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BNSF4999Member since Aug-21-02 · 683 posts

Hi everyone-I was wondering where some locomotive scrap yards or storage facilities might be. Im with the IRM and looking at saving equipment etc. I know the Pielet Bros (or something like that) in McCook IL has been closed for awhile, but are there any others in the chicago or midwest general area?Thanks for any help,Kevin V.
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GRS504Member since Feb-18-05 · 111 posts

RE: Locomotive Scrap Yards

there stored in Rail yards. theres a few up here in Waterville, Maine(for Guilford) and Bangor, Maine(For MMA)Shawn
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NW 1218Member since Sep-7-02 · 1387 posts

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LAST EDITED ON Feb-28-05 AT 11:25 PM (EST)

Guys, we are looking for a place where the owners could possibly DONATE a piece of equipment, preferably a locomotive, to the Illinois Railway Musuem.

John Means
MASW Founder and President
The MASW site is www.meanslocoworks.com
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John_ReagonMember since Dec-21-04 · 313 posts

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You might also want to contact Reader Railroad they have 3 Seaboard 2-4-0's in their Roundhouse just sitting there,I can give you the phone number Contact me off this Thread,Kevin. they might give one of them to IRM.

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plainsmanCharter Member · 3620 posts

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There are lots of stored locomotives in the deadline down in Phillipsburg Kansas. I haven't seen it in a year or so, but it was full of interesting stuff last time I saw it.
Bob

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calrCharter Member · 3772 posts

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In Snoqualmie, WA there is a "boneyard" with dozens of rusting Heislers and Shays. I wish I had got some pictures. They are along side the road just a short distance from the Snoqualmie Railroad Museum. If you talked to the right people, you could probably get one or two of them for just the cost of transporting them. However, they may be too far gone to restore. Snoqualmie is about 40-50 miles Southeast of Seattle. If I get up there again, I will get some pictures.Cal Rasmussen
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oakwaysd60Member since Aug-16-03 · 381 posts

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I dont know where I saw it, but on the BNSF Aurora sub in chicago, I saw a whole crapload of old GP9s and Gp20s, not to mention cabeese. I dont have any pictures but they appear to be in repaiable condition.-NickCentral Illinois Locomotive Works Founder
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FURXMember since Apr-18-03 · 1241 posts

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Guys, I don't know if this is too modern for the museum, but American Railroad Equipment in Roanoke Va is scrapping a portion of the NS C39-8 fleet. The units are comming intact to the shops, then being cut up./I had the bad luck of watching an employee with a torch cutting up one of them. ARE is where I bought my Nathan P5R24 from, I know they are cutting the engines up for parts, then melting the remaining metals, but I'm sure something could be worked out for an engine, what with NS scrapping all their C39-8s.They recently finished cutting up a number of Union Pacific SD40-2s...
Contact me at GP30RDMT@Comcast.net if you all are interested, I wont bother with a link if a C39-8 has no place at the IRM :0-Jeffrey

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SVRXMember since May-30-03 · 4 posts

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Folks,Cal's "information" is very incorrect. All equipment is owned by the Northwest Railway Museum and is NOT FOR SALE. And there is no way any equipment would ever be given away at no cost, it's not even legal to do something like that.All equipment currently stored will be restored. Nothing in our collection is "too far gone to restore".Once again this is an case of railfans, spreading rumors and not bothering to look for any true or correct information. All information on the Northwest Railway Museum can be found online, including news on museum projects, restorations and operations at the museum.If you know you have information that is not correct, don't even bother saying it.Dan

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