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Interesting comparison
Author: Ivy Mike
Date: 06-09-2014 - 10:33

Here's an interesting item for thought. Of course, the "rebuild" they are listing will basically create a brand new locomotive with recycled frame, trucks and some cab components.

$1.5 million in 2014 dollars equals about $169,600 in 1955 dollars. In 1955, a brand new GP9 cost about $185,000.

So, the fact is that this is actually costing just a bit less to rebuild to basically brand new condition than it cost brand new in the first place. And to give the full comparison, $185,000 in 1955 would be about $1.63 million today.

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  Re: Hey, something positive about an old locomotive P.kepler 06-08-2014 - 23:03
  Re: Hey, something positive about an old locomotive Agent 99 06-09-2014 - 09:35
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  Re: Hey, something positive about an old locomotive pshaww 06-09-2014 - 00:45
  Re: Hey, something positive about an old locomotive OPRRMS 06-09-2014 - 05:29
  Interesting comparison Ivy Mike 06-09-2014 - 10:33
  Re: Interesting comparison Max Wyss 06-09-2014 - 12:48
  Re: Hey, something positive about an old locomotive rusty nail 06-10-2014 - 16:52
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