with Burlington Northern receiving its first 9400 series units in late 1993. The key difference with AC traction motors is their higher durability compared to DC traction motors. AC motors do not burn out at low speeds from overheating, though they cost more than DC motors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor some railroads in the 1990s, this was a clear advantage. BN had a booming volume of Powder River unit coal trains moving to powerplants, facing long, tough grades along the way. Colorado’s Joint Line is one, with a 40+ mile 1-1.5% continuous grade. BN was using sets of 5 DC SD40-2s and C30-7s as head end power to get up that grade, and the train had to stay above 10mph or more to prevent burnout on the DC traction motors. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith AC traction motors on SD70MACs, BN only needed three units on the head end, and they could grind away at any speed to conquer the grade. For BN, the cost advantage on this heavy haul traffic was huge, so the SD70MAC orders continued into the BNSF era. Ultimately, BNSF rostered 795 SD70MACs, far more than any other railroad. At present, much of the fleet is in storage, but the remaining active units are an interesting mixture of patched executive schemes and rebuilt SD70MACs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eCSX was the next largest buyer of SD70MACs, as it was also the other primary railroad to adopt AC power in the 1990s. Several modest batches of middle-production units were ordered in the late '90s. After a pause of a few years, CSX then came back for another 75 units in 2003 and 55 more units in 2004. Both orders combined were numbered 4700-4830. All CSX units have always been stencilled as “SD70AC” on CSX, regardless of order group or rebuild status.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese later CSX orders were unlike any SD70MACs that came before, as EMD was now manufacturing to Tier-1 emission standards for the engine and cooling system. That in turn had changed their styling and design on SD70Ms and SD70MACs. All of CSX’s later SD70MACs came with flared rear radiators and a hood that replaced round corners with angled bevels on all edges. Additionally, CSX requested the Eco-Trans Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) to be included, which rearranged the equipment doors and vents in the long hood under the radiators.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eWhile BNSF has many units in storage, CSX has taken a much different approach: a majority of its SD70MAC fleet has been rebuilt, which CSX still calls SD70ACs. These rebuilt units can be found system wide leading all types of trains, including high-priority intermodal trains, defying the perception that SD70MACs are just for hauling coal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSeveral other railroads have also rebuilt SD70MACs, all in a similar manner. The original Siemens electrical gear is replaced by newer Mitsubishi equipment similar to that found in the SD70ACe line. For some rebuilds, like CSX and KCS, the new equipment requires more height under the dynamic brake grid, so that in turn is raised up and no longer flush with the roof. KCS rebuilds have a complicated history, but several still are in CPKC mainline service in attractive Belle paint. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eFar more KCS units have been much stranger: the Metra SD70MACH. The units are no longer C-C, but B1-1B, as the inward axle facing the fuel tank on each truck no longer has a traction motor. The hood retains the original rounded corners of the KCS cores, but the rear section is Tier-1 style, with flared radiators and squared corners. The walkways have extra protection, and at the front and rear there are stainless steel buffer plates for coupling to passenger car diaphragms. Finally, there is the Metra lighting package: a nose headlight, nose marker lights for pushing, a high LED gyralight, and an emergency beacon on the cab. Metra ordered 15 units from Progress Rail that first arrived in 2022, and has since exercised the options for 42 total units (24 are on the property and in service.)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMetra’s SD70MACHs are not the first passenger-capable SD70MACs, though; that title belongs to the Alaska Railroad’s late-model SD70MACs. Alaska Railroad had a fleet of sixteen typical mid-production SD70MACs for freight service, but did not have a good solution for powering its bustling seasonal passenger service. The solution was to take the CSX’s Tier 1 SD70MAC design, which had rearranged the rear of the hood to add an auxiliary power unit, and use that space to add HEP for the first time. The first 8 units arrived in 2004, and an additional 4 arrived in 2007 as the last SD70MACs manufactured. The twelve unit fleet is essential to Alaska Railroad’s operations, because the passenger schedule is dramatically higher than freight in summer, but very low in winter. Every major passenger train features the SD70MACs as power, but they also freely mix into freight service as needed. This makes them the only true mainline freight and passenger locomotives in North America. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe N Scale SD70MAC Locomotives Features:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLate-production Tier 1 units for the first time in plastic!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMetra rebuilds, also a first in N scale!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMultiple nose and cab variations (Nose light, high headlight, gyralight)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRailroad and era appropriate PTC antennas, where applicable\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eWorking headlights, ditchlights, and extra lights.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMetra: features a gyralight, marker light, and emergency light on the nose and cab.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMetra: tons unique rebuild details, including HEP, end buffers, and more\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eCSX: Unique rear of hood housing Eco-Trans Auxiliary Power Unit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRoad specific horns and roof detail\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSeparate grab irons and handrails installed at the factory\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eHeavy, die-cast chassis with a powerful motor and dual flywheels\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMoPower capacitor system for uninterrupted DCC running\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eDC\/DCC ready or Dual-Mode DC\/DCC\/Sound\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSuggested minimum radius: 11”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rapido","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48220672753802,"sku":"1111007","price":169.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0685\/3954\/7786\/files\/BNSFExecutive_1.png?v=1776119800"},{"product_id":"rapido-1111006-sd70mac-bnsf-9616-executive-scheme-dc-silent-n-scale-pre-order","title":"Rapido (1111006) | SD70MAC | BNSF #9616 | Executive Scheme | DC\/Silent | N Scale [PRE-ORDER]","description":"\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003eThis is a pre-order item!\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eOn the product page, you must wait until the \"Pre Order Now\" and the \"Partial Payment of $0.00\" appear BEFORE you click \"Pre Order Now\". Otherwise, you will be charged full price up-front.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eIf you are ordering a pre-order item, please place a separate order for each type of product, otherwise the pay later option will not work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003eRead about our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/denvertrains.com\/policies\/refund-policy\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003erefund policy\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/denvertrains.com\/policies\/subscription-policy\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eother policies \u003c\/a\u003eincluding pre-order policies.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan id=\"ED6GUO3\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eIntroducing the all-new Rapido EMD SD70MAC!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRapido’s model has been designed from the ground up to create a wide array of phase variations on the SD70MAC, including late production units for CSX and Alaska Railroad, Metra’s unique SD70MACH, and a variety of rebuilds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe SD70MAC was a groundbreaking locomotive, as it truly ushered in a new era of power policies and orders. It was the first production AC traction freight locomotive in North America, with Burlington Northern receiving its first 9400 series units in late 1993. The key difference with AC traction motors is their higher durability compared to DC traction motors. AC motors do not burn out at low speeds from overheating, though they cost more than DC motors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor some railroads in the 1990s, this was a clear advantage. BN had a booming volume of Powder River unit coal trains moving to powerplants, facing long, tough grades along the way. Colorado’s Joint Line is one, with a 40+ mile 1-1.5% continuous grade. BN was using sets of 5 DC SD40-2s and C30-7s as head end power to get up that grade, and the train had to stay above 10mph or more to prevent burnout on the DC traction motors. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith AC traction motors on SD70MACs, BN only needed three units on the head end, and they could grind away at any speed to conquer the grade. For BN, the cost advantage on this heavy haul traffic was huge, so the SD70MAC orders continued into the BNSF era. Ultimately, BNSF rostered 795 SD70MACs, far more than any other railroad. At present, much of the fleet is in storage, but the remaining active units are an interesting mixture of patched executive schemes and rebuilt SD70MACs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eCSX was the next largest buyer of SD70MACs, as it was also the other primary railroad to adopt AC power in the 1990s. Several modest batches of middle-production units were ordered in the late '90s. After a pause of a few years, CSX then came back for another 75 units in 2003 and 55 more units in 2004. Both orders combined were numbered 4700-4830. All CSX units have always been stencilled as “SD70AC” on CSX, regardless of order group or rebuild status.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese later CSX orders were unlike any SD70MACs that came before, as EMD was now manufacturing to Tier-1 emission standards for the engine and cooling system. That in turn had changed their styling and design on SD70Ms and SD70MACs. All of CSX’s later SD70MACs came with flared rear radiators and a hood that replaced round corners with angled bevels on all edges. Additionally, CSX requested the Eco-Trans Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) to be included, which rearranged the equipment doors and vents in the long hood under the radiators.