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From: gr@uvacs.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.railroad
Subject: EMD vs. GE
Message-ID: <1067@uvacs.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 28-Nov-83 12:31:29 EST
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Posted: Mon Nov 28 12:31:29 1983
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	Just recently GE has surpassed EMD in orders.  It is rumored that this
is largely due to the former's progress in terms of fuel savings.  That is the
major focus of possible railroad innovation, especially by our own CSX (ex-
Chessie, nee C&O) here back east.  On the other hand, according to local shop
forces, the GEs are harder to maintain and have more trouble getting over the
road compared to EMDs.  I was told that it takes nothing less than a drop pit
to change brakeshoes U-boats, er, B-boats!

					- Greg Richardson
					  Charlottesville  VA