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<p> </p> <p> </p> <p>[quote user="Overmod"]</p> <p>[quote user="Bucyrus"]</p> <p><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva;font-size:small;">Is some of the railroad demand driven by the need to meet regulations?</span></p> <p>[/quote]Yes, particularly in southern California.<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva;font-size:small;">[/quote]</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva;font-size:small;">Over the life of a locomotive, considering first cost, maintenance, and operating cost; is a genset more costly than a comparable diesel-electric switcher or less costly?</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva;font-size:small;">If the genset is less costly than the diesel electric, why don't the railroads buy gensets exclusively. If the genset is more costly than diesel-electrics, why do railroads buy gensets?</span></p>
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