Anyone out there have any idea who to contact at CSX for the possibility of them donating this unit? I know, it's a long shot (been there, done that with NS) but miracles do happen. Our group in Meadville would love to have some ex-EL power to put on display. Al Reibel pontiac_@_dreamscape.com wrote: > Big, older engines like this are relatively inexpensive to purchase. If in > fact it's suffered a major failure sufficient to call for retirement, it > should be even cheaper. Ballpark $25,000 or so. For a locomotive, that's > nothing. Hard to say what the market is exactly, going by what I was told. > Tunnel motors tend to be cheaper than a plain SD40-2; I think because of > it's larger size this unit would be cheaper as well. > > In other words, preservation is not out of the reach of possibilities, if > the unit's been retired. With scrap up and demand for leasers down somewhat > it could go in any direction at this point. > > > > Bill K. The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List Sponsored by the ELH&TS http://www.elhts.org ------------------------------
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