Age of Steam buys Showalters G5's?

Tom Davidson · **Joined:** Sun Dec 29, 2013 6:07 pm **Posts:** 203

Old news:
I understand they were seen going north on NS through Hagerstown, MD on the evening of Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2015.

jayo · **Joined:** Fri Feb 08, 2013 12:01 am **Posts:** 19

sbhunterca wrote:

This is unverified, but this afternoon I heard the buyer, who wishes to remain anonymous, is actually from Alberta but the two G-5s will be stored at the Prairie Dog Central. This potentially makes sense since PDC, as Rob mentioned above, isn't any richer than the other museums up here.

We'll know a bit better once the flatcars start being traced... speaking of which, has anybody traced them recently?

Steve Hunter

I was rather looking forward to seeing them operate on the PDC, but I'll be happy to see them wherever they go!

joe6167 · **Posted:** Wed Aug 12, 2015 1:11 am

Also, apparently the gentleman who purchased the G5s is NOT the same gentleman that purchased CPR 3101 and all the other railway equipment.

airforcerail · **Posted:** Mon Aug 17, 2015 7:32 am

QTTX 131295 arrived Bedford, OH on 8/14.

trainsfireengine · **Posted:** Mon Aug 17, 2015 8:13 am

As of 21:00 (pun intended) Sunday 8/16 the Pacifics and tenders are still in the Cleveland area at Motor Yard in Macedonia according to NS tracking system. The car numbers are QTTX 131269, 131295 and 131427. Motor Yard is in the city of Macedonia, but NS calls that Bedford. The cities of Bedford, Northfield Center and Macedonia are all right there.

trainsfireengine · **Posted:** Thu Aug 20, 2015 7:43 am

The two Virginia Central ex-CP Pacifics on heavy duty flat cars are at Rockport Yard in Cleveland Thursday 8/20 morning. The transformers on depressed center flats that have been with them have moved on elsewhere. The locos are in the center of the yard now and cannot be seen from I 480.

Overmod · **Joined:** Thu May 24, 2012 1:37 pm **Posts:** 2492

This just observed in a post from the Trains Magazine forum:

Quote:

"37M just cleared Chesterton, In. and I was watching on the web cam.

It had 2 steam locomotives and tenders on flat cars just behind the locomotives.

I didnt get a photo of the screen.

Anyone know what these are? BTW 37M is a Elkhart to Clearing train."

Great Western · **Posted:** Thu Sep 24, 2015 3:19 pm

New news - they landed!:
http://winnipegmodelrailroadclub.blogsp ... trals.html

Also, the Prairie Dog Central operation is first class. We were there a couple of years ago and their facilities and equipment are fantastic.

sbhunterca · **Joined:** Sun Aug 22, 2004 7:58 am **Posts:** 728

Cool... now the really interesting part starts... whenever the new owner is ready. Any further news re the new owner and his plans?

:-)

Steve Hunter