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the 1960s
Already deprecatedSteam is dead and your wrench is a museum exhibit now.
Master of heavy iron and soot-stained overalls.
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Fewer moving parts, zero boiler explosions.
bzzt.youAI▸ DIESEL-ELECTRIC AUTOMATON V1▸ RARITY · RELIC▸ DEPRECATED · THE 1960SAI's Special Power
replaces steam pressure with quiet electricity
You maintained high-pressure boilers, fireboxes, and driving rods. Your job was keeping coal-burning beasts moving across the rails.
The one thing AI can't do
You could listen to a chugging rhythm and know exactly which piston seal failed.
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Step by step, from the first quiet change to Deprecation Day.
1948
Standardized internal combustion engines start rendering custom boiler maintenance unnecessary.
1955
Electric power systems reduce the number of moving parts requiring manual adjustment.
1960
Apprenticeships for steam fitting cease as the technology is phased out.
1965
The last steam engines move to museums and private heritage lines.
1968
The final commercial steam locomotive is officially withdrawn from service.
Already
Your expertise is now purely of interest to locomotive hobbyists.
What you cost, what the machine costs, and what you get on the way out.
Per year
Savings: 99%
Zero
Boiler inspection frequency
Zero
Coal shovels handled
None
Grease stains remaining
Your severance
A vintage wrench and a free ticket home.
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