Stolen!

Tom sorry to here about your loss.

 If for some reason it makes it's way up this way will let you know. 

Look on the bright side - you had a robbery, and are pretty certain the locomotive was stolen.  I, on the other hand, have not had a robbery, and spend a great deal of my time looking for things.  I can spend hours walking back and forth from train room to garage and back, then maybe to the airport, then wondering if I gave it away, then wondering what it was I was looking for.  

 

Seriously - sorry about your robbery.

What a sweet engine! Sorry to hear of your loss! At least you have a picture of it and can duplicate it that way?

 

The sleuths among us will flush it out! I will look on Ebay.

 

Mike Maurice

Know how you feel.  My wife and I have been burglarized on 3 separate occasions in 3 different homes, one of which we were in bed at the time and consider ourselves very lucky.  My business was also a victim of burglary on 4 occasions.  There are a lot of pigs in this world that think they are human.  I check in on several auction sites, I'll keep my eyes open also.

 

Bum

 I don't get around to many two rail shows. This loco looks unique to me. I will watch too.

Very nice Baldwin, I can't stand theft, such a violation of personal space.

I will keep a keen out for it.

 

ncng

 

Look on Craigs List too, thieves who don't know value often dump things there.

You can search Craigs List nationally at:http://www.adhuntr.com/

Me too

That's not right. I'll let the guys know at the hobby shop to keep an eye out.

Ralph

Tom, i don't think your engine will make it to Phoenix. Well, I shouldn't say that as it seems the place many bad guys go to disappear. Good thing your engine is very recognizable. Hearing they stole your wifes jewels guess the engine went ot some kid to push around the floor. But i do hope it does turn up and the bad guys lose a few fingers.Neighbors had stuff stolen with their alarm on. They smash the door in adn run to the master bath where the woman keeps her jewels. Out in 5 minutes and no time to be caught. That many thefts I would have installed a camera in a few places.

 

Why'd they steal a rusty one? just kidding, but I do swear I've seen that loco somewhere on one of these sites. I have no idea where

Matt,

It has been on several sites over the past few years and is on the Internet also, so that's probably where you've seen it. It's been missing since March but I didn't realize that until a couple of days ago.

Tom

Our stolen locos from the DSMR at union station Denver back in October 2006 have never been recovered or ever shown up anywhere. Strange but a loose no box Key big boy showed on ebay with cab damage and some missing detail (same run and paint). Very strange coincidence except the loco road number was different (Changed?). The seller was helpful and rightfully so exempt from any blame; it was years after the event into 2009 and he claimed he bought it at a storage unit auction in Chicago around 2007. Who knows.

The police told us "call your insurance". No serial number no proof. Photos can be doctored and changed. Need a number like a cars VIN.

Our total loss was $14,000

Well within the realm of a felony burglary.

Tom,

 

That is an easy one to identify.  We will watch for it.

 

Dave

 

Tom, I'll keep my eyes peeled here in TN.  Alert the pawn shops in Chattanooga too.  Oftentimes thieves cross the state line to dump items.  My nationwide Craigslist search engine is:

http://www.searchalljunk.com/