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| Author: | Les Beckman [ Mon Dec 24, 2007 6:29 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Forlorn Rock Island ALCO diesel |
Located in Kansas City, Kansas: http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPi ... ?id=955127 Submitter of photo is asking if any museum might be interested in saving this former Rock Island C-415. Kind of a rare unit (not sure how many were built), the one in the photo is the last of the 10 that the Rock Island purchased (numbers 415-424) and the number it currently carries is from a later renumbering. Not sure how many of these have been preserved, or where. Les |
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| Author: | Alexander D. Mitchell IV [ Mon Dec 24, 2007 7:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Forlorn Rock Island ALCO diesel |
Only the ten for RI and 16 others built--other owners include Hammersley Iron of Australia, SP (ten), Monongahela Connecting, SP&S (two), Columbia & Cowlitz, and Chehalis Western. John Komanesky's excellent Preserved Diesels roster at www.thedieselshop.us shows three preserved: the MCRR one at RR Museum of Pa., former SP 2406 at Monterey, Mexico where it served a steel mill, and the Australian one at the Pibara Ry. Historical Society in Australia. As usual, this would come down to "find a place in RI territory that wants it". |
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| Author: | JohnC [ Mon Dec 24, 2007 11:08 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Forlorn Rock Island ALCO diesel |
The Buffalo Southern in New York has number 423. It is slowly being restored for operation some day. |
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| Author: | Les Beckman [ Mon Dec 24, 2007 11:18 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Forlorn Rock Island ALCO diesel |
JohnC wrote: The Buffalo Southern in New York has number 423. It is slowly being restored for operation some day.
John - Thanks for the info on this other Rock Island C-415. Les |
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| Author: | mxdata [ Mon Dec 24, 2007 11:52 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Forlorn Rock Island ALCO diesel |
It would probably help if they had an 1182 series Navy LST that they could scrap for spare engines because that 8-251 is a pretty rare bird. MX |
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| Author: | Gerald W. Kopiasz [ Tue Dec 25, 2007 12:28 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Forlorn Rock Island ALCO diesel |
I believe some group in KC owns it. The have or had ambitions to either reactivate some trackage or create a museum. My old memory doesn't work as good as it used to. If you're interested, I can probably dig up a contact for you. Let me know. Regards, Gerald W. Kopiasz |
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| Author: | Richard Glueck [ Tue Dec 25, 2007 1:41 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Forlorn Rock Island ALCO diesel |
Any idea if the owner would donate it outright to another up and coming operation? |
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| Author: | Stationary Steam [ Tue Dec 25, 2007 11:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Forlorn Rock Island ALCO diesel |
Its owned by by a fellow named DJ Roberts. He was interested in getting a short line/tourist rail operation going several years ago when I knew him. We looked at several lines, the Youngstown & Southern, East Texas Central aka Blacklands RR were two that we hirailed and proposed to operate. He was a former RI engineer turned short line consultant. I haven't talked to him in years but that is the owner last I knew. |
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| Author: | Don C. [ Wed Dec 26, 2007 11:47 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Forlorn Rock Island ALCO diesel |
The Burlington Junction Railway has two C-415s at their Burlington, IA, operation. I photographed both of them in late October on a Sunday. I believe they came off of the Mount Hood Railway as they are painted maroon and blue. One appears to be ex-SP and the other may be a C&C unit. Don C. |
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| Author: | NH0401 [ Wed Dec 26, 2007 10:04 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Forlorn Rock Island ALCO diesel |
If one was to pick a locomotive for a start-up operation, the C-415 would be my last choice. Way too odd-even as Alcos go. DPK |
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