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eWhile BNSF has many units in storage, CSX has taken a much different approach: a majority of its SD70MAC fleet has been rebuilt, which CSX still calls SD70ACs. These rebuilt units can be found system wide leading all types of trains, including high-priority intermodal trains, defying the perception that SD70MACs are just for hauling coal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSeveral other railroads have also rebuilt SD70MACs, all in a similar manner. The original Siemens electrical gear is replaced by newer Mitsubishi equipment similar to that found in the SD70ACe line. For some rebuilds, like CSX and KCS, the new equipment requires more height under the dynamic brake grid, so that in turn is raised up and no longer flush with the roof. KCS rebuilds have a complicated history, but several still are in CPKC mainline service in attractive Belle paint. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eFar more KCS units have been much stranger: the Metra SD70MACH. The units are no longer C-C, but B1-1B, as the inward axle facing the fuel tank on each truck no longer has a traction motor. The hood retains the original rounded corners of the KCS cores, but the rear section is Tier-1 style, with flared radiators and squared corners. The walkways have extra protection, and at the front and rear there are stainless steel buffer plates for coupling to passenger car diaphragms. Finally, there is the Metra lighting package: a nose headlight, nose marker lights for pushing, a high LED gyralight, and an emergency beacon on the cab. Metra ordered 15 units from Progress Rail that first arrived in 2022, and has since exercised the options for 42 total units (24 are on the property and in service.)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMetra’s SD70MACHs are not the first passenger-capable SD70MACs, though; that title belongs to the Alaska Railroad’s late-model SD70MACs. Alaska Railroad had a fleet of sixteen typical mid-production SD70MACs for freight service, but did not have a good solution for powering its bustling seasonal passenger service. The solution was to take the CSX’s Tier 1 SD70MAC design, which had rearranged the rear of the hood to add an auxiliary power unit, and use that space to add HEP for the first time. The first 8 units arrived in 2004, and an additional 4 arrived in 2007 as the last SD70MACs manufactured. The twelve unit fleet is essential to Alaska Railroad’s operations, because the passenger schedule is dramatically higher than freight in summer, but very low in winter. Every major passenger train features the SD70MACs as power, but they also freely mix into freight service as needed. This makes them the only true mainline freight and passenger locomotives in North America. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe N Scale SD70MAC Locomotives Features:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLate-production Tier 1 units for the first time in plastic!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMetra rebuilds, also a first in N scale!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMultiple nose and cab variations (Nose light, high headlight, gyralight)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRailroad and era appropriate PTC antennas, where applicable\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eWorking headlights, ditchlights, and extra lights.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMetra: features a gyralight, marker light, and emergency light on the nose and cab.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMetra: tons unique rebuild details, including HEP, end buffers, and more\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eCSX: Unique rear of hood housing Eco-Trans Auxiliary Power Unit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRoad specific horns and roof detail\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSeparate grab irons and handrails installed at the factory\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eHeavy, die-cast chassis with a powerful motor and dual flywheels\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMoPower capacitor system for uninterrupted DCC running\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eDC\/DCC ready or Dual-Mode DC\/DCC\/Sound\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSuggested minimum radius: 11”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rapido","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48220673081482,"sku":"1111006","price":169.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0685\/3954\/7786\/files\/BNSFExecutive_1.png?v=1776119800"},{"product_id":"rapido-1111005-sd70mac-bnsf-9589-executive-scheme-dc-silent-n-scale-pre-order","title":"Rapido (1111005) | SD70MAC | BNSF #9589 | Executive Scheme | DC\/Silent | N Scale [PRE-ORDER]","description":"\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003eThis is a pre-order item!\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eOn the product page, you must wait until the \"Pre Order Now\" and the \"Partial Payment of $0.00\" appear BEFORE you click \"Pre Order Now\". Otherwise, you will be charged full price up-front.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eIf you are ordering a pre-order item, please place a separate order for each type of product, otherwise the pay later option will not work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003eRead about our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/denvertrains.com\/policies\/refund-policy\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003erefund policy\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/denvertrains.com\/policies\/subscription-policy\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eother policies \u003c\/a\u003eincluding pre-order policies.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan id=\"ED6GUO3\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eIntroducing the all-new Rapido EMD SD70MAC!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRapido’s model has been designed from the ground up to create a wide array of phase variations on the SD70MAC, including late production units for CSX and Alaska Railroad, Metra’s unique SD70MACH, and a variety of rebuilds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe SD70MAC was a groundbreaking locomotive, as it truly ushered in a new era of power policies and orders. It was the first production AC traction freight locomotive in North America, with Burlington Northern receiving its first 9400 series units in late 1993. The key difference with AC traction motors is their higher durability compared to DC traction motors. AC motors do not burn out at low speeds from overheating, though they cost more than DC motors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor some railroads in the 1990s, this was a clear advantage. BN had a booming volume of Powder River unit coal trains moving to powerplants, facing long, tough grades along the way. Colorado’s Joint Line is one, with a 40+ mile 1-1.5% continuous grade. BN was using sets of 5 DC SD40-2s and C30-7s as head end power to get up that grade, and the train had to stay above 10mph or more to prevent burnout on the DC traction motors. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith AC traction motors on SD70MACs, BN only needed three units on the head end, and they could grind away at any speed to conquer the grade. For BN, the cost advantage on this heavy haul traffic was huge, so the SD70MAC orders continued into the BNSF era. Ultimately, BNSF rostered 795 SD70MACs, far more than any other railroad. At present, much of the fleet is in storage, but the remaining active units are an interesting mixture of patched executive schemes and rebuilt SD70MACs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eCSX was the next largest buyer of SD70MACs, as it was also the other primary railroad to adopt AC power in the 1990s. Several modest batches of middle-production units were ordered in the late '90s. After a pause of a few years, CSX then came back for another 75 units in 2003 and 55 more units in 2004. Both orders combined were numbered 4700-4830. All CSX units have always been stencilled as “SD70AC” on CSX, regardless of order group or rebuild status.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese later CSX orders were unlike any SD70MACs that came before, as EMD was now manufacturing to Tier-1 emission standards for the engine and cooling system. That in turn had changed their styling and design on SD70Ms and SD70MACs. All of CSX’s later SD70MACs came with flared rear radiators and a hood that replaced round corners with angled bevels on all edges. Additionally, CSX requested the Eco-Trans Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) to be included, which rearranged the equipment doors and vents in the long hood under the radiators.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eWhile BNSF has many units in storage, CSX has taken a much different approach: a majority of its SD70MAC fleet has been rebuilt, which CSX still calls SD70ACs. These rebuilt units can be found system wide leading all types of trains, including high-priority intermodal trains, defying the perception that SD70MACs are just for hauling coal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSeveral other railroads have also rebuilt SD70MACs, all in a similar manner. The original Siemens electrical gear is replaced by newer Mitsubishi equipment similar to that found in the SD70ACe line. For some rebuilds, like CSX and KCS, the new equipment requires more height under the dynamic brake grid, so that in turn is raised up and no longer flush with the roof. KCS rebuilds have a complicated history, but several still are in CPKC mainline service in attractive Belle paint. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eFar more KCS units have been much stranger: the Metra SD70MACH. The units are no longer C-C, but B1-1B, as the inward axle facing the fuel tank on each truck no longer has a traction motor. The hood retains the original rounded corners of the KCS cores, but the rear section is Tier-1 style, with flared radiators and squared corners. The walkways have extra protection, and at the front and rear there are stainless steel buffer plates for coupling to passenger car diaphragms. Finally, there is the Metra lighting package: a nose headlight, nose marker lights for pushing, a high LED gyralight, and an emergency beacon on the cab. Metra ordered 15 units from Progress Rail that first arrived in 2022, and has since exercised the options for 42 total units (24 are on the property and in service.)