WC SD45 MAY BE SAVED!

Trains Magazine General Discussion
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From ORERAIL:
It is my understanding is that the Lake Superior Railroad Museum (the place myself, Kale and James work/volunteer at) has a
“disposition hold” on WC SD45 7495 should CN take it out of service
soon. This is the last ex-NP SD45 still working on CN and the museum
would like to add it to its collection. The LSRM, given its healthy
collection of equipment from the NP and Missabe, could be considered
the official rail museum for those two railroads.
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=146716

The only problem with this, is of course, fuel cost, re painting, storage room, etc. We may lease it out to help it repay for itself if we do indeed get it. Of course, CN wil strip it of everything: horn, bell, numberboards, seats, lights, etc, so there will be some work to do.

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There, I turned your non-linking link into a linking link!!! [swg]

This is great news! Especially since it was a NP SD45 – I’ve been a fan of the NP for about a third of the time since it’s been gone [:P], hopefully it will make its way down to Horicon to get a nice long-lasting paint job… And hopefully I’ll be able to follow it out of the shop and out onto the road when that time comes!!!

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You’ll like the Em2000 microprocessor I put in it a few years ago !! AND… Took out the rear electrical cabinet!

Randy

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but the fact that you intend to paint it in NP kinda defeats the purpose of saving one.