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Steam engines are not a steap backwards, deisels were. By far, the last Steam engine inbuilt in the US could outpull any modern deisel by almost 3 to 1 (3 deisels to 1 steam). Unfortunatly, costs is what killed the steam engine here, Deisels could be Multi'd without crews, steams needed crews, and paying people was expensive. Cost of fuels was not the cause, Deisels and Oil Steamers basically refueled at about the same distance and for roughly the same cost (oil being cheaper). If this New technology in steam takes hold in europe and proves worthwhile, i can forsee a resurge in steam intrests here. Cost factors will be the deciding issue, if one of these new high tech steamers can replace 3 deisels cheaply and still maintain the crew requirements, then you'll start seeing them again. Jay
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