Saw this article by the editor in chief of Railway Age.
Just as the Santa Fe renewed fleets of F-7s, SD-24s, and GP-7s/9s in the 70s, so now there’s a secondary industry within railroad business logistics to remanufacture modern equipment.
Turns out it’s less expensive to make an existing unit Tier IV compliant, than it is to buy new power.
Here’s the link. Rebuild, Renew, Repower: Written by William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-Chief
Just as the Santa Fe renewed fleets of F-7s, SD-24s, and GP-7s/9s in the 70s, so now there’s a secondary industry within railroad business logistics to remanufacture modern equipment.
Turns out it’s less expensive to make an existing unit Tier IV compliant, than it is to buy new power.
Here’s the link. Rebuild, Renew, Repower: Written by William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-Chief
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