I don't keep up with all parts of the country, motive powerwise, but is anyone getting gensets any longer? I know one major class 1, NS, came out in print and said they were junk. I have not noted any new ones recently. I would assume railroads that run in California might have different rules, and the same might apply to switching roads in major metropolitan areas, but are any railroads buying them now? What became of the builders?
And in this era of no new 4 axles, I would think it would be useful to have the sacrificed locomotives that were converted to gensets back to use/rebuild into conventional locomotives.
And in this era of no new 4 axles, I would think it would be useful to have the sacrificed locomotives that were converted to gensets back to use/rebuild into conventional locomotives.