Well, at Least It Was Not Scrapped, PRR E8 as BBQ Joint

railfan44 · **Posted:** Sat Jun 08, 2013 9:08 am

Soon to be Trios BBQ, located at Grants Mill Station Shopping Center in Irondale, Alabama and painted Southern Ry colors. I'll let you all comment.

http://www.railpictures.net/photo/439121

filmteknik · **Posted:** Sat Jun 08, 2013 11:05 am

Does the IRM ex WSMTD/RTA/BN E9AM that contributed guts to WSOR's B unit still exist?

Steve

Alexander D. Mitchell IV · **Posted:** Sat Jun 08, 2013 11:12 am

Paging Jim Wrinn!!! Paging Jim Wrinn!!!! >;-D

Richard Glueck · **Posted:** Sat Jun 08, 2013 11:18 am

Wonder how good the BBQ is? ROAD TRIP!!!

Charlie · **Posted:** Sat Jun 08, 2013 1:13 pm

Kudos on the nice paint job. The couples that got married in it before can now come back on their anniversary for a good barbecue meal.

p51 · **Posted:** Sat Jun 08, 2013 8:04 pm

Wow, I thought it was going to be inside. Nice paint job!
Look at the pilot, it's out in the open right where people can drive past and drive right into it. I hope they put some barriers to it up eventually because people will be driving into it, I can assure you of that!

railfan44 · **Posted:** Sat Jun 08, 2013 9:06 pm

Which is the closest RR Museum? They should try to make it into a teaching tool with at least a couple little simple signs that say what it is and was. Cut some sort of deal with the owner about free rides, sign maintenance, etc. This is too good an opportunity to pass up. Couldn't be more "out there".

wc581 · **Posted:** Sun Jun 09, 2013 12:50 am

yes the donor unit is in the UP Jansville Wisconsin Yardm saw it a few months ago. Would love to have it our rr museum in Sturtevant WI, as it would be what we need, a stuffed and mounted loco

Miketherailfan · **Posted:** Sun Jun 09, 2013 6:17 am

Glad it wasn't scrapped, but come on, they should've given that thing fresh Tuscan red, none of that good ol boy paint! ;)

(Just my 2 cents)

Hayneshopcat · **Joined:** Sun May 09, 2010 10:40 am **Posts:** 119

Miketherailfan wrote:

Glad it wasn't scrapped, but come on, they should've given that thing fresh Tuscan red, none of that good ol boy paint! ;)

(Just my 2 cents)

I agree. Putting Southern Railway Green Paint on a Pennsy E unit is like putting lipstick on a pig.

(just my 2 cents from the heart of Southern Railway country)

etalcos · **Posted:** Sun Jun 09, 2013 9:50 am

Maybe someone got tired of seeing a Tuscan locomotive in Alabama?

Richard Glueck · **Posted:** Sun Jun 09, 2013 11:02 am

I know they got tired of seeing General Sherman!

p51 · **Posted:** Mon Jun 10, 2013 1:31 pm

Don't forget, this is in the same town where SRR's steam shops were back when the steam program was still going...

railfan44 · **Posted:** Mon Jun 10, 2013 8:29 pm

No doubt the best smelling E8 ever!