Last N&W diesel heading to scrap

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Sad, but probably no chance of a last minute save.  Reminds me of the demise of Jersey Central's last operating steam loco, # 774.  Was a 4-6-0, more typical of CNJ than # 592, the 4-4-2 which resides in Baltimore.  According to stories at the time, could have been saved for $ 5000.  Once they're gone, they're gone.

Jerome Crosson  (NWHS member who grew up along the NY&LB)

In a message dated 08/18/08 13:24:35 Eastern Daylight Time, nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org writes:

C39-8 8551, the last N&W diesel, is headed to scrap.  While the option still remains to buy it before it actually goes to scrap, the $65,000 asking cost is simply too high to generate in a week.  It's a shame that the current politicos involving the VMT and Roanoke in general is allowing this to happen, as I'm sure a phone call to Wick Moorman outlining the historical aspects of this locomotive could quickly change things.  I know now how the people who tried to save the last Y6bs felt... 

Robb Fisher 
RFDI 

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