Hot Water posted:Originally Posted by Robert K:I guess we should be lucky that trains last as long as they do. In the automotive world, new models of cars come out every year. Amtrak waited 35 years before ordering new electrics,
How do you figure THAT? Amtrak was begun in something like 1970 or 1971, and they quickly ordered new diesels for the Santa Fe route, i.e. the SDP40F units. Then in the mid 1970s, Amtrak started working on the order for the AEM7 units for the Northeast Corridor, and they were delivered before Amtrak was even 10 years old.
and in the early 90's the Genesis units to replace the F40PH's.
I took Hot Water's statement as Amtrak waited 35 years to replace the AEM-7s.
You know your getting on in years when things like trains are retired in your lifetime.....LOL
