Shortline Sammie Wrote:
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> OPRRMS Wrote:
> > Sammie, did you bid on anyting this time?
>
> No, I didn't attend this auction.

What? You didn't pick a couple of cheap CCRCL's so the OPR could "Go robo?"

> Interesting how
> high the switchers went...wonder what they cost
> new 40 years ago compared to what they sold for.

Yeah, I noticed that, too. Some of the MP's must've been in pretty good shape, relatively speaking. Amazes me that they're getting rid of them, considering the shortage of four-axle power. For example, for the first time ever, West Oakland's been using a SD38-2 robot (actually, it's a "neutered" SD40-2) since Roseville wasn't able to provide a four-axle.

Last time I checked, it looked like the switchers in the Roseville deadline have been retired, so I suppose they'll come up for sale eventually. Some have issues. For example, the Y1298 (ex-SP2700) has continuous GRA.

Side note: The spam code for this post happened to be EXXUP - just like me!