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| Author: | John D [ Wed Jun 22, 2005 9:33 am ] |
| Post subject: | ex-Seaboard Air Line Alco RSC-2 at Danbury CT museum |
Along the general lines of "how did that end up there", does anyone have the background info on how an ex-Seaboard Air Line Alco RSC-2 ended up at the Danbury Railroad Museum? I've got a place in mind, south of the Mason-Dixon line, that might be a more appropriate home-just gotta convince some folks first (and yes, do the fundraising analysis, etc, etc)....Thanks for any info! |
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| Author: | Howard P. [ Wed Jun 22, 2005 9:52 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: ex-Seaboard Air Line Alco RSC-2 at Danbury CT museum |
I do recall that it is privately-owned, most likely by Ed Bowers of Texas. Ed also owns the "NYC 4096" E9 and the CN-VIA FPA-4s (A-B set) at DRM. The NH "Roger Williams" and at least two business cars/obs cars at DRM are also privately-owned.The SAL Alcos were knocking around the Northeast for a few years; there was one at New Hope (was this it?) and another was on the original Adirondack RR and is now displayed in upstate NY. It gets confusing after a while.... |
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| Author: | Alexander D. Mitchell IV [ Wed Jun 22, 2005 10:23 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: ex-Seaboard Air Line Alco RSC-2 at Danbury CT museum |
Is the Danbury one the purple and orange one? Let's add to the confusion with another one ( or is it the same one??) that was in use on the Western Maryland RR for that season between Showalter and 734, which I think was owned by the same outfit (Sheridan Rail-Op?) that owned the former VIA FPA4 also at WMSR for a season.Or was that ex-C&NW?Someone get me a scorecard............ |
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| Author: | Howard P. [ Wed Jun 22, 2005 10:40 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: ex-Seaboard Air Line Alco RSC-2 at Danbury CT museum |
The WMSR unit was ex-CNW 1689 (Sheridan/B&K Engineering's owner was once a CNW Diesel Shop Foreman). After a stint on Northern Central, it went to Cuyahoga Valley a few years ago, and is back in CNW colors. It is a six-motor RSD-5. The SAL units that are around started life as A-1-A four motor units. |
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| Author: | johnacraft [ Wed Jun 22, 2005 11:08 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: ex-Seaboard Air Line Alco RSC-2 at Danbury CT museum |
The New Hope RSC was numbered 1513. Don't know if that helps any.JAC |
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| Author: | Mike LaBouliere [ Wed Jun 22, 2005 5:58 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: ex-Seaboard Air Line Alco RSC-2 at Danbury CT museum |
The unit at Danbury is owned by Ed Bowers, it's the unit that was at the New Hope and Ivyland, privately owned at the time it was there I beleive. I forget the individual's name who owned it at New Hope. There are two RSC-2's this one and the one up in Utica which has no insides. Both came from Florida Power and Light, thats where they were painted orange and blue. I have talked with Ed about the RSC-2 in the past and he has told me it's a good unit, just needs some minor work, he said he has the tools and supplies to have it done but there currently is no immediate need to have it operating. |
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| Author: | Mike LaBouliere [ Wed Jun 22, 2005 6:01 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: ex-Seaboard Air Line Alco RSC-2 at Danbury CT museum |
The WM painted (now C&NW painted) RSD-5 that is now at Cuyhoga Valley is owned by Gary Baloun, the same fellow who owns the B&O painted FPA-4 #800. |
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