John
The second place bidder owns a bunch of equiptment rusting away in Wisconsin
and has not done any work let alone let anyone see it. One problem is where
are you going to run a big locomotive which is needed to haul a train to pay
the bills. IRM is currently trying to finish the UP 2-8-0 and they have a
place to run any thing except the larger locomotives as well as the cars to
haul.
There is a Cotton Belt eng in Pine Bluff but Uncle Pete will not let them
run. Houston is trying to rebuild a 2-10-2 while better smaller engines with
some where to run are rusting away in Galveston just over the bay. It is
nice to dream but someone has to do the work and pay the bills
SJH
jh1221@a... wrote:
> --- In BRHSlist@y..., jh1221@a... wrote:
> > Hello all, I was just wondering if there has been any work done on
> > 3007 since she went to IRM? I remember seeing something in Trains
> > magazine when she went in, asking for donations for her
> restoration.
> > I know that IRM is very busy taking good care of what they have
> under
> > steam right now, but wow wouldn't it be nice to see 07 under steam
> > again? Thanks; John
>
> I guess my next question then would be, if IRM had no intention of
> restoring 3007, then why bid on her, surely she wasn't going to
> scrap, and possibly the 2nd place bidder truely wanted to restore her?
> Couldn't the money they spent on her have gone for better things? I
> understand that when Northstar rail went looking for a locomotive to
> restore, they seriously considered 3007. With no disrespect meant to
> Milwaukee Road #261, there was already at least two other 4-8-4's
> running at the time. And now we are very close to having Ex GTW #6325
> running, another 4-8-4. I wonder who the 2nd place bidder was?? What
> if it was Ohio Central?, would 3007 be nearing completion today?
> Just my two cents worth; John
>
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