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I don't know about the oldest diesel in use, but the one with the oldest PART has to be the ex B&O 8411, an EMD SW-1 built in 1943. It became Winchester & Western 8411 and was later sold to a leasing outfit. Several years back it was assigned to the cold storage company at Mt. Airy, Md. So what's the oldest part? When the footboards were removed, a piece of old rail was bolted across the the low front to deflect stuff in the track; the rail was IRON PEAR-HEAD RAIL ROLLED IN ENGLAND IN THE 1850'S! I've got pictures to prove it. The engine later was replaced at Mt. Airy; last I heard, 8411 was working in the Mechanicsburg-Harrisburg, Pa. area on lease to a private industry. I don't know if it's still around or not.
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