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Hello everybody,would like to supply some facts about maintance + fuel costs:In 1954, U.P. found out that:"During 1954, steam costs were found to be $145.14 per 1,000 gross ton-miles, and diesel costs were set at $84.03 per 1,000 gross ton-miles. The turbines came in even lower, at $69.19 per 1,000 gross ton-miles."(Found at Don Strack's utahrails.net)At this time, the last new U.P. steam engines would aged 10 years, however they were well maintained und should run well. Some diesels were also as old as 10 years. Turbines were brand-new. However, it shows that the diesels would safe ~40% of costs.Hard to believe, the ratio of costs would have changed nowadays. The RR-Companies in the transition era were excited about the savings with diesels. They bought them, although they had to pay way much more related to a hp/ton basis: A 6000HP 4-Unit F3 would have cost 800.000$ in '48, a Big Boy 265.000$ in '44.Kind regardsLars
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