Not sure if this is common knowledge but the engine installed in the AC6000s was designed and developed by Deutz MWM in Mannheim, Germany and licenced to GE. The engine was designed to produce 6250 HP @1180 RPM. This is consided quite a high speed for an engine of this size. I was fortunate enough to be involved with the development of this engine and spent a lot of time in Germany in 1995. I later followed the prototype engine to GE in Erie and worked on the development of the engine in the locomotive. Thanks for uploading this video, brought back some fond memories. Take care.

Man, had I known that these were living in their final months of service, I would've made more of an effort to get these beasts. Nice compilation video of one of the greatest fleet of GEs to roam the rails.

R.I.P ACes on CSX, too

Great video of the AC6000CW's in action! I forgot just how many of these CSX rostered. Ironically, I've seen more of these locos on NS trains (5 of them) then I ever did on CSX (0 of them). Thanks for sharing.

At 7:43 the second unit CW60AC #695, my friend and I went in the cab and got pics and video!!

Awesome video one of my favorite locomotive ever made

Rip the AC6000s You will be missed

At least a couple of these guys should be in a railroad museum, unfortunately there is no SD90H saved anywhere. Both of these are iconic representitives from an exciting era of horsepower wars. The sad thing is both GE and GM/EMD are no longer even building locomtives.

@willwozniak2826

8 ай бұрын

The SD80MACs were unique as well....I think those all got destroyed too...😔

Oh my gosh!! A lot of Beautiful K5LAs and K5HLs!! 😍😍

I love ac6000s,640 is my fav

In a recent interview with Hunter Harrison, he said they are being sold to UP and or being scrapped.

@scarecrow108productions7

6 жыл бұрын

SCL 256 Productions f*** EHH (E. Hunter Harrison) he gets rid all of the good locos including this one! F**k that E. HUNTER CLUSTER****!!!! #AC6000smustlive

@tamikamcfarlane1073

6 жыл бұрын

They are liars they are just being rebuilt

@fairportrails107

4 жыл бұрын

Tamika McFarlane spoiler alert it's true

@ejdsndnj

2 жыл бұрын

@@tamikamcfarlane1073 they are scrapped now

When you hear a 600 number loco leading a CSX train

@sk84lifedb

5 жыл бұрын

Good times. There's still 3 left 600-602

Great Video! I know 677 was already retired in 2013.

@sk84lifedb

6 жыл бұрын

Ethan the Railfanner thanks

Very NICE !!!

I didn't knew csx is retiring those Ac6000 locomotives. Those are bigger locomotive.

I wonder how many of those AC6000CWs are actually 6000HP. Those engines were quite problematic, and many ended up downgraded to lower-horsepower engines.

2:01 great crew

I wonder if GE will ever make another engine like the 6k

YOU KNOW WHAT? I FOU D OUT THAT ONE OF THESE UNIQUE LOCOMOTIVES HAS BEEN PRESERVED, AND THAT SHE IS IN A MUSEUM!HER NUMBER IS 6002! CSX SHOULD HAVE KEPT SOME OF THESE IN REGULAR SERVICE!OH, HOW I MISS THEM! AT LEAST , ONE OF THEM GOT AWAY FROM THE SCRAPLINES!

they are all in storage and are scheduled for scrap soon may they rest in pieces

@RailsoftheNortheast

6 жыл бұрын

SCL 256 Productions why wouldn’t UP buy them? Is CSX not allowing them? Or does nobody want them?

Railroads figured out locos in the 4500HP range are the most efficient for the size. This is great footage in the middle of town . Where is this?

@sk84lifedb

6 жыл бұрын

Marti Hill Fayetteville north carolina

@martihill3611

6 жыл бұрын

SKProductions thanks SK.

they are all being sold to PRLX as of April, 2018

@privateerbouncher9622

4 жыл бұрын

And then?

@RailsoftheNortheast

3 жыл бұрын

Privateer Bouncher a handful were sold from PRLX to WNYP. A handful were scrapped, but some were spotted on CSX this year with the PRLX lettering. I’m guessing they were some that were finally sent out to PRLX

May the train gods keep these baby's in service on CSX even if they're gonna be repainted into yn3.

@tamikamcfarlane1073

6 жыл бұрын

G- Man there not scrapping them they are gettting rebuilt

I don't mean to be this guy but CSX isn't scrapping AC6000CW's. They've just rebuilt a large chunk of them, so they wouldn't have any reason to. They've actually stored all but one of their SD70ACe's, so if anything, you should be a lot more worried about those.

