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I was wondering about that delay myself, it seemed who would care about 2-4 seconds ? ? ? Anyway, I am no speaking on behalf of GE or GM here, but just my own opinions. I am sure you will be seeing the new Dash 9s and AC units being rebulit, and if not there is certainly a reason for it, most likely because they have paid for themselves over and over and it is thier time to hit the scrap yard, or in most cases of GE sales the RRs can trade them in and purchase brand new locomotvie power. Either way with the rebuilt SDs and such, they are relatively cheap to rebuild, and without much spending a worn out SD (i.e. SD40-2) can be overhauled for service. GEs are more complex, the RRs must consider trading them in or even scraping them for salvage to purchase new ones. This is true for GMs as well. I am aware that GE makes numerous replacement parts for EMDs, and am sure the RRs utilize these parts. Diesel engines I am ignorant of, I know the basics and this forum is very enlightining. GE and GM are no longer in battle, they both make good locomotives that get the job done. I talk to some people who work for NS, they run Dash 9s and SD40-2 around here alot, and I have been told that sitting in a SD40-2 while pushing tonnage over this mountain grade is the worst possible job ever. I can understand, they are OLD. they may have always been reliable and for that matter still are, but GEs have also been reliable, just as much as EMDs, so when 100 break down at a time, it is just Locomotive nature, they are not as simple as a truck, they are under extreme conditions, and unless you build them from the ground up, you have no idea. <br /> <br />Railroads buy more GEs now and have for some time, wonder why ? ? ?
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