The retired school social worker/real estate salesman/investment advisor asks, "Does anyone have any realistic idea of what it would cost to move the RS1 to a...
When I lived in SD and was going to college my roommate was in the SD National Guard in an engineering/transportation unit. They specialized in hauling...
Not to take it. Ask them what to do about getting funds or preservation grants. Mike ... From: Douglas Harding To: mstl@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, March...
Randy--- Rest assured you investment will someday pay great dividends. The Keithsburg land in which you invested has been leveled and a generous supply of...
As many of you may know, principals of Iowa Northern Railway Co. formed a non-profit "Manly Jct. Railroad Museum" in 2007. We have acquired the two Rock...
Douglas Harding Sez ... ============================================= NRM (National Railroad Museum) scrapped out a Western Refrigerator Company/Green Bay &...
Dan Sabin, president of the Iowa Northern Railway and affiliated with the new Museum in Manly, has offered a home for the RS1. Now to acquire and move it from...
Keith thanks for clarifying. I am not familiar with the Green Bay Museum and its inner workings. Just repeating what someone told me. And you are right,...
Group, I have known Molly Butterworth for years. The locomotive could be available for free. As for condition, it is on solid bearing trucks but the MOT in...
If that RS-1 in St Louis has friction bearings, I highly doubt any railroad, and especially the UP and BNSF, would agree to move it. Friction bearings are all...
... ============================================= Doug: A lot of Railfans are mad as H*ll about NRM and its recent edicts involving their collection, but the...
Hi John You have nothing to apologi ... From: John Golden <golden1014@...> To: mstl@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 8:01 pm Subject: [mstl] Re:...
Hi John Sorry about that last one I accidentally hit the send button. Continuing. You have nothing to apologize for. If anyone does it is I to you and anyone...
John I would echo Ted's comments. I know Ron has been looking for help with the CNWHS emagazine. Perhaps instead of doing a separate emagazine you could offer...
Hi Doug Everything is in the presentation of the subject. So anything that you do is acceptable if you can combine prototype with modeling. Go for it. Cheers ...
Good news from El Paso on those troublesome trucks. Having solid bearings would be much more palatible to moving the locomotive. I agree that moving the...
Regarding the engine, the story I got from either Molly or Jack was that in the flood of 1993 the crew abandoned the locomotive and left it running as they...
Hi All I've noticed this concern for the RS-1 and where, or who might take it in. I'd like to throw my two cents worth into this. ? I say think about the...
Don, solid bearings are friction bearings, which are no longer acceptable on today's rails. Gene indicated that the museum may have a set of roller bearing...
Group, Nothing bad will happen to the RS-1 at MOT. Molly will see to that. There is no danger of it being cut up for scrap or any such fate as that. It will...
Louis wrote: "Regarding the engine, the story I got from either Molly or Jack was that in the flood of 1993 the crew abandoned the locomotive and left it...
Responding to Harold Kewer's thoughts-- If loading the RS1 and trucks on a flat car is the plan-- If, as Harold says, we could get TTX to donate a flat car...
Hi Ted, ... Monticello IS nice, isn't it? I'll have to let you know when Brad, Frank and I make our next road trip down thataway so you can tag along. Drinks...
Hi Ray I totally agree with you about Monticello. I just threw that thought out there as a possibility for those who might be able to put something together...
Wellllllllllllllllllll kinda. There was the ex-SP S-6 that passed through their hands.... Twice. And was used at least a little in Green Bay still in SP...
... Yes, I have a few thoughts. I have worked with professional fund raising groups at the college and university level, both as the "tapper" and more often as...
Hudson, Don Vaughn posted a link to the Museum list in his posting on Wednesday, it is at the very bottom of his message. Doug Harding [Non-text portions of...
Its not necessarily that us railfans are tight with the coin. Its more that many of us railfans aint got no money to part with in the first place. the economy...
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