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMetra’s SD70MACHs are not the first passenger-capable SD70MACs, though; that title belongs to the Alaska Railroad’s late-model SD70MACs. Alaska Railroad had a fleet of sixteen typical mid-production SD70MACs for freight service, but did not have a good solution for powering its bustling seasonal passenger service. The solution was to take the CSX’s Tier 1 SD70MAC design, which had rearranged the rear of the hood to add an auxiliary power unit, and use that space to add HEP for the first time. The first 8 units arrived in 2004, and an additional 4 arrived in 2007 as the last SD70MACs manufactured. The twelve unit fleet is essential to Alaska Railroad’s operations, because the passenger schedule is dramatically higher than freight in summer, but very low in winter. Every major passenger train features the SD70MACs as power, but they also freely mix into freight service as needed. This makes them the only true mainline freight and passenger locomotives in North America. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe N Scale SD70MAC Locomotives Features:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLate-production Tier 1 units for the first time in plastic!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMetra rebuilds, also a first in N scale!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMultiple nose and cab variations (Nose light, high headlight, gyralight)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRailroad and era appropriate PTC antennas, where applicable\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eWorking headlights, ditchlights, and extra lights.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMetra: features a gyralight, marker light, and emergency light on the nose and cab.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMetra: tons unique rebuild details, including HEP, end buffers, and more\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eCSX: Unique rear of hood housing Eco-Trans Auxiliary Power Unit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRoad specific horns and roof detail\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSeparate grab irons and handrails installed at the factory\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eHeavy, die-cast chassis with a powerful motor and dual flywheels\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMoPower capacitor system for uninterrupted DCC running\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eDC\/DCC ready or Dual-Mode DC\/DCC\/Sound\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSuggested minimum radius: 11”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rapido","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48220673147018,"sku":"1111005","price":169.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0685\/3954\/7786\/files\/BNSFExecutive_1.png?v=1776119800"},{"product_id":"rapido-1111008-sd70mac-bnsf-9690-executive-scheme-dc-silent-n-scale-pre-order","title":"Rapido (1111008) | SD70MAC | BNSF #9690 | Executive Scheme | DC\/Silent | N Scale [PRE-ORDER]","description":"\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003eThis is a pre-order item!\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eOn the product page, you must wait until the \"Pre Order Now\" and the \"Partial Payment of $0.00\" appear BEFORE you click \"Pre Order Now\". Otherwise, you will be charged full price up-front.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eIf you are ordering a pre-order item, please place a separate order for each type of product, otherwise the pay later option will not work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003eRead about our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/denvertrains.com\/policies\/refund-policy\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003erefund policy\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/denvertrains.com\/policies\/subscription-policy\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eother policies \u003c\/a\u003eincluding pre-order policies.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan id=\"ED6GUO3\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eIntroducing the all-new Rapido EMD SD70MAC!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRapido’s model has been designed from the ground up to create a wide array of phase variations on the SD70MAC, including late production units for CSX and Alaska Railroad, Metra’s unique SD70MACH, and a variety of rebuilds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe SD70MAC was a groundbreaking locomotive, as it truly ushered in a new era of power policies and orders. It was the first production AC traction freight locomotive in North America, with Burlington Northern receiving its first 9400 series units in late 1993. The key difference with AC traction motors is their higher durability compared to DC traction motors. AC motors do not burn out at low speeds from overheating, though they cost more than DC motors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor some railroads in the 1990s, this was a clear advantage. BN had a booming volume of Powder River unit coal trains moving to powerplants, facing long, tough grades along the way. Colorado’s Joint Line is one, with a 40+ mile 1-1.5% continuous grade. BN was using sets of 5 DC SD40-2s and C30-7s as head end power to get up that grade, and the train had to stay above 10mph or more to prevent burnout on the DC traction motors. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith AC traction motors on SD70MACs, BN only needed three units on the head end, and they could grind away at any speed to conquer the grade. For BN, the cost advantage on this heavy haul traffic was huge, so the SD70MAC orders continued into the BNSF era. Ultimately, BNSF rostered 795 SD70MACs, far more than any other railroad. At present, much of the fleet is in storage, but the remaining active units are an interesting mixture of patched executive schemes and rebuilt SD70MACs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eCSX was the next largest buyer of SD70MACs, as it was also the other primary railroad to adopt AC power in the 1990s. Several modest batches of middle-production units were ordered in the late '90s. After a pause of a few years, CSX then came back for another 75 units in 2003 and 55 more units in 2004. Both orders combined were numbered 4700-4830. All CSX units have always been stencilled as “SD70AC” on CSX, regardless of order group or rebuild status.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese later CSX orders were unlike any SD70MACs that came before, as EMD was now manufacturing to Tier-1 emission standards for the engine and cooling system. That in turn had changed their styling and design on SD70Ms and SD70MACs. All of CSX’s later SD70MACs came with flared rear radiators and a hood that replaced round corners with angled bevels on all edges. Additionally, CSX requested the Eco-Trans Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) to be included, which rearranged the equipment doors and vents in the long hood under the radiators.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eWhile BNSF has many units in storage, CSX has taken a much different approach: a majority of its SD70MAC fleet has been rebuilt, which CSX still calls SD70ACs. These rebuilt units can be found system wide leading all types of trains, including high-priority intermodal trains, defying the perception that SD70MACs are just for hauling coal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSeveral other railroads have also rebuilt SD70MACs, all in a similar manner. The original Siemens electrical gear is replaced by newer Mitsubishi equipment similar to that found in the SD70ACe line. For some rebuilds, like CSX and KCS, the new equipment requires more height under the dynamic brake grid, so that in turn is raised up and no longer flush with the roof. KCS rebuilds have a complicated history, but several still are in CPKC mainline service in attractive Belle paint. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eFar more KCS units have been much stranger: the Metra SD70MACH. The units are no longer C-C, but B1-1B, as the inward axle facing the fuel tank on each truck no longer has a traction motor. The hood retains the original rounded corners of the KCS cores, but the rear section is Tier-1 style, with flared radiators and squared corners. The walkways have extra protection, and at the front and rear there are stainless steel buffer plates for coupling to passenger car diaphragms. Finally, there is the Metra lighting package: a nose headlight, nose marker lights for pushing, a high LED gyralight, and an emergency beacon on the cab. Metra ordered 15 units from Progress Rail that first arrived in 2022, and has since exercised the options for 42 total units (24 are on the property and in service.)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMetra’s SD70MACHs are not the first passenger-capable SD70MACs, though; that title belongs to the Alaska Railroad’s late-model SD70MACs. Alaska Railroad had a fleet of sixteen typical mid-production SD70MACs for freight service, but did not have a good solution for powering its bustling seasonal passenger service. The solution was to take the CSX’s Tier 1 SD70MAC design, which had rearranged the rear of the hood to add an auxiliary power unit, and use that space to add HEP for the first time. The first 8 units arrived in 2004, and an additional 4 arrived in 2007 as the last SD70MACs manufactured. The twelve unit fleet is essential to Alaska Railroad’s operations, because the passenger schedule is dramatically higher than freight in summer, but very low in winter. Every major passenger train features the SD70MACs as power, but they also freely mix into freight service as needed. This makes them the only true mainline freight and passenger locomotives in North America. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe N Scale SD70MAC Locomotives Features:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLate-production Tier 1 units for the first time in plastic!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMetra rebuilds, also a first in N scale!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMultiple nose and cab variations (Nose light, high headlight, gyralight)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRailroad and era appropriate PTC antennas, where applicable\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eWorking headlights, ditchlights, and extra lights.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMetra: features a gyralight, marker light, and emergency light on the nose and cab.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMetra: tons unique rebuild details, including HEP, end buffers, and more\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eCSX: Unique rear of hood housing Eco-Trans Auxiliary Power Unit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRoad specific horns and roof detail\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSeparate grab irons and handrails installed at the factory\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eHeavy, die-cast chassis with a powerful motor and dual flywheels\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMoPower capacitor system for uninterrupted DCC running\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eDC\/DCC ready or Dual-Mode DC\/DCC\/Sound\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSuggested minimum radius: 11”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rapido","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48220678258826,"sku":"1111008","price":169.