Reply to "Worst American Diesel power ???"

I could have said "a car company and a light bulb manufacturer"  LOL.  I don't dislike GEs, I have always liked EMD styling and they certainly seem to get the job done and the huge number of rebuilds and the number of really old EMDs says something about the basic designs and quality of the product. I also think that GE became the #1 builder of diesel RR engines as much by EMDs decline due to the pee poor management at GM at the time plus GE was out to take over. A friend who worked in engineering at GE said that they lost money on the big orders the got but would make it up on parts and service contracts. Every mechanical apparatus as complex  and hard working will have strengths and weaknesses. Some more than others.