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Western Railroad Discussion > Old BNSF H 1's still going but newer stuff traded or sold off.Date: 09/23/22 22:31 Old BNSF H 1's still going but newer stuff traded or sold off. Author: Super-C Found this EX BNSF unit at Kalama WA.
Hard to believe The BNSF H1's are running all over the place and even on the point at times. And newer power is being off loaded to leasing company's. GECX # 4944 EX BNSF setting at Kalama WA. There was a sticker unit in the group looking faded out all ready. Date. September 22, 2022 photo by Chris Marshall  Date: 09/23/22 22:34 Re: Old BNSF H 1's still going but newer stuff traded or sold o Author: MrMRL Simple, just the difference between lease and ownership.
~ Mr. MRL Date: 09/24/22 14:18 Re: Old BNSF H 1's still going but newer stuff traded or sold o Author: coach Maybe the 12-cylinder engines get too beat up and worn down producing the same amount of horsepower with less cylinders?
Date: 09/24/22 15:54 Re: Old BNSF H 1's still going but newer stuff traded or sold o Author: Evan_Werkema coach Wrote:
> Maybe the 12-cylinder engines get too beat up and > worn down producing the same amount of horsepower > with less cylinders? Both the 960-class locomotives in "H1" paint and the lease-returned 4944 are Dash 9-44CW's with 16-cylinder FDL engines. Date: 09/24/22 21:28 Re: Old BNSF H 1's still going but newer stuff traded or sold o Author: Grizz So, do you park 100 older locos that are owned, so that you can run 100 leased newer locos
or do return the 100 lease locos and run your owned power its all about the Benjamins Date: 09/25/22 00:12 Re: Old BNSF H 1's still going but newer stuff traded or sold o Author: Evan_Werkema Might also be worth mentioning that 4944 was built in November 1998, while the 960-class was built between July 1996 and January 1997. The 4944 is "newer," but is a 24 year old Dash 9 really that much better than a 26 year old Dash 9?
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