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0685\/3954\/7786\/files\/BNSFExecutive_1.png?v=1776119800"},{"product_id":"rapido-1111004-sd70mac-w-flared-rad-alaska-railroad-4328-anniversary-scheme-dc-silent-n-scale-pre-order","title":"Rapido (1111004) | SD70MAC w\/ Flared Rad | Alaska Railroad #4328 | Anniversary Scheme | DC\/Silent | N Scale [PRE-ORDER]","description":"\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003eThis is a pre-order item!\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eOn the product page, you must wait until the \"Pre Order Now\" and the \"Partial Payment of $0.00\" appear BEFORE you click \"Pre Order Now\". Otherwise, you will be charged full price up-front.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eIf you are ordering a pre-order item, please place a separate order for each type of product, otherwise the pay later option will not work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003eRead about our \u003ca style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\" href=\"https:\/\/denvertrains.com\/policies\/refund-policy\"\u003erefund policy\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\" href=\"https:\/\/denvertrains.com\/policies\/subscription-policy\"\u003eother policies \u003c\/a\u003eincluding pre-order policies.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" id=\"ED6GUO3\"\u003eIntroducing the all-new Rapido EMD SD70MAC!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eRapido’s model has been designed from the ground up to create a wide array of phase variations on the SD70MAC, including late production units for CSX and Alaska Railroad, Metra’s unique SD70MACH, and a variety of rebuilds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe SD70MAC was a groundbreaking locomotive, as it truly ushered in a new era of power policies and orders. It was the first production AC traction freight locomotive in North America, with Burlington Northern receiving its first 9400 series units in late 1993. The key difference with AC traction motors is their higher durability compared to DC traction motors. AC motors do not burn out at low speeds from overheating, though they cost more than DC motors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor some railroads in the 1990s, this was a clear advantage. BN had a booming volume of Powder River unit coal trains moving to powerplants, facing long, tough grades along the way. Colorado’s Joint Line is one, with a 40+ mile 1-1.5% continuous grade. BN was using sets of 5 DC SD40-2s and C30-7s as head end power to get up that grade, and the train had to stay above 10mph or more to prevent burnout on the DC traction motors. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith AC traction motors on SD70MACs, BN only needed three units on the head end, and they could grind away at any speed to conquer the grade. For BN, the cost advantage on this heavy haul traffic was huge, so the SD70MAC orders continued into the BNSF era. Ultimately, BNSF rostered 795 SD70MACs, far more than any other railroad. At present, much of the fleet is in storage, but the remaining active units are an interesting mixture of patched executive schemes and rebuilt SD70MACs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eCSX was the next largest buyer of SD70MACs, as it was also the other primary railroad to adopt AC power in the 1990s. Several modest batches of middle-production units were ordered in the late '90s. After a pause of a few years, CSX then came back for another 75 units in 2003 and 55 more units in 2004. Both orders combined were numbered 4700-4830. All CSX units have always been stencilled as “SD70AC” on CSX, regardless of order group or rebuild status.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese later CSX orders were unlike any SD70MACs that came before, as EMD was now manufacturing to Tier-1 emission standards for the engine and cooling system. That in turn had changed their styling and design on SD70Ms and SD70MACs. All of CSX’s later SD70MACs came with flared rear radiators and a hood that replaced round corners with angled bevels on all edges. Additionally, CSX requested the Eco-Trans Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) to be included, which rearranged the equipment doors and vents in the long hood under the radiators.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eWhile BNSF has many units in storage, CSX has taken a much different approach: a majority of its SD70MAC fleet has been rebuilt, which CSX still calls SD70ACs. These rebuilt units can be found system wide leading all types of trains, including high-priority intermodal trains, defying the perception that SD70MACs are just for hauling coal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eSeveral other railroads have also rebuilt SD70MACs, all in a similar manner. The original Siemens electrical gear is replaced by newer Mitsubishi equipment similar to that found in the SD70ACe line. For some rebuilds, like CSX and KCS, the new equipment requires more height under the dynamic brake grid, so that in turn is raised up and no longer flush with the roof. KCS rebuilds have a complicated history, but several still are in CPKC mainline service in attractive Belle paint. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eFar more KCS units have been much stranger: the Metra SD70MACH. The units are no longer C-C, but B1-1B, as the inward axle facing the fuel tank on each truck no longer has a traction motor. The hood retains the original rounded corners of the KCS cores, but the rear section is Tier-1 style, with flared radiators and squared corners. The walkways have extra protection, and at the front and rear there are stainless steel buffer plates for coupling to passenger car diaphragms. Finally, there is the Metra lighting package: a nose headlight, nose marker lights for pushing, a high LED gyralight, and an emergency beacon on the cab. Metra ordered 15 units from Progress Rail that first arrived in 2022, and has since exercised the options for 42 total units (24 are on the property and in service.)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMetra’s SD70MACHs are not the first passenger-capable SD70MACs, though; that title belongs to the Alaska Railroad’s late-model SD70MACs. Alaska Railroad had a fleet of sixteen typical mid-production SD70MACs for freight service, but did not have a good solution for powering its bustling seasonal passenger service. The solution was to take the CSX’s Tier 1 SD70MAC design, which had rearranged the rear of the hood to add an auxiliary power unit, and use that space to add HEP for the first time. The first 8 units arrived in 2004, and an additional 4 arrived in 2007 as the last SD70MACs manufactured. The twelve unit fleet is essential to Alaska Railroad’s operations, because the passenger schedule is dramatically higher than freight in summer, but very low in winter. Every major passenger train features the SD70MACs as power, but they also freely mix into freight service as needed. This makes them the only true mainline freight and passenger locomotives in North America. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe N Scale SD70MAC Locomotives Features:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLate-production Tier 1 units for the first time in plastic!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMetra rebuilds, also a first in N scale!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMultiple nose and cab variations (Nose light, high headlight, gyralight)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRailroad and era appropriate PTC antennas, where applicable\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eWorking headlights, ditchlights, and extra lights.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMetra: features a gyralight, marker light, and emergency light on the nose and cab.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMetra: tons unique rebuild details, including HEP, end buffers, and more\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eCSX: Unique rear of hood housing Eco-Trans Auxiliary Power Unit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRoad specific horns and roof detail\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSeparate grab irons and handrails installed at the factory\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eHeavy, die-cast chassis with a powerful motor and dual flywheels\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMoPower capacitor system for uninterrupted DCC running\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eDC\/DCC ready or Dual-Mode DC\/DCC\/Sound\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSuggested minimum radius: 11”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rapido","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48220684451978,"sku":"1111004","price":169.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0685\/3954\/7786\/files\/AlaskaAnni.png?v=1776120080"},{"product_id":"rapido-1111003-sd70mac-w-flared-rad-alaska-railroad-4325-dc-silent-n-scale-pre-order","title":"Rapido (1111003) | SD70MAC w\/ Flared Rad | Alaska Railroad #4325 | DC\/Silent | N Scale [PRE-ORDER]","description":"\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003eThis is a pre-order item!\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eOn the product page, you must wait until the \"Pre Order Now\" and the \"Partial Payment of $0.00\" appear BEFORE you click \"Pre Order Now\". Otherwise, you will be charged full price up-front.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eIf you are ordering a pre-order item, please place a separate order for each type of product, otherwise the pay later option will not work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003eRead about our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/denvertrains.com\/policies\/refund-policy\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003erefund policy\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/denvertrains.com\/policies\/subscription-policy\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eother policies \u003c\/a\u003eincluding pre-order policies.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan id=\"ED6GUO3\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eIntroducing the all-new Rapido EMD SD70MAC!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRapido’s model has been designed from the ground up to create a wide array of phase variations on the SD70MAC, including late production units for CSX and Alaska Railroad, Metra’s unique SD70MACH, and a variety of rebuilds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe SD70MAC was a groundbreaking locomotive, as it truly ushered in a new era of power policies and orders. It was the first production AC traction freight locomotive in North America, with Burlington Northern receiving its first 9400 series units in late 1993. The key difference with AC traction motors is their higher durability compared to DC traction motors. AC motors do not burn out at low speeds from overheating, though they cost more than DC motors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor some railroads in the 1990s, this was a clear advantage. BN had a booming volume of Powder River unit coal trains moving to powerplants, facing long, tough grades along the way. Colorado’s Joint Line is one, with a 40+ mile 1-1.5% continuous grade. BN was using sets of 5 DC SD40-2s and C30-7s as head end power to get up that grade, and the train had to stay above 10mph or more to prevent burnout on the DC traction motors. