Anybody want a real SW-1 locomotive?

[IIIIIREPOIIIII]

Go to bottom of the page lol

http://www.readingnorthern.com/material_equipment_sales.shtml

[Trainguy76]

It gets good mileage, carries lots of cargo; what's not to like?

[arizonachris]

It gets good mileage, carries lots of cargo; what's not to like?

Well, they don't have a steering wheel, and are kinda tough on pavement.

[Shortliner]

Well, they don't have a steering wheel, and are kinda tough on pavement.

Hmmm it's only 25k, if you buy a nice coach to go along with it, you can take it on vacation and stuff! The only problem is getting the Class 1s and shortlines to let you run on their rails. Well that, and finding a place to park it!

[skoda43531]

Beautifull LV colors. Only 27 of these were ever built. I hope it ends up in good hands.

[Chessie8638]

Hmmm, ALCo SW-1 (plus an ALCo RS3), find an abandoned RoW, get some passenger cars, ????, Profit! My own tourist railroad!

[styckx]

Only 25k? Seems cheap. Wonder what is wrong with it.

[Shortliner]

Only 25k? Seems cheap. Wonder what is wrong with it.

A family of Racoons is living inside?

[arizonachris]

Hmmm, ALCo SW-1 (plus an ALCo RS3), find an abandoned RoW, get some passenger cars, ????, Profit! My own tourist railroad!

Several of those out here in "wine country" in California. Serve food and go between wineries on abandoned track. Grand Canyon railway is another one. Actually probably a lot of them in the US if you look around. Better have deep pockets to run that kind of a business, tho, until it starts making money.

[Shortliner]

Several of those out here in "wine country" in California. Serve food and go between wineries on abandoned track. Grand Canyon railway is another one. Actually probably a lot of them in the US if you look around. Better have deep pockets to run that kind of a business, tho, until it starts making money.

You know, sometimes I wish I could run my own shortline/tourist railroad. We'd haul both freight and passenger service.