by D.Carleton
alasgw wrote:You will not see GE develop a 6000 HP Evolution Series locomotive for North America unless a North American RR asks for one.They asked for them before and they will ask again. CSX and UP both bought a sizeable fleet of 6000hp locomotives. UP hedged its bets with a number of potential upgrades. When a railroad-reliable 6000hp prime mover is ready for production the railroads will be there to buy. If the railroads were not interested in ever larger locomotives then all those coal and intermodal trains would be moving cross-country behind F7's and GP-9's… which would thrill many of those reading this for sure.