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith AC traction motors on SD70MACs, BN only needed three units on the head end, and they could grind away at any speed to conquer the grade. For BN, the cost advantage on this heavy haul traffic was huge, so the SD70MAC orders continued into the BNSF era. Ultimately, BNSF rostered 795 SD70MACs, far more than any other railroad. At present, much of the fleet is in storage, but the remaining active units are an interesting mixture of patched executive schemes and rebuilt SD70MACs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eCSX was the next largest buyer of SD70MACs, as it was also the other primary railroad to adopt AC power in the 1990s. Several modest batches of middle-production units were ordered in the late '90s. After a pause of a few years, CSX then came back for another 75 units in 2003 and 55 more units in 2004. Both orders combined were numbered 4700-4830. All CSX units have always been stencilled as “SD70AC” on CSX, regardless of order group or rebuild status.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese later CSX orders were unlike any SD70MACs that came before, as EMD was now manufacturing to Tier-1 emission standards for the engine and cooling system. That in turn had changed their styling and design on SD70Ms and SD70MACs. All of CSX’s later SD70MACs came with flared rear radiators and a hood that replaced round corners with angled bevels on all edges. Additionally, CSX requested the Eco-Trans Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) to be included, which rearranged the equipment doors and vents in the long hood under the radiators.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eWhile BNSF has many units in storage, CSX has taken a much different approach: a majority of its SD70MAC fleet has been rebuilt, which CSX still calls SD70ACs. These rebuilt units can be found system wide leading all types of trains, including high-priority intermodal trains, defying the perception that SD70MACs are just for hauling coal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSeveral other railroads have also rebuilt SD70MACs, all in a similar manner. The original Siemens electrical gear is replaced by newer Mitsubishi equipment similar to that found in the SD70ACe line. For some rebuilds, like CSX and KCS, the new equipment requires more height under the dynamic brake grid, so that in turn is raised up and no longer flush with the roof. KCS rebuilds have a complicated history, but several still are in CPKC mainline service in attractive Belle paint. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eFar more KCS units have been much stranger: the Metra SD70MACH. The units are no longer C-C, but B1-1B, as the inward axle facing the fuel tank on each truck no longer has a traction motor. The hood retains the original rounded corners of the KCS cores, but the rear section is Tier-1 style, with flared radiators and squared corners. The walkways have extra protection, and at the front and rear there are stainless steel buffer plates for coupling to passenger car diaphragms. Finally, there is the Metra lighting package: a nose headlight, nose marker lights for pushing, a high LED gyralight, and an emergency beacon on the cab. Metra ordered 15 units from Progress Rail that first arrived in 2022, and has since exercised the options for 42 total units (24 are on the property and in service.)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMetra’s SD70MACHs are not the first passenger-capable SD70MACs, though; that title belongs to the Alaska Railroad’s late-model SD70MACs. Alaska Railroad had a fleet of sixteen typical mid-production SD70MACs for freight service, but did not have a good solution for powering its bustling seasonal passenger service. The solution was to take the CSX’s Tier 1 SD70MAC design, which had rearranged the rear of the hood to add an auxiliary power unit, and use that space to add HEP for the first time. The first 8 units arrived in 2004, and an additional 4 arrived in 2007 as the last SD70MACs manufactured. The twelve unit fleet is essential to Alaska Railroad’s operations, because the passenger schedule is dramatically higher than freight in summer, but very low in winter. Every major passenger train features the SD70MACs as power, but they also freely mix into freight service as needed. This makes them the only true mainline freight and passenger locomotives in North America. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe N Scale SD70MAC Locomotives Features:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLate-production Tier 1 units for the first time in plastic!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMetra rebuilds, also a first in N scale!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMultiple nose and cab variations (Nose light, high headlight, gyralight)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRailroad and era appropriate PTC antennas, where applicable\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eWorking headlights, ditchlights, and extra lights.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMetra: features a gyralight, marker light, and emergency light on the nose and cab.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMetra: tons unique rebuild details, including HEP, end buffers, and more\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eCSX: Unique rear of hood housing Eco-Trans Auxiliary Power Unit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRoad specific horns and roof detail\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSeparate grab irons and handrails installed at the factory\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eHeavy, die-cast chassis with a powerful motor and dual flywheels\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMoPower capacitor system for uninterrupted DCC running\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eDC\/DCC ready or Dual-Mode DC\/DCC\/Sound\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSuggested minimum radius: 11”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rapido","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48220684550282,"sku":"1111003","price":169.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0685\/3954\/7786\/files\/Alaska.png?v=1776120190"},{"product_id":"rapido-1111002-sd70mac-w-flared-rad-alaska-railroad-4321-dc-silent-n-scale-pre-order","title":"Rapido (1111002) | SD70MAC w\/ Flared Rad | Alaska Railroad #4321 | DC\/Silent | N Scale [PRE-ORDER]","description":"\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003eThis is a pre-order item!\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eOn the product page, you must wait until the \"Pre Order Now\" and the \"Partial Payment of $0.00\" appear BEFORE you click \"Pre Order Now\". Otherwise, you will be charged full price up-front.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eIf you are ordering a pre-order item, please place a separate order for each type of product, otherwise the pay later option will not work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003eRead about our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/denvertrains.com\/policies\/refund-policy\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003erefund policy\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/denvertrains.com\/policies\/subscription-policy\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eother policies \u003c\/a\u003eincluding pre-order policies.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan id=\"ED6GUO3\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eIntroducing the all-new Rapido EMD SD70MAC!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRapido’s model has been designed from the ground up to create a wide array of phase variations on the SD70MAC, including late production units for CSX and Alaska Railroad, Metra’s unique SD70MACH, and a variety of rebuilds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe SD70MAC was a groundbreaking locomotive, as it truly ushered in a new era of power policies and orders. It was the first production AC traction freight locomotive in North America, with Burlington Northern receiving its first 9400 series units in late 1993. The key difference with AC traction motors is their higher durability compared to DC traction motors. AC motors do not burn out at low speeds from overheating, though they cost more than DC motors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor some railroads in the 1990s, this was a clear advantage. BN had a booming volume of Powder River unit coal trains moving to powerplants, facing long, tough grades along the way. Colorado’s Joint Line is one, with a 40+ mile 1-1.5% continuous grade. BN was using sets of 5 DC SD40-2s and C30-7s as head end power to get up that grade, and the train had to stay above 10mph or more to prevent burnout on the DC traction motors. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith AC traction motors on SD70MACs, BN only needed three units on the head end, and they could grind away at any speed to conquer the grade. For BN, the cost advantage on this heavy haul traffic was huge, so the SD70MAC orders continued into the BNSF era. Ultimately, BNSF rostered 795 SD70MACs, far more than any other railroad. At present, much of the fleet is in storage, but the remaining active units are an interesting mixture of patched executive schemes and rebuilt SD70MACs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eCSX was the next largest buyer of SD70MACs, as it was also the other primary railroad to adopt AC power in the 1990s. Several modest batches of middle-production units were ordered in the late '90s. After a pause of a few years, CSX then came back for another 75 units in 2003 and 55 more units in 2004. Both orders combined were numbered 4700-4830. All CSX units have always been stencilled as “SD70AC” on CSX, regardless of order group or rebuild status.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese later CSX orders were unlike any SD70MACs that came before, as EMD was now manufacturing to Tier-1 emission standards for the engine and cooling system. That in turn had changed their styling and design on SD70Ms and SD70MACs. All of CSX’s later SD70MACs came with flared rear radiators and a hood that replaced round corners with angled bevels on all edges. Additionally, CSX requested the Eco-Trans Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) to be included, which rearranged the equipment doors and vents in the long hood under the radiators.