QUOTE: Originally posted by Limitedclear GEs I've run have had more issues on the road. Part of this was GE design (as others have mentioned the Dash 8 and Dash 9 series are vast improvements over the Dash 7s and U boats) and another part was that the mechanical folks didn't much care for the GEs. We had a lot of failures due to lack of water, brakeshoes and other basic maintenance that I couldn't explain any other way, even on units fresh from a 92 day inspection... Oh, and the mechanical guys weren't alone. Operating guys generally disliked the GEs too. I can't tell you how many times I have helped to switch a GE out of the lead. The newer ones are significantly better. I run Dash 9s all the time now and although they have their quirks they are a vast improvement over their predecessors... LC
QUOTE: Originally posted by wabash1 GE junk dash 8 and 9 when you go to work and this is yor consist you know it is going to be a long day, they wont run and they break down on a regular basis. on the other hand ive never had a emd go down and leave me stranded. yea give me a emd any day they are made better and dont rattle and the quality is better.
Being Crazy,keeps you from going "INSANE" !! "The light at the end of the tunnel,has been turned off due to budget cuts" NOT AFRAID A Vet., and PROUD OF IT!!
QUOTE: Originally posted by csxengineer98 QUOTE: Originally posted by wabash1 GE junk dash 8 and 9 when you go to work and this is yor consist you know it is going to be a long day, they wont run and they break down on a regular basis. on the other hand ive never had a emd go down and leave me stranded. yea give me a emd any day they are made better and dont rattle and the quality is better. maybe where your at...but i would take a -9 GE over anything in the fleet anyday!!! csx engineer
QUOTE: Originally posted by wabash1 QUOTE: Originally posted by csxengineer98 QUOTE: Originally posted by wabash1 GE junk dash 8 and 9 when you go to work and this is yor consist you know it is going to be a long day, they wont run and they break down on a regular basis. on the other hand ive never had a emd go down and leave me stranded. yea give me a emd any day they are made better and dont rattle and the quality is better. maybe where your at...but i would take a -9 GE over anything in the fleet anyday!!! csx engineer you must love overtime myself i love getting home. ge engine is a ge engine you cant tell me that the csx got the good ones they all come off the same line. I am also not going to have one of these lets fight over ge emd flame war go to fist fight BS session. i will close it by saying You have your opinion on how you want to move frieght i have mine. it dont agree with you and that is ok. that is america i will defend your right to say ge is better . have a good day
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