As of last week, the "scrap track" on which S369 was sitting also contained the museum's two remaining 4000s, 4388 (visible to the left of S369 in the above photo) and 4257 (out of view to the right), as well as Evansville & Ohio Valley 154, a complete and relatively historic - albeit badly deteriorated - interurban steeplecab. The video shows that 4388 hadn't been scrapped yet as of yesterday - though it may go away today - but it doesn't make it clear whether 4257 and the steeplecab are gone yet or not.
ITM is now down to 16 electric cars on the list (from 24 last year) with three of the 16 on the "scrap track" and another four of them Lackawanna MU cars.
Was IRM able to save any traction motors or other parts from what has been scrapped so far?
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Too bad about the E&OV GE. It would have been a great display for the Evansville Transportation Museum.
ReplyDeleteWas their really any effort to save 154? I know it cost money to transport or restore a train but when does a relic of history become unworthy of a resonable attempt to save it?
ReplyDeleteMy impression is that E&OV 154 was available for sale for a brief time before it was scrapped but found no takers. Steeplecabs can be a tough sell for trolley museums and this one, while largely complete, was in rough condition. It's unfortunate that ITM scrapped it as soon as they did because later on outside groups ended up saving other ITM cars that were, in some cases, less complete and less unique.
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