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eWhile BNSF has many units in storage, CSX has taken a much different approach: a majority of its SD70MAC fleet has been rebuilt, which CSX still calls SD70ACs. These rebuilt units can be found system wide leading all types of trains, including high-priority intermodal trains, defying the perception that SD70MACs are just for hauling coal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSeveral other railroads have also rebuilt SD70MACs, all in a similar manner. The original Siemens electrical gear is replaced by newer Mitsubishi equipment similar to that found in the SD70ACe line. For some rebuilds, like CSX and KCS, the new equipment requires more height under the dynamic brake grid, so that in turn is raised up and no longer flush with the roof. KCS rebuilds have a complicated history, but several still are in CPKC mainline service in attractive Belle paint. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eFar more KCS units have been much stranger: the Metra SD70MACH. The units are no longer C-C, but B1-1B, as the inward axle facing the fuel tank on each truck no longer has a traction motor. The hood retains the original rounded corners of the KCS cores, but the rear section is Tier-1 style, with flared radiators and squared corners. The walkways have extra protection, and at the front and rear there are stainless steel buffer plates for coupling to passenger car diaphragms. Finally, there is the Metra lighting package: a nose headlight, nose marker lights for pushing, a high LED gyralight, and an emergency beacon on the cab. Metra ordered 15 units from Progress Rail that first arrived in 2022, and has since exercised the options for 42 total units (24 are on the property and in service.)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMetra’s SD70MACHs are not the first passenger-capable SD70MACs, though; that title belongs to the Alaska Railroad’s late-model SD70MACs. Alaska Railroad had a fleet of sixteen typical mid-production SD70MACs for freight service, but did not have a good solution for powering its bustling seasonal passenger service. The solution was to take the CSX’s Tier 1 SD70MAC design, which had rearranged the rear of the hood to add an auxiliary power unit, and use that space to add HEP for the first time. The first 8 units arrived in 2004, and an additional 4 arrived in 2007 as the last SD70MACs manufactured. The twelve unit fleet is essential to Alaska Railroad’s operations, because the passenger schedule is dramatically higher than freight in summer, but very low in winter. Every major passenger train features the SD70MACs as power, but they also freely mix into freight service as needed. This makes them the only true mainline freight and passenger locomotives in North America. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe N Scale SD70MAC Locomotives Features:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLate-production Tier 1 units for the first time in plastic!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMetra rebuilds, also a first in N scale!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMultiple nose and cab variations (Nose light, high headlight, gyralight)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRailroad and era appropriate PTC antennas, where applicable\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eWorking headlights, ditchlights, and extra lights.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMetra: features a gyralight, marker light, and emergency light on the nose and cab.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMetra: tons unique rebuild details, including HEP, end buffers, and more\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eCSX: Unique rear of hood housing Eco-Trans Auxiliary Power Unit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRoad specific horns and roof detail\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSeparate grab irons and handrails installed at the factory\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eHeavy, die-cast chassis with a powerful motor and dual flywheels\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMoPower capacitor system for uninterrupted DCC running\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eDC\/DCC ready or Dual-Mode DC\/DCC\/Sound\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSuggested minimum radius: 11”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rapido","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48220684615818,"sku":"1111002","price":169.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0685\/3954\/7786\/files\/Alaska.png?v=1776120190"},{"product_id":"rapido-1111001-sd70mac-w-flared-rad-alaska-railroad-4318-dc-silent-n-scale-pre-order","title":"Rapido (1111001) | SD70MAC w\/ Flared Rad | Alaska Railroad #4318 | DC\/Silent | N Scale [PRE-ORDER]","description":"\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003eThis is a pre-order item!\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eOn the product page, you must wait until the \"Pre Order Now\" and the \"Partial Payment of $0.00\" appear BEFORE you click \"Pre Order Now\". Otherwise, you will be charged full price up-front.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eIf you are ordering a pre-order item, please place a separate order for each type of product, otherwise the pay later option will not work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003eRead about our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/denvertrains.com\/policies\/refund-policy\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003erefund policy\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/denvertrains.com\/policies\/subscription-policy\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eother policies \u003c\/a\u003eincluding pre-order policies.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan id=\"ED6GUO3\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eIntroducing the all-new Rapido EMD SD70MAC!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRapido’s model has been designed from the ground up to create a wide array of phase variations on the SD70MAC, including late production units for CSX and Alaska Railroad, Metra’s unique SD70MACH, and a variety of rebuilds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe SD70MAC was a groundbreaking locomotive, as it truly ushered in a new era of power policies and orders. It was the first production AC traction freight locomotive in North America, with Burlington Northern receiving its first 9400 series units in late 1993. The key difference with AC traction motors is their higher durability compared to DC traction motors. AC motors do not burn out at low speeds from overheating, though they cost more than DC motors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor some railroads in the 1990s, this was a clear advantage. BN had a booming volume of Powder River unit coal trains moving to powerplants, facing long, tough grades along the way. Colorado’s Joint Line is one, with a 40+ mile 1-1.5% continuous grade. BN was using sets of 5 DC SD40-2s and C30-7s as head end power to get up that grade, and the train had to stay above 10mph or more to prevent burnout on the DC traction motors. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith AC traction motors on SD70MACs, BN only needed three units on the head end, and they could grind away at any speed to conquer the grade. For BN, the cost advantage on this heavy haul traffic was huge, so the SD70MAC orders continued into the BNSF era. Ultimately, BNSF rostered 795 SD70MACs, far more than any other railroad. At present, much of the fleet is in storage, but the remaining active units are an interesting mixture of patched executive schemes and rebuilt SD70MACs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eCSX was the next largest buyer of SD70MACs, as it was also the other primary railroad to adopt AC power in the 1990s. Several modest batches of middle-production units were ordered in the late '90s. After a pause of a few years, CSX then came back for another 75 units in 2003 and 55 more units in 2004. Both orders combined were numbered 4700-4830. All CSX units have always been stencilled as “SD70AC” on CSX, regardless of order group or rebuild status.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese later CSX orders were unlike any SD70MACs that came before, as EMD was now manufacturing to Tier-1 emission standards for the engine and cooling system. That in turn had changed their styling and design on SD70Ms and SD70MACs. All of CSX’s later SD70MACs came with flared rear radiators and a hood that replaced round corners with angled bevels on all edges. Additionally, CSX requested the Eco-Trans Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) to be included, which rearranged the equipment doors and vents in the long hood under the radiators.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eWhile BNSF has many units in storage, CSX has taken a much different approach: a majority of its SD70MAC fleet has been rebuilt, which CSX still calls SD70ACs. These rebuilt units can be found system wide leading all types of trains, including high-priority intermodal trains, defying the perception that SD70MACs are just for hauling coal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSeveral other railroads have also rebuilt SD70MACs, all in a similar manner. The original Siemens electrical gear is replaced by newer Mitsubishi equipment similar to that found in the SD70ACe line. For some rebuilds, like CSX and KCS, the new equipment requires more height under the dynamic brake grid, so that in turn is raised up and no longer flush with the roof. KCS rebuilds have a complicated history, but several still are in CPKC mainline service in attractive Belle paint. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eFar more KCS units have been much stranger: the Metra SD70MACH. The units are no longer C-C, but B1-1B, as the inward axle facing the fuel tank on each truck no longer has a traction motor. The hood retains the original rounded corners of the KCS cores, but the rear section is Tier-1 style, with flared radiators and squared corners. The walkways have extra protection, and at the front and rear there are stainless steel buffer plates for coupling to passenger car diaphragms. Finally, there is the Metra lighting package: a nose headlight, nose marker lights for pushing, a high LED gyralight, and an emergency beacon on the cab. Metra ordered 15 units from Progress Rail that first arrived in 2022, and has since exercised the options for 42 total units (24 are on the property and in service.)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMetra’s SD70MACHs are not the first passenger-capable SD70MACs, though; that title belongs to the Alaska Railroad’s late-model SD70MACs. Alaska Railroad had a fleet of sixteen typical mid-production SD70MACs for freight service, but did not have a good solution for powering its bustling seasonal passenger service. The solution was to take the CSX’s Tier 1 SD70MAC design, which had rearranged the rear of the hood to add an auxiliary power unit, and use that space to add HEP for the first time. The first 8 units arrived in 2004, and an additional 4 arrived in 2007 as the last SD70MACs manufactured. The twelve unit fleet is essential to Alaska Railroad’s operations, because the passenger schedule is dramatically higher than freight in summer, but very low in winter. Every major passenger train features the SD70MACs as power, but they also freely mix into freight service as needed. This makes them the only true mainline freight and passenger locomotives in North America. