Dmac844 Wrote:
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> Over a half million for 70 units...

I think there is a small typo... should be half a billion for...

> that's roughly
> $8 Million each. I know special orders of
> locomotives are expensive, but this seems a really
> high price per unit to me. Does anyone know if
> that price is correct or if there is something
> else also being purchased with the money?

Since the US of A doesn't seem to be in a position to provide the kind of repetitive order levels that would provide mass production or continuous sustained levels of orders for locomotives, cars and etc. it seems to bring up the question of whether Amtrak or high speed rail is even fiscally feasible.