@Rusty Traque posted:I think folks just have to accept the fact that sometimes locomotives put out to pasture will not return to service. Every year restoration and operation gets more expensive.
Rusty
Yup, the folks at Strasburg had an engine that they were under contract for by the owner. They had said that they work until the money runs out, notify the owner, he pays, they work, rinse and repeat. I don't remember how long they said it has been there, but it is a relatively smaller engine almost like a small switcher size. The owner has his own little private railroad, so that means he has some kind of money, but not enough to throw at his engine without regard.
