True Pat, but it always surprised me how some types of loco's dissappeared rather fast. I can't think of it off the top of my head but i would swear there are some models that don't last 10 years on their orgional road and that to me is the blink of an eye in the rail industry. > From: pat.moore_@_att.net> To: erielack@lists.railfan.net> Subject: Re: (erielack) equipment leases> Date: Sun, 4 May 2008 03:11:12 +0000> > SMT...> > This makes sense to me. Isn't it usually cheaper to keep an older locomotive running (as long as you have a supply of spare parts...not a problem in the mid-70s) than to buy something new? If I had to get rid of anything, I'd start with the units that were pushing 30 years old, not the "teenagers". Of course, without knowing any of the financial details about the "lease" or equipment trust, it would be speculation. Is there a copy of it laying around somewhere?> > Glad to meet you today, by the way. Nice to finally put some faces with some names...> > pat moore > The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List http://EL-List.railfan.net/ To Unsubscribe: http://Lists.Railfan.net/erielackunsub.html ------------------------------
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