Comment on Ask HN: What would you do with a 130 ton locomotive?parentComments−AnotherGoodName1yIt’s far too young for a museum piece. Amtrak still runs emd sw1’s built in 1942 ffs. And there’s plenty of small time railways using even older locos for shunting.This is a 1970’s model diesel ffs. That’s basically brand new in this industry.−toast01yWell, would have been nice if they could sell it with the engine not disabled and another operator could use it.
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It’s far too young for a museum piece. Amtrak still runs emd sw1’s built in 1942 ffs. And there’s plenty of small time railways using even older locos for shunting.
This is a 1970’s model diesel ffs. That’s basically brand new in this industry.
Well, would have been nice if they could sell it with the engine not disabled and another operator could use it.