http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=116716
What a mess . . .
As much as there’s support for steam, why not save one more loco?
Show me the money…
Adrianspeeder
Too bad I’m not rolling in dough like that person who posted that pic ![}:)]
yes please save that once celeberty SP unit.
kevin
WIll someone please help save that once great looking SP loco number 4436
And it’s still lettered “Radio Equipped” with the Lightning Bolt logo[8D]!
a certain song pops in my head…“if I had a million dollars…” (i’d by a locomotive)
Whoever wins the lottery might be interested [:p]
Russell
with reports of people buying locomotives for $1.00…who knows
You’re kidding!!!
Probably now belongs to whomever it is that is trying to restart the NWP. CalTrans is involved along with a public authority, but I don’t remember who it is. Calfornia Northern is the connecting carrier at Schelleville.
I don’t think that is the new SP hertiage unit…
CC
The Hagerstown Roundhouse Museum was practically given two ALCo MRS-1s at less than $500 bucks a pop!
If only I could find a deal like that on eBay…[:p]
Torch it!
I’m afraid that loco is beyond repair…[xx(][:(][:(][
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Ummm, how would you move it, and where would you put it?
Adrianspeeder
Is there something special about this particular unit?
Hey AlcoRS11Nut,
I’d buy you a monkey. Haven’t you always wanted a monkey? [:P]
Great song!
If I’m not mistaken, it’s an SD9.
What’s special about it? Well, …it’s an SD9! Built in the 50s, by EMD when Made in America meant something. Tough, reliable, with mileage in the millions.
Restoration costs would likely be high. First you must find out what’s wrong with it. Is the engine block intact? What about the cylinder heads? What condition is the electrical system in? Traction motors, generator, control circuits, fuel system, etc. Will it be able to meet the FRA safety standards? Would it fall under the new pollution control standards or would it be “grandfathered” in?
These are just some of the factors that museums and tourist railways must consider before acquiring a classic locomotive from a railroad. If the costs are too prohibitive, then a unit like this could be scrapped. I hope that it is deemed worth saving. I think that somewhere in California there is a restored SP SD9 running around. Some of you may be familiar with it.
A good example of a museum’s considerations:
Last year a tourist/museum in Tenessee had to get rid of those gorgeous E8s painted in New York Central. Maintenance costs on those twin 567s under the carbody were through the roof!
Roger that.
I can’t get wired up over an SP SD9. There is an excellent chance that,for example, Port of Tillamook Bay’s units will continue to operate for the forseeable future. Here in western New York, we have an NYC [:(] FA2 rusting away, because the funds and the[:(!] PEOPLE TO DO THE WORK [:(]just are not available! So, we must prioritize often limited financial and mechanical and body working skills. There are too many deserving pieces out there for the limited scope of available talent and MONEY! And [:(!]don’t get me started on PRR K4 1361,which should have been running at least two years ago, or B&M 3713. Any steam Locomotive, still extant in 2005, is a treasure. But, We JUST do not have all the money and talent we’d like to have. Sorry. PMB