New latest run Athearn Genesis HO KCS EMD SD70ACe, road number 4158, item number G75744. No sound, DCC ready. Payment due seven days from listing close. Buyer pays $11.95 USPS shipping in United States. Will combine shipping on multiple items. Any questions, please contact us. Thanks for looking!
In late 2013, KCS came back to EMD and placed an order for 25 SD70ACe’s (4140-4164) under EMD batch number 20136932. Delivered in KCS’s “Southern Belle” scheme, this order came with nose mounted headlights and 4-step walkways as depicted on our models.
In order to meet stricter diesel locomotive emissions standards imposed by EPA Tier II regulations, EMD modified the SD70MAC to create the SD70ACe and SD70M-2. Each model is powered by a 16-cylinder, 4300-horsepower diesel engine. On the SD70M-2, the prime mover drives an alternator and produces AC current that is rectified to DC current, which powers the traction motors. On the SD70ACe, the DC current is then “chopped” back into AC to power the traction motors.
Much of the external design is based on the SD90 series locomotives. Similar features include the full height nose door and rectangular windshields, the large, flared radiators with two fans, and the positioning of the dynamic brake equipment at the rear of the long hood. In addition, the inverters were moved from inside the long hood to a box on the walkway behind the fireman’s side of the cab.