If that's what consumers decide they want, then I don't think its wrong to say that is their purpose. It's kinda sad to see them go, but that's OK. We no longe

If that's what consumers decide they want, then I don't think its wrong to say that is their purpose. It's kinda sad to see them go, but that's OK. We no longer see as many of the beautiful locomotives as we used to, even though they where excellently engineered with tremendous history. But that's OK, since they've been replaced by other means of transportation/shipping. Things change, sometimes that sucks. We all move on and try to make a more awesome world in other ways.