Does anyone have a list of railroad equipment currently residing in scrapyards across the country? That might be helpful in determining what there is out there that can be saved,or that might provide valuable parts even if the equipment is beyond salvage. Just an idea.....

kbcotton@flash.net

There are some seminal sites dealing with "lost" locomotives and cars, etc. I don't think anybody has done a truly comprehensive job yet. James Hefner's CD is probably the most complete on steam locomotives.

A more interesting challenge in my opinion is recognizing the surplus equipment in our collections that is gradually scrapping itself and coming up with the gonads to make the decision to find good homes for it before it is truly lost.

More is likely to come available as marginal museums and tourist railroads dissolve due to the costs of new regulations and insurance premiums. Line up those donors now.

Dave

irondave@bellsouth.net

Well spoken Dave. Thanks for the bal_s to say it!

> A more interesting challenge in my opinion
> is recognizing the surplus equipment in our
> collections that is gradually scrapping
> itself and coming up with the gonads to make
> the decision to find good homes for it
> before it is truly lost.

> More is likely to come available as marginal
> museums and tourist railroads dissolve due
> to the costs of new regulations and
> insurance premiums. Line up those donors
> now.

> Dave

The distinquished gentleman from Savannah speaks the gospel! Sit up and listen.

This mirrors a recent conversation we have been having among friends in Chattanooga.

Mike

> A more interesting challenge in my opinion
> is recognizing the surplus equipment in our
> collections that is gradually scrapping
> itself and coming up with the gonads to make
> the decision to find good homes for it
> before it is truly lost.

> More is likely to come available as marginal
> museums and tourist railroads dissolve due
> to the costs of new regulations and
> insurance premiums. Line up those donors
> now.

> Dave


Rebuilding Yesterday for Tomorrow
newrvier400@cs.com

Man, Where were you guys when I was living in SC? I blew it; all these great storehouses of rail preservation knowledge, and all within driving distance for this neophyte. I suppose you guys were discussing these things over some decent barbecue (fat chance here; this is Friday-night-fish-fry territory) or a moon-pie and an R/C. Of the top ten things I miss bout the South, food takes up about 9 of them.

TJ

> The distinquished gentleman from Savannah
> speaks the gospel! Sit up and listen.

> This mirrors a recent conversation we have
> been having among friends in Chattanooga.

> Mike


Port Huron Museum
tjgaffney@phmuseum.org

Come on down anytime.

Is it snowing up there yet?

Dave

> Man, Where were you guys when I was living
> in SC? I blew it; all these great
> storehouses of rail preservation knowledge,
> and all within driving distance for this
> neophyte. I suppose you guys were discussing
> these things over some decent barbecue (fat
> chance here; this is Friday-night-fish-fry
> territory) or a moon-pie and an R/C. Of the
> top ten things I miss bout the South, food
> takes up about 9 of them.

> TJ


irondave@bellsouth.net

No, but its pretty gray lookin' out there.... Time to break open a Black Label, and pray for the swift return of hockey season! "Hey Mabel....!"

TJ

> Come on down anytime.

> Is it snowing up there yet?

> Dave


Port Huron Museum

tjgaffney@phmuseum.org