New Locomotives for Saudi - Page 2

Re: New Locomotives for Saudi

by MEC407
Mon Aug 01, 2011 10:36 am

Etihad Rail, in the United Arab Emirates, has ordered seven SD70ACS locomotives:

http://www.railwaygazette.com/nc/news/s ... 11/08.html

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Re: Boxy enough for ya'?

by goodnightjohnwayne
Fri Aug 05, 2011 1:11 pm

CN Sparky wrote:Maybe they could have come up with a way to divert that sand to the rail... instead of having separate sandboxes to have to fill

Maybe they could export some of that sand to Canada? VIA Rail apparently doesn't have operating sanders, which has to be the dumbest cost cutting decision in the history of railroading.