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[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by Murphy Siding</i> <br /><br />In Brian Solomon's book "GE Locomotives, 110 years of General Electric motive power", he states that the UP gas turbines were bought in part to replace the Big Boys, that were reaching retirement age-in 1958! Isn't that sort of a short life span for a steam engine? <br />[/quote] <br /> <br />Mr. Solomon is usually informative, but from time to time he has been wrong. The Big Boys were well below retirement age. For comparrison, the 4-12-2's were retired around 1955, worn out from WW II. <br /> <br />Sincerely, <br />Daniel Parks
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