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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by daveklepper One posting said that the FT's were worn out in ten years and thus needed replacement. WRONG! The reason they were replaced was that two GP-9's could do the work of three FT units, saving fuel and maintenance. In many cases if not most, the new units were actually remanufactured units with trucks and many other parts taken off the old locomotives. The Boston and Maine for one, did not consider its FT's worn out but rather that the greater efficiency of the new units made replacement economically sound. With proper maintenance, plus operation within the rules (no running continuously with the amp meter in the red), first and second generation EMD units could last indefinitely. I won't guarantee this about today's locomotives or those of other builders. There are GP-7's and GP-9's running in good condition today. They were not replaced because the added hauling capacity for unit reduction of later units was not an advantage in their particular present application. [/quote] Dave, Click on the Western Pacific dieselization link a page or two back. The verbetum statement is that WP's FT's were in need of replacement in a very short period of time. Note that it is "need" of replacement, not a trading up to GP's.
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