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The SD70ACe is the latest in the line of EMD's "70" series locomotives that is intended to cut railroad costs for maintenance by providing a locomotive that is more efficient and more powerful, lessening fuel costs and the total numbers of running units. The SD70ACe has been designed to conform to EPA Tier-2 emissions standards while sporting 4300 horsepower. The BNSF is the second largest purchaser of these new locomotives, with nearly 300 ordered for use in their general freight and intermodal services, moving more intermodal freight and grain than any other American railroad and providing the coal for nearly 10% of the United States' electricity.