The two switchers offered for sale are Nos. 1202 and 1205, built in 1954 and 1955 respectively, for the Aliquippa & Southern. Both engines are stored serviceable at the roundhouse. Aliquippa & Southern is a 6-mile short line in Aliquippa, Pa. that was acquired by Age of Steam Roundhouse founder Jerry Jacobson’s Ohio Central System in 2002. The short line was acquired by Genesee & Wyoming in 2008 as part of its purchase of the Ohio Central from Jacobson, but the diesels were retained by Jacobson and moved to the roundhouse when it opened in 2011.
The locomotives are being offered in an auction sale that closes April 1. The reserve amount for auction bids is $90,000 per engine. Age of Steam said Funds realized from the sale will be used for ongoing care and development of its collection. The museum recently acquired former Bessemer & Lake Erie 2-10-4 No. 643 and had to fund the move of the huge locomotive and tender by truck from the Pittsburgh area to the roundhouse.
Since the two locomotives are in the paint scheme of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, it is only fitting that the B&O Railroad Museum get them if the railroad ever had EMD SW1200’s. All that would be required is to add the name ‘Baltimore and Ohio’ in gold paint on the dark blue band along the sides of the hoods and fleet number on the sides of the cabs.
Anna: That is the problem when I purchased a 1926 Wurlitzer Theater Organ a few years