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe N Scale SD70MAC Locomotives Features:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLate-production Tier 1 units for the first time in plastic!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMetra rebuilds, also a first in N scale!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMultiple nose and cab variations (Nose light, high headlight, gyralight)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRailroad and era appropriate PTC antennas, where applicable\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eWorking headlights, ditchlights, and extra lights.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMetra: features a gyralight, marker light, and emergency light on the nose and cab.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMetra: tons unique rebuild details, including HEP, end buffers, and more\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eCSX: Unique rear of hood housing Eco-Trans Auxiliary Power Unit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRoad specific horns and roof detail\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSeparate grab irons and handrails installed at the factory\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eHeavy, die-cast chassis with a powerful motor and dual flywheels\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMoPower capacitor system for uninterrupted DCC running\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eDC\/DCC ready or Dual-Mode DC\/DCC\/Sound\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSuggested minimum radius: 11”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rapido","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48220684648586,"sku":"1111001","price":169.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0685\/3954\/7786\/files\/Alaska.png?v=1776120190"},{"product_id":"rapido-1111535-sd70mach-metra-523-dc-dcc-sound-n-scale-pre-order","title":"Rapido (1111535) | SD70MACH | Metra #523 | DC\/DCC\/Sound | N Scale [PRE-ORDER]","description":"\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003eThis is a pre-order item!\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eOn the product page, you must wait until the \"Pre Order Now\" and the \"Partial Payment of $0.00\" appear BEFORE you click \"Pre Order Now\". Otherwise, you will be charged full price up-front.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eIf you are ordering a pre-order item, please place a separate order for each type of product, otherwise the pay later option will not work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003eRead about our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/denvertrains.com\/policies\/refund-policy\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003erefund policy\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/denvertrains.com\/policies\/subscription-policy\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eother policies \u003c\/a\u003eincluding pre-order policies.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan id=\"ED6GUO3\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eIntroducing the all-new Rapido EMD SD70MAC!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRapido’s model has been designed from the ground up to create a wide array of phase variations on the SD70MAC, including late production units for CSX and Alaska Railroad, Metra’s unique SD70MACH, and a variety of rebuilds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe SD70MAC was a groundbreaking locomotive, as it truly ushered in a new era of power policies and orders. It was the first production AC traction freight locomotive in North America, with Burlington Northern receiving its first 9400 series units in late 1993. The key difference with AC traction motors is their higher durability compared to DC traction motors. AC motors do not burn out at low speeds from overheating, though they cost more than DC motors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor some railroads in the 1990s, this was a clear advantage. BN had a booming volume of Powder River unit coal trains moving to powerplants, facing long, tough grades along the way. Colorado’s Joint Line is one, with a 40+ mile 1-1.5% continuous grade. BN was using sets of 5 DC SD40-2s and C30-7s as head end power to get up that grade, and the train had to stay above 10mph or more to prevent burnout on the DC traction motors. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith AC traction motors on SD70MACs, BN only needed three units on the head end, and they could grind away at any speed to conquer the grade. For BN, the cost advantage on this heavy haul traffic was huge, so the SD70MAC orders continued into the BNSF era. Ultimately, BNSF rostered 795 SD70MACs, far more than any other railroad. At present, much of the fleet is in storage, but the remaining active units are an interesting mixture of patched executive schemes and rebuilt SD70MACs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eCSX was the next largest buyer of SD70MACs, as it was also the other primary railroad to adopt AC power in the 1990s. Several modest batches of middle-production units were ordered in the late '90s. After a pause of a few years, CSX then came back for another 75 units in 2003 and 55 more units in 2004. Both orders combined were numbered 4700-4830. All CSX units have always been stencilled as “SD70AC” on CSX, regardless of order group or rebuild status.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese later CSX orders were unlike any SD70MACs that came before, as EMD was now manufacturing to Tier-1 emission standards for the engine and cooling system. That in turn had changed their styling and design on SD70Ms and SD70MACs. All of CSX’s later SD70MACs came with flared rear radiators and a hood that replaced round corners with angled bevels on all edges. Additionally, CSX requested the Eco-Trans Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) to be included, which rearranged the equipment doors and vents in the long hood under the radiators.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eWhile BNSF has many units in storage, CSX has taken a much different approach: a majority of its SD70MAC fleet has been rebuilt, which CSX still calls SD70ACs. These rebuilt units can be found system wide leading all types of trains, including high-priority intermodal trains, defying the perception that SD70MACs are just for hauling coal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSeveral other railroads have also rebuilt SD70MACs, all in a similar manner. The original Siemens electrical gear is replaced by newer Mitsubishi equipment similar to that found in the SD70ACe line. For some rebuilds, like CSX and KCS, the new equipment requires more height under the dynamic brake grid, so that in turn is raised up and no longer flush with the roof. KCS rebuilds have a complicated history, but several still are in CPKC mainline service in attractive Belle paint. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eFar more KCS units have been much stranger: the Metra SD70MACH. The units are no longer C-C, but B1-1B, as the inward axle facing the fuel tank on each truck no longer has a traction motor. The hood retains the original rounded corners of the KCS cores, but the rear section is Tier-1 style, with flared radiators and squared corners. The walkways have extra protection, and at the front and rear there are stainless steel buffer plates for coupling to passenger car diaphragms. Finally, there is the Metra lighting package: a nose headlight, nose marker lights for pushing, a high LED gyralight, and an emergency beacon on the cab. Metra ordered 15 units from Progress Rail that first arrived in 2022, and has since exercised the options for 42 total units (24 are on the property and in service.)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMetra’s SD70MACHs are not the first passenger-capable SD70MACs, though; that title belongs to the Alaska Railroad’s late-model SD70MACs. Alaska Railroad had a fleet of sixteen typical mid-production SD70MACs for freight service, but did not have a good solution for powering its bustling seasonal passenger service. The solution was to take the CSX’s Tier 1 SD70MAC design, which had rearranged the rear of the hood to add an auxiliary power unit, and use that space to add HEP for the first time. The first 8 units arrived in 2004, and an additional 4 arrived in 2007 as the last SD70MACs manufactured. The twelve unit fleet is essential to Alaska Railroad’s operations, because the passenger schedule is dramatically higher than freight in summer, but very low in winter. Every major passenger train features the SD70MACs as power, but they also freely mix into freight service as needed. This makes them the only true mainline freight and passenger locomotives in North America. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eThe N Scale SD70MAC Locomotives Features:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eLate-production Tier 1 units for the first time in plastic!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMetra rebuilds, also a first in N scale!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMultiple nose and cab variations (Nose light, high headlight, gyralight)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRailroad and era appropriate PTC antennas, where applicable\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eWorking headlights, ditchlights, and extra lights.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMetra: features a gyralight, marker light, and emergency light on the nose and cab.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMetra: tons unique rebuild details, including HEP, end buffers, and more\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eCSX: Unique rear of hood housing Eco-Trans Auxiliary Power Unit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRoad specific horns and roof detail\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSeparate grab irons and handrails installed at the factory\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eHeavy, die-cast chassis with a powerful motor and dual flywheels\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMoPower capacitor system for uninterrupted DCC running\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eDC\/DCC ready or Dual-Mode DC\/DCC\/Sound\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSuggested minimum radius: 11”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"entity-header is-wrapper clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv align=\"justify\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rapido","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48220717482122,"sku":"1111535","price":269.