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Got to love when people rely on myths and only look at Horsepower. there are other factors involved, engine wieght, torgue and gearing are all involved, which when taken into account make steam engine better than Deisels. but the fact is, Deisels won out in the cost department, it took less manhours to work a deisel than it did a steamer, 2 man crews as opposed to 3 man crews, not to mention all the water/fuel stop crews that were no longer needed, the multitude of roundhouse mechanics no longer needed, ect. <br /> <br />Then, as mentioned above was the sheer "shiny" factor, after WW2, people were looking at brand new shiny things, with the now aboundance of metal available, all things stainless steel became envogue, so when those streamlined shiny deisels arrived for passenger service, it doomed the steamers to backwork, then finally to no work. <br /> <br />Profit was the biggest motivator for switching to Deisels, it was cheaper in manhours and that's it. if companies were more worried about pulling power and abilities, then steam would still be the rulling choice, but alas it's 75-80% cheaper to operate a deisel in manhours than it is a Steamer, and that equates to more money for the company, which then equates to more money for the execs.
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