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Passenger Trains > Algoma Central Private Car for Sale.....Date: 04/13/14 21:03 Algoma Central Private Car for Sale..... Author: ACR_Ted I see where the CNR is selling the former Algoma Central private car "Agawa" - I just wonder what they would want for it? One can dream eh :)
http://cn.ca/en/about-cn/surplus-asset-sales?Category=Railroad%20Cars Ted Date: 04/14/14 02:13 Re: Algoma Central Private Car for Sale..... Author: ClubCar Keep in mind, it's not just the cost of owning a private car, it's the upkeep, finding a proper place to store the car, the insurance, and the basic maintenance. One needs BIG BUCKS.
Date: 04/14/14 07:03 Re: Algoma Central Private Car for Sale..... Author: co614 As that famous saying goes....if you have to ask what it gets for gas mileage...you can't afford to own one!!
Ross Rowland Date: 04/14/14 07:25 Re: Algoma Central Private Car for Sale..... Author: rswebber The folks at Monticello might want to inquire of CN on the possibility of donation.....
Date: 04/14/14 08:25 Re: Algoma Central Private Car for Sale..... Author: penncentral74 Those roller bearing retrofit trucks may be a problem when relocating it, though.
Date: 04/14/14 09:45 Re: Algoma Central Private Car for Sale..... Author: trainjunkie If one wants to acquire a small fortune, all one has to do is start with a large one then go out and buy a PV. LOL!
Date: 04/14/14 10:04 Re: Algoma Central Private Car for Sale..... Author: eee Isn't this a wood car? Would have to move on a flatcar.
penncentral74 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Those roller bearing retrofit trucks may be a > problem when relocating it, though. Date: 04/14/14 11:06 Re: Algoma Central Private Car for Sale..... Author: ACR_Ted eee Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Isn't this a wood car? Would have to move on a > flatcar. > > penncentral74 Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Those roller bearing retrofit trucks may be a > > problem when relocating it, though. It says "wood sheathed steel" for the roof and sides - I seem to remember though that it has a steel underframe. I know that the cost of the PV is only a small part of the overall cost of having a PV, but as a former ACR employee I can dream about this :). If I ever hit the lottery well then maybe... Perhaps Cousin Ed can buy and restore this car....certainly would be a standout on one of his trains ! Ted Date: 04/14/14 15:16 Re: Algoma Central Private Car for Sale..... Author: MIRailroad Anyone happen to know how much they're asking for this car? According to what I understand, it's history can be traced back to the Wabash.
Date: 04/14/14 17:11 Re: Algoma Central Private Car for Sale..... Author: eee Hey, Cousin Ted
Why don't you buy it, and you can keep it on one of our railroads. Then you can be a railroad typhoon like me... Cousin Ed ACR_Ted Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > eee Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Isn't this a wood car? Would have to move on a > > flatcar. > > > > penncentral74 Wrote: > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > ----- > > > Those roller bearing retrofit trucks may be a > > > problem when relocating it, though. > > > It says "wood sheathed steel" for the roof and > sides - I seem to remember though that it has a > steel underframe. > > I know that the cost of the PV is only a small > part of the overall cost of having a PV, but as a > former ACR employee I can dream about this :). If > I ever hit the lottery well then maybe... > > Perhaps Cousin Ed can buy and restore this > car....certainly would be a standout on one of his > trains ! > > Ted Date: 04/14/14 21:01 Re: Algoma Central Private Car for Sale..... Author: ACR_Ted MIRailroad Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Anyone happen to know how much they're asking for > this car? According to what I understand, it's > history can be traced back to the Wabash. This car was built in 1913 by Barney & Smith for the Longview, Portland & Northern, then acquired by the Wabash in the 1930's and then bought by the ACR in the early 1950's. Ted Date: 04/14/14 21:06 Re: Algoma Central Private Car for Sale..... Author: ACR_Ted eee Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Hey, Cousin Ted > > Why don't you buy it, and you can keep it on one > of our railroads. > > Then you can be a railroad typhoon like me... > > Cousin Ed Hi Cousin Ed, If I ever hit the lottery or the stock market quintuples maybe.... I suspect that getting it upgraded to Amtrak specs would cost more than the car itself, and with only 1 bedroom and a single bed, the interior would need to be redone as well. But I can dream eh ... :) A RR Typhoon or Tycoon??? :) Cousin Ted |