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Gulf & Ohio seeks return of stolen locomotive bell
If I am viewing Jim Wrinn’s photo correctly, the bell was mounted between the smokestack and what I believe to be a sand dome. It looks like a really tight fit to remove it, or was the bell being stored away from the engine? Either way, the comments regarding security camera(s) and a possible inside job both ring true (groan).
Who steals a bell like that? can’t stick that in your pocket.
That’s the Gulf & Ohio’s property, and a piece of history!
A security camera costs a lot less than irreplaceable antique steam engine parts!
As a locomotive bell of that type weighs several hundred pounds it couldn’t have been easy to get it out of there. Inside job maybe? I have to wonder.
And ditto to Mr. Morris’ comment on a security camera. In this day and age you CAN’T afford NOT to have one!
A brass bell, right. They just need to check the local scrap yards, instead of offering a reward. And they should have done it quickly. To metal thieves history has no meaning.