For Sale: 2 Rock Island E Units 1:1 Scale- $100,000 Firm

[ozzy]

whats the link to the Rock Island Technical Society?

 

[Go Big1]

I wonder if the Illinois Railway Museum in Union would have any interest in these locos?

Illinois Railway Museum

Per their website, they are the largest railway museum, which might indicate their capacity to attain these old RI diesels.

On a side note, I went to this railway museum 2 years ago with the wife and kids for a "day out with Thomas". It was pretty chaotic - there were kids everywhere, and I told my wife that I would like to go back on a "non-Thomas" day to explore the place. Haven't gotten back yet. Have any other Gaugers ever been there?

 

[Cannonball]

A posting from the RITS (Rock Island Technical Society) list:

The listing of the units came as a bit of a surprise, so we did not establish a budget for them. If terms can be worked out with the owners, Iowa Northern has an interest in purchasing these units through our sister company, Hawkeye Express, LLC and working toward restoring them to operating condition.

Daniel R. Sabin, President
Iowa Northern Railway Company
Paramount Theatre Building
305 Second Street, SE
Suite 400
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401


This would be great news for RI fans and Iowans, if it can be done!

That would be cool as well.
It would be nice to see them stay at Midland but getting them operational would be first priority regardless of who does the restoration.

 

[IAIS 604]

whats the link to the Rock Island Technical Society?

Rock Island Technical Society

another great RI one:

Jeff's Guide to the Rock Island Lines :thumb:

 

[ozzy]

i like this pic of 652. was taken in feb 1952. in la grange IL.

 

[Cannonball]

i like this pic of 652. was taken in feb 1952. in la grange IL.

She sure looked a heck of a lot better back then than she does now.

 

[ozzy]

yep, and now we know that 652 was painted like this then blue and back.

 

[Cannonball]

yep, and now we know that 652 was painted like this then blue and back.

Kinda makes you wonder how many layers of paint you'd find if you started scraping....

 

[CNWman]

Kinda makes you wonder how many layers of paint you'd find if you started scraping....

Found this shot while randomly surfing this cool site. It's the closest I can find for a photo match for ya Cannonball. 2 layers of paint on this Amtrak engine got burned off, revealing Phase 3 paint, after the train hit a truck. The comments and notes tell more.
RailPictures.Net Photo » Amtrak AMTK NPCU

 

[Cannonball]

Found this shot while randomly surfing this cool site. It's the closest I can find for a photo match for ya Cannonball. 2 layers of paint on this Amtrak engine got burned off, revealing Phase 3 paint, after the train hit a truck. The comments and notes tell more.
RailPictures.Net Photo » Amtrak AMTK NPCU

Woah.....
I don't think Aloe Vera is gonna take care of that burn.