Re: Future of UP Storage Fleet?
Author: Brasspounder
Date: 09-30-2019 - 10:21
Mike Stimpson Wrote:
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> I would expect (but do not know) that, as members
> of the running fleet develop problems, they will
> be replaced by sidelined-but-good stored units.
> Why buy new when you have perfectly running units
> stored?
>
> But I would expect that, as the running units
> develop problems, those units will not receive the
> repairs that they might have received in previous
> years.
Keep in mind that the builders aren't really coming up with good answers to the tier 4 requirement, and you can still have, operate and rebuild the units that you already own, so these units may be pretty valuable to them if traffic ever picks up.