by justalurker66
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Tadman wrote:How many orange South Shore Pullmans are rusting away in the weeds, literally across the country?There are around 36 that have not been scrapped yet. 40 if you count the restaurant in Chesterton. Less than half have been scrapped. Of the ones that are running several are not orange.
Milwaukee_F40C wrote:Although, I lurked their Yahoo forum and saw that two might be for parts.That Yahoo group is 100% unofficial, and despised by a good majority of regularly active volunteers out at the museum. Yes, IRM is indeed planning on getting two cars to run and two cars for parts. But I wouldn't put much stock in lots of the other "news" that gets posted there.
Martin Baumann wrote:http://forum.chicagobus.org/topic/3600- ... stination/There are four sitting at Western Ave this morning. I think (only goof a quick look at two of the numbers) that 1630 was one of them.
1645, 1630, 1556 - Retirement Hold for Illinois RR Museum.
1647, 1661, 1552, 1650 - Retirement hold for Texas RR Museum
lstone19 wrote:Watch for those on your way home ... originally the intent was to do a one-day move between KYD and IRM. If they're gone by the evening hours, UP probably has them and they may be on the way to the museum, if not already there.Martin Baumann wrote:http://forum.chicagobus.org/topic/3600- ... stination/There are four sitting at Western Ave this morning. I think (only goof a quick look at two of the numbers) that 1630 was one of them.
1645, 1630, 1556 - Retirement Hold for Illinois RR Museum.
1647, 1661, 1552, 1650 - Retirement hold for Texas RR Museum
byte wrote:Still there. In order, 1534, 1630, 1645, and 1637.lstone19 wrote:Watch for those on your way home ... originally the intent was to do a one-day move between KYD and IRM. If they're gone by the evening hours, UP probably has them and they may be on the way to the museum, if not already there.Martin Baumann wrote:http://forum.chicagobus.org/topic/3600- ... stination/There are four sitting at Western Ave this morning. I think (only goof a quick look at two of the numbers) that 1630 was one of them.
1645, 1630, 1556 - Retirement Hold for Illinois RR Museum.
1647, 1661, 1552, 1650 - Retirement hold for Texas RR Museum