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0685\/3954\/7786\/files\/Metra_1.png?v=1775946197"},{"product_id":"rapido-1111534-sd70mach-metra-515-dc-dcc-sound-n-scale-pre-order","title":"Rapido (1111534) | SD70MACH | Metra #515 | DC\/DCC\/Sound | N Scale [PRE-ORDER]","description":"\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003eThis is a pre-order item!\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eOn the product page, you must wait until the \"Pre Order Now\" and the \"Partial Payment of $0.00\" appear BEFORE you click \"Pre Order Now\". Otherwise, you will be charged full price up-front.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eIf you are ordering a pre-order item, please place a separate order for each type of product, otherwise the pay later option will not work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003eRead about our \u003ca style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\" href=\"https:\/\/denvertrains.com\/policies\/refund-policy\"\u003erefund policy\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\" href=\"https:\/\/denvertrains.com\/policies\/subscription-policy\"\u003eother policies \u003c\/a\u003eincluding pre-order policies.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" id=\"ED6GUO3\"\u003eIntroducing the all-new Rapido EMD SD70MAC!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eRapido’s model has been designed from the ground up to create a wide array of phase variations on the SD70MAC, including late production units for CSX and Alaska Railroad, Metra’s unique SD70MACH, and a variety of rebuilds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe SD70MAC was a groundbreaking locomotive, as it truly ushered in a new era of power policies and orders. It was the first production AC traction freight locomotive in North America, with Burlington Northern receiving its first 9400 series units in late 1993. The key difference with AC traction motors is their higher durability compared to DC traction motors. AC motors do not burn out at low speeds from overheating, though they cost more than DC motors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor some railroads in the 1990s, this was a clear advantage. BN had a booming volume of Powder River unit coal trains moving to powerplants, facing long, tough grades along the way. Colorado’s Joint Line is one, with a 40+ mile 1-1.5% continuous grade. BN was using sets of 5 DC SD40-2s and C30-7s as head end power to get up that grade, and the train had to stay above 10mph or more to prevent burnout on the DC traction motors. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith AC traction motors on SD70MACs, BN only needed three units on the head end, and they could grind away at any speed to conquer the grade. For BN, the cost advantage on this heavy haul traffic was huge, so the SD70MAC orders continued into the BNSF era. Ultimately, BNSF rostered 795 SD70MACs, far more than any other railroad. At present, much of the fleet is in storage, but the remaining active units are an interesting mixture of patched executive schemes and rebuilt SD70MACs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eCSX was the next largest buyer of SD70MACs, as it was also the other primary railroad to adopt AC power in the 1990s. Several modest batches of middle-production units were ordered in the late '90s. After a pause of a few years, CSX then came back for another 75 units in 2003 and 55 more units in 2004. Both orders combined were numbered 4700-4830. All CSX units have always been stencilled as “SD70AC” on CSX, regardless of order group or rebuild status.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese later CSX orders were unlike any SD70MACs that came before, as EMD was now manufacturing to Tier-1 emission standards for the engine and cooling system. That in turn had changed their styling and design on SD70Ms and SD70MACs. All of CSX’s later SD70MACs came with flared rear radiators and a hood that replaced round corners with angled bevels on all edges. Additionally, CSX requested the Eco-Trans Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) to be included, which rearranged the equipment doors and vents in the long hood under the radiators.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eWhile BNSF has many units in storage, CSX has taken a much different approach: a majority of its SD70MAC fleet has been rebuilt, which CSX still calls SD70ACs. These rebuilt units can be found system wide leading all types of trains, including high-priority intermodal trains, defying the perception that SD70MACs are just for hauling coal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eSeveral other railroads have also rebuilt SD70MACs, all in a similar manner. The original Siemens electrical gear is replaced by newer Mitsubishi equipment similar to that found in the SD70ACe line. For some rebuilds, like CSX and KCS, the new equipment requires more height under the dynamic brake grid, so that in turn is raised up and no longer flush with the roof. KCS rebuilds have a complicated history, but several still are in CPKC mainline service in attractive Belle paint. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eFar more KCS units have been much stranger: the Metra SD70MACH. The units are no longer C-C, but B1-1B, as the inward axle facing the fuel tank on each truck no longer has a traction motor. The hood retains the original rounded corners of the KCS cores, but the rear section is Tier-1 style, with flared radiators and squared corners. The walkways have extra protection, and at the front and rear there are stainless steel buffer plates for coupling to passenger car diaphragms. Finally, there is the Metra lighting package: a nose headlight, nose marker lights for pushing, a high LED gyralight, and an emergency beacon on the cab. Metra ordered 15 units from Progress Rail that first arrived in 2022, and has since exercised the options for 42 total units (24 are on the property and in service.)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMetra’s SD70MACHs are not the first passenger-capable SD70MACs, though; that title belongs to the Alaska Railroad’s late-model SD70MACs. Alaska Railroad had a fleet of sixteen typical mid-production SD70MACs for freight service, but did not have a good solution for powering its bustling seasonal passenger service. The solution was to take the CSX’s Tier 1 SD70MAC design, which had rearranged the rear of the hood to add an auxiliary power unit, and use that space to add HEP for the first time. The first 8 units arrived in 2004, and an additional 4 arrived in 2007 as the last SD70MACs manufactured. The twelve unit fleet is essential to Alaska Railroad’s operations, because the passenger schedule is dramatically higher than freight in summer, but very low in winter. Every major passenger train features the SD70MACs as power, but they also freely mix into freight service as needed. This makes them the only true mainline freight and passenger locomotives in North America. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eThe HO Scale SD70MAC Locomotives Features:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul id=\"GT62KWA\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eLate-production Tier 1 units for the first time in plastic!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eCSX and Alaska flared radiator variations, also a first in plastic!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eBNSF, CSX and KCS rebuilt SD70MACe variations, you guessed it, also a first in plastic!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMetra rebuilt the SD70MACH version, OK how many more firsts can we mention?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMultiple nose and cab variations (Nose light, high headlight, gyralight)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRailroad and era appropriate PTC antennas, where applicable\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eThree HTCR truck variations, all with rotating bearing caps (where appropriate)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eFull lighting package including track lights, step lights, and walkway lights\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eHeavy die-cast frame with many separate details\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eFull interior cab details\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMetal grab irons\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eFull traction motor casing details\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRapido’s innovative dead-straight metal handrails with plastic stanchions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eEtched-metal steps with fold-over step edge designs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRubber sanding lines\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMetal knuckle couplers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMoPower capacitor system for uninterrupted DCC running\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eStandard DC\/DCC ready or Dual-Mode DC\/DCC\/Sound\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSuggested minimum radius: 22”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"entity-header is-wrapper clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv align=\"justify\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eThe N Scale SD70MAC Locomotives Features:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eLate-production Tier 1 units for the first time in plastic!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMetra rebuilds, also a first in N scale!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMultiple nose and cab variations (Nose light, high headlight, gyralight)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRailroad and era appropriate PTC antennas, where applicable\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eWorking headlights, ditchlights, and extra lights.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMetra: features a gyralight, marker light, and emergency light on the nose and cab.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMetra: tons unique rebuild details, including HEP, end buffers, and more\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eCSX: Unique rear of hood housing Eco-Trans Auxiliary Power Unit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eRoad specific horns and roof detail\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSeparate grab irons and handrails installed at the factory\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eHeavy, die-cast chassis with a powerful motor and dual flywheels\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMoPower capacitor system for uninterrupted DCC running\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eDC\/DCC ready or Dual-Mode DC\/DCC\/Sound\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSuggested minimum radius: 11”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rapido","offers":[{"title":"Default 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