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Dear wabash1, Forgive me. I was writing under the assumption that you had read the Trains Magazine Motive Power Issue. Jack Wheelihan (a former EMD employee, no less) is a rebuilder of locomotive components and a steam engineer. Dee Brown, an engineer who has driven many Alcos, said of the Alco RS1 and S4 the following: "Excellent. They didn't have enough power to spin their wheels. They'd drag anything you put behind them." And of the RS3, he said: "For suburban service, the hands-down winner. It came as close to steam-engine acceleration as a diesel can get." All three classes are on his top ten list of diesels. As for GE's, if the railroads don't like them, how come BNSF is making DASH-9's their super fleet? And let me say, I think we are all a bit biased. I, to use Kevin's metaphor, attend the church of Alco (and think of that wonderful place called Schenectady) for their steamers for the most part, and so support their diesels. But everyone hear has a favorite brand, and yours is EMD. And once you have a favorite, it's easy to idolize your favorite and demonize its enemies...I know: I do it with UP and BNSF. But remember: steam was, is, and always will be king! Respectfully yours, Daniel
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