CSX orders 75 new Tier 4 locomotives for 2016 delivery

I'm headed that direction soon..big CSX FEC NS fan. Now where is that "juice" train

"Diesel Era" magazine mentioned CSX ordered something like three hundred ET44AHs over a two year period or so. Nice engines.....

Which of the old diesel locomotives are to be retired in the coming year?

Andrew

Oh good, more GEs.

I never see any of those on CSX. <Sarcasm off>.

I hope CSX keeps their Dash 8s around for awhile. Love those engines!

They are certainly investing some big dollars in new power, will be interesting to see what is left in terms of older units.

Why buy new power if business is down?

Dominic Mazoch posted:

Why buy new power if business is down?

Sometimes, it's a good idea to "retool" when business is down.  It places you in a better position when things start looking up again.

Rusty

Rusty Traque posted:

Dominic Mazoch posted:

Why buy new power if business is down?

Sometimes, it's a good idea to "retool" when business is down.  It places you in a better position when things start looking up again.

Rusty

That and buying locomotives is not like buying a TV off the shelf at Walmart, there is a definite "Lead Time" between order and purchase, if you wait until you NEED it, to ORDER it, you will be waiting even longer to actually GET it.

  With the expense and long term investment that locomotives represent, they must expect business to pick up, and keep improving, or they would just struggle through with what they have for an anticipated short bubble, or lease more power if expecting a moderate upswing in business.

Doug

challenger3980 posted:

Rusty Traque posted:

Dominic Mazoch posted:

Why buy new power if business is down?

Sometimes, it's a good idea to "retool" when business is down.  It places you in a better position when things start looking up again.

Rusty

That and buying locomotives is not like buying a TV off the shelf at Walmart, there is a definite "Lead Time" between order and purchase, if you wait until you NEED it, to ORDER it, you will be waiting even longer to actually GET it.

  With the expense and long term investment that locomotives represent, they must expect business to pick up, and keep improving, or they would just struggle through with what they have for an anticipated short bubble, or lease more power if expecting a moderate upswing in business.

Doug

OR GE had a deal CSX could not refuse.