Imagine two locomotive engines combined with the electrical system and electronic network of a factory and the plumb- ing and HVAC equipment of a hotel—all subject to continuous vibration and salt air, governed by stringent regulations, and expected to operate for sixty years. The Washington State Ferries (WSF) system is the largest in the United States and the third largest in the world, trans- porting more than 25 million people per

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