I am old enough to remember the Genesis teething problems in the beginning of their careers. Lets see, how long ago was that? Almost 30 years ago (that in itself is another problem for another thread). But this, I had my doubts about Siemens for diesel locomotives, but what do I know? I am just railfan wandering why not go with GE/Wabtec like the freight railroads that want, know and need dependability. I thought Amtrak learned NOT buying off the shelf. Wait till the Siemens "hybrid" units hit the road in the NEC and east coast.
It's ironic when the Genesis debuted many stated it would not last as long as the F40s. They lasted LONGER by 10 years. Now it could be Siemens get the software fixed ( Genesis had the same problem in the beginning) and these new locomotives have a long career (hopefully not past 20 years). But there is a big difference designing a locomotive for corridor work and throwing it on a 2000 mile run. It worked in the past because the F40 was GP40, the Genesis is a fancy DASH 8, the Siemens.........ugh......hmm.......