Murphy Siding wrote: Which leads back to the first quesion, I guess. Why do some roads remove them? It sounds like they would still be useful to a flatlander railroad? Are they a maintenance problem, if left on the locomotive? Or, perhaps the resale value of the parts is enough incentive? I'm confused.
Might ask Randy Stahl to confirm;
a.) The reason that some lines remove the Dynamic Brakes is a: their operations do not require the
extra braking of the Dynamic system.
b.) If the locomotive has Dynamic Brakes, as factory equipment, they must be maintained in
working order. Removal saves maintenance dollars. Certainly it would reduce the pool of
potential repurchasers to sell a unit without the DB system.
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