Hi Brian, Welcome th the Lost Engines group site. this site was set up by Richard Jenkins in the hopes of helping or encouraging someone to try and save the...
He everyone, I had a discussion with one of the executors of the Scrapyard on July 26 2006 and was told that the Virginia Museum of Transportation never sent a...
WEll since the VMT seemed aimed at planes and cars more than trains of late that isn't terribly surprising but IS terribly disappointing. Sure would be nice if...
Lets look at the economics for a minute. 1) The engines and equipment cannot stay where they are indefinitly. 2) There is likely pressure from the executor of...
The City of Hannibal is looking for a steam locomotive for static display. Could someone contact me about the engines that the VMT dosen't want. Thanks, Joey ...
I have always wondered about the NCTM taking these engines. They might have enough room in their roundhouse to store them. Also, the N&W did run into North...
Hi, The NCTM might be interested in one of the locomotives in the srapyard but I dont think they have the space or the Funds at this time. They are still...
Folks After looking through the photographs that were available in the "Photos" section of your Groups page I felt some more images of the equipment that are...
Ron There is always a possibility that the VMT will finally accept part of the equipment there. I have talked with several people and we feel that if they do...
While NCTM has room for the one or more of the engines and perhaps a hopper or two you are correct that they have no money available for buying or shipping...
Hello..... My name is Robert, i was wondering what it would take for a not-for-profit orginazation to obtain a locomotive and 3 or 4 passenger cars for a...
... Andrew As more a moral supporter of you campaign from a long way away (Scotland) I have to sympathise with the problems you are having raising money. In...
To operate with passengers the FRA requires class 2 or better track work. That is going to be extremely expensive if you are only going to run the occasional...
As a matter of fact M's ran if I am not mistaken on the Galax and Abington branches. The Abington branch ran down to West Jefferson NC, and there were plans...
Class M's were used on the Abingdon Branch, and were made famous by O. Winston Link's photos and recordings. 433 and 475 are survivors of the class. The...
Thanks for clearing that up Gary. I was under the mistaken notion they were the same. Same mistake has been made with the Z, Z1 and Z2. Anyway, I was pretty...
FRA allows passenger trains to operate on class 1 track at speeds up to 15 mph. Passenger trains are not allowed to operate on excepted track. How expensive...
Ditto to John's comments. Speaking as a veteran of 30 years of involvement with excursion trains and rail preservation, including the restoration and...
My guess is the only excursions that truly make money are the ones run by the UP... because they own the locomotives and have control of the right of way and...
There are several profitable tourist lines. Among them would be Strasburg, Grand Canyon, Great Smoky Mountain, and Western Maryland Scenic. Amusement park...
Nope. Like I said, NS could run excursions pulling fans from Roanoke, Christiansburg, Salem areas to Durham for the Virginia Tech - Duke game, the Virginia...
One thing you are missing is that UP only runs a couple of trip a year that are available to the public. Trips like the Super Bowl trip are not open to the...
OK guys, Normally I'm deployed with the US Navy in the South Pacific, but for the next month I'll be home on leave in the Roanoke Valley, home to the "Lost...
It's at the far end of the same siding where the steam locomotives are, just up beyond the 2-8-0. There's a photo of the hoppers, with the tipple visible...