@ejdsndnj

2 жыл бұрын

They are scrapped now

Rip ac6000cw

@sk84lifedb

7 жыл бұрын

Yoyer Reyes yep

I knew they wasn't really about to scrap those bad boys the AC6000CWs

Are they replacing the -8 series, SD70ACeS and AC6000CWs?

@sk84lifedb

5 жыл бұрын

All except 2 or 3 AC60s(designated AC44s with 6000 carbody)have been sold and or retired from csx. All ACes are sold or retired completely from the roster.

Are they being rebuilt with 4400 12V GEVO or will keep 6000HP 16V engine?

@sk84lifedb

6 жыл бұрын

Chen Xu none of the 6000s have 6000hp anymore. All 4400

@hakeemsd70m

5 жыл бұрын

All of the Big 6's were re-powered with 4,600 hp 16 cyl GEVO-16 engines and reclassified as CW46AC's, or AH's. That was just before they were sold to Progress Rail (PRLX).

@blackbirdgaming8147

4 жыл бұрын

Hakeem Sd70M So in theory they could be up-rated to 6250 hp as that’s what the GEVO-16 produces?

What one has a k5hll

0:57 SD70s in CSX?!

the csx ac6000cw is have a huge fuel tank

UP rebuilt all their AC6000CW's

Whats happening to the AC600CW,S???

@sk84lifedb

7 жыл бұрын

LHSBoy ` storage eventually sold or scrapped

@lhsboyproductions3446

7 жыл бұрын

Thats not good 0_0

@jamarrhoskins9086

7 жыл бұрын

SKProductions who ever told u that they were going to get scrapped. They are not, they are going to be rebuilt

@markwellzero0

6 жыл бұрын

being down rated too t CW46AC's 4600 hp with the same ter 4 prime movers as the AH. number classes 5000 are 4400 hp-ah, while 600 class is a 4600 hp except one is 4000 hp and is now a CW44-AC. there dynamic brakes are second to none. they will keep that at full power. ps they still rain oil on the cat walk from the twin turbo stacks.

You ain't gonna find a better engine from GE than those AC6000s

@sk84lifedb

6 жыл бұрын

Terrence Goodwin I can agree to that

@andrewcrane2786

6 жыл бұрын

Terrence Goodwin Those ES44 are replacing those Ac6000. They look the same

ac6000 aren't fully retired

@andrewcrane2786

6 жыл бұрын

CSXTrentonSubdivisonRailfan some of those AC6000 are still in service

@hakeemsd70m

5 жыл бұрын

As of January 2019, only 3 locos, CSX 600-602, remain on the roster. Norfolk Southern still has about 40 of them on lease from PRLX, with that number on a steady decline as the leases expire.

Why are they more outdated than Dash-9 and 8's? Maybe they didn't run as good as the other GE's

Shit locos that's why they are being retired. BHP got rid of theirs years ago due to constant failures of the prime movers. Replaced them with ACe's.

@broman700

7 жыл бұрын

Hey moron, get out of the past, it is a new ballgame! SD90 macs are gone as well, except for the frames. If GE is so bad, why do they have 70% of the new locomotive market? Get over the fact that your SD40's are disappearing!

@LusciousLenci

7 жыл бұрын

broman700 you do have a point there

@broman700

7 жыл бұрын

mercurybullet 😄 Oh man, you must be a real winner to get mad at a u-tube comment! Why don't you study up a little bit and then maybe you can discuss it. Read up on GE vs Cat!

@mercurybullet6043

7 жыл бұрын

Don't need any study pal I work on these day in day out.Next...

@broman700

7 жыл бұрын

mercurybullet--ok bud, no use arguing with a wall. So you are an Aussie that worked on them, good for you! But you failed to note that the units were in service from 1999 to 2014. All eight engines replaced the 4000 hp units BHP Billington used before. Also the eight engines set a world record that still stands today of 98,000 tons. The train was 4.5 miles long with 682 cars and traveled a distance of 171 miles. The whole point being that both EMD and GE's 6000 hp units did not perform well until they replaced motors with 4000 or 4400 hp engines. BHP called them very successful units, but I guess you know more than they do. If they had ordered SD90MAC's, you probably would have said the same. Regards to you from the USA and I hope you have better success with the SD70ACE's!