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   RAILFAN      Trains, model railroading hobby      3,261 messages   

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   John Levine to All   
   Re: Amtrak picks Alstom Avelia as replac   
   02 Sep 16 16:46:44   
   
   From: johnl@iecc.com   
      
   >Significant value is created in the design phase and the skilled   
   >manufacturer of major components, very little of which occurs in   
   >Hornell.   
      
   Huh.  I would have thought that traction motors and locomotives were   
   major components, but opinions apparently differ.   
      
   And in any event, who else could they have picked to build train sets?   
   Bombardier?  Hitachi?   
      
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