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[quote user="coborn35"] <P>[quote user="PBenham"]New York Central used the "one Potato" method of ordering diesels, and look what it got them! Now, railroads buy what they have confidence in, almost regardless of cost. Employee input is very,very minimal, if there is any at all. CSX is buying ES44DCs, UP buys SD70DCs and ES 44ACs and DCs, like BNSF( they have SD70ACes which UP does not have-YET). They have however favored GE,but only marginally. NS splits their orders down the middle cost wise, so there are more GEs than EMDs but you never know with NS. CN likes DC power equally from EMD and GE, CP is in GE's camp, KCS is neutral, buying SD70ACes and ES 44ACs. This will bear watching. Now, who will come out with a practical dual mode/hybrid road locomotive? Whoever does build one will be very popular with states that are environmentally sensitive (read blue/socialist) and capable of blackmailing the railroads in their states![/quote]</P> <P>UMM UP has SD70ACe's. Get out much?</P> <P>And KCS with ES44DC's, havent seen any. When did they get them?</P> <P>[/quote]</P> <P> </P> <P>I suppose technically they didn't. They were ordered for KCS de Mexico.</P>
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