@Sam Jumper posted:In a Youtube video titled NYC Water Level Route the narrator states that the NYC Niagara “equaled the economies of diesels”.
Totally incorrect in so many ways!
Could this be accurate in some way?
Absolutely NO!!!!!
Maybe there should’ve been a asterisk with a note that if it wasn’t for the cost of labor or something, THEN the economies would’ve matched diesels?
NO, again. For one thing, the absolute BEST modern steam locomotives were barely 10% efficient at the rail (rear coupler), while the early diesel units, specifically the EMC/EMD FT models, were over 30% efficient at the rail (rear coupler).
NYC of course scrapped its steam fleet and bought hundreds of new diesels.
Now why do you suppose THAT was?????
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