AH>Here in New Zealand we have a fleet of 48 GE u-bangers, all of which are 
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AH>service. These are approaching 25 years old, and are still going strong.
AH>I really dont know why the americans get rid of locos that are only 25-30
AH>years old when they have good life left in them.......
AH>ahh well,..
 
Without going into any discussion of the latest in technology going into
American locomotives currently, how efficient are those engines now
25-30 years old in comparison with those less than, say, ten years?
 
By the way, the latest issue of "Trains" magazine states that Union
Pacific claims to have the youngest fleet of locomotives in the U.S. at
the moment, and the most powerful fleet, the average age being 13.7
years. This on a railroad running more than 2,000 trains each day with
some 6,250 engines.
 
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