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Date: 07/23/16 07:19
The Madam Queen is for sale
Author: Spoony81

The city of Amarillo has put up Santa Fe #5000 the Madam Queen up for sale

http://m.amarillo.com/news/2016-07-22/amarillo-officials-plan-sell-historic-madam-queen#gsc.tab=0

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Date: 07/23/16 07:22
Re: The Madam Queen is for sale
Author: HotWater

No THAT'S funny!!!!!   The volunteer group spends all that time and money to move the 5000, and now the city wants to sell it out from under them?  Politicians,,,,,,don't you just love 'em?

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Date: 07/23/16 07:58
Re: The Madam Queen is for sale
Author: tomstp

Man, that stinks.

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Date: 07/23/16 08:07
Re: The Madam Queen is for sale
Author: PHall

TEXAS politics at it's finest!!!

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Date: 07/23/16 08:16
Re: The Madam Queen is for sale
Author: santafe199

I wonder how many deserving cities or significant smaller towns along the Santa Fe never got an ATSF display steam engine? Right off the bat, Argentine comes to mind...

Lance/199

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Date: 07/23/16 09:37
Re: The Madam Queen is for sale
Author: PERichardson

An RFP typically doesn't require them to award the deal being considered to any responder.  At least scrap companies won't bid with the insurance requirement.  Talk about a short-sighted City Council....sheesh.  Hopefully there will be enough backlash so they will re-think their decision to put it up for sale.

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Date: 07/23/16 09:44
Re: The Madam Queen is for sale
Author: CPRR

I will buy it for $1.00

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Date: 07/23/16 11:12
Re: The Madam Queen is for sale
Author: HotWater

CPRR Wrote:
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> I will buy it for $1.00

You can meet that insurance requirement?

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Date: 07/23/16 11:57
Re: The Madam Queen is for sale
Author: callum_out

Which is only another $3K a month.

Out

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Date: 07/23/16 15:43
Re: The Madam Queen is for sale
Author: DocJones

Maybe Buffett will buy it - NOT
Seriously, I hope the deal tanks and if it doesn't, the "Queen" gets a good home. It's a very historical engine. Might be time to contact the Feds.
Have fun, be safe,
Bruce "Doc" Jones  Sierra Madre CA

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Date: 07/23/16 16:10
Re: The Madam Queen is for sale
Author: Realist

I wonder about who approached the city first, then came
up way short of virtually everything required.

Sounds like a bunch of dreamy foamers.

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