I don't know what the previous poster meant by the C's "have had a hard
life" No more or less than any B, S, or X class.
<<<and average working life for a turboed EMD in the US
is 15 to 20 years.>>>
Actually UP is still doing major overhauls on 1972 vintage SD40-2's and
there are still thousands of turbo loco's (SD40-2's, GP40-2's) in regular
service in the US that are older than the C's.
One of the great mysterys regarding the C's is why were they built in 1977
without dash 2 equipment which came out in 1972?? They would be much more
desirable to keep if they were dash 2 equipped!
I sure hope at least one gets preserved, blue and gold of course!!
Mark.
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I make art to impress myself.