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  1. Akirasho

    Akirasho TrainBoard Member

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    Dayton, OH, circa sometime in 2007.
     
    Akirasho, Oct 21, 2008
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  2. SteamDonkey74

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    Wow! No kidding.

    The owner kind of helped set the tone by spray-painting on the loco number with no stencil or anything.
     
    SteamDonkey74, Oct 21, 2008
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  3. Stourbridge Lion

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    Hard to believe the bell was still there given that level of care this poor girl has seen...

    :tb-sad: :tb-sad: :tb-sad: :tb-sad:​
     
    Stourbridge Lion, Oct 21, 2008
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  4. BoxcabE50

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    Enroute to be scrapped? Or by some wild chance, to be rebuilt?

    Boxcab E50
     
    BoxcabE50, Oct 21, 2008
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  5. MP333

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    I always cringe when locos get tagged. I'm always thinking in the back of my mind that some idiot tagger sometime is going to get at some legacy equipment in a museum or yard somewhere.
     
    MP333, Oct 21, 2008
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  6. BoxcabE50

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    Unfortunately, there have been many instances of exactly that, and worse.

    Boxcab E50
     
    BoxcabE50, Oct 21, 2008
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  7. cthart

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    Judging by the frame, I'd say on the way to getting rebuilt.
     
    cthart, Oct 21, 2008
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  8. JCater

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    That is one sad sight...but better than anything we have locally...oh yeah, we don't have anything locally :D
     
    JCater, Oct 21, 2008
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  9. SteveM76

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    I had this loco in my consist not too long ago from Louisville to Cincinnati. I really wanted to snap a photo of it but never got around to it. Nice shot!:thumbs_up:
     
    SteveM76, Oct 23, 2008
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  10. friscobob

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    THAT is a prime candidate of the "When Bad Paint Happens to Good Diesels" thread. Talk about a rent-a-wreck................:tb-shocked::tb-shocked::tb-shocked::tb-shocked:
     
    friscobob, Oct 23, 2008
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  11. SteamDonkey74

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    Quick! Somebody custom paint a shell like this and put it on eBay!
     
    SteamDonkey74, Oct 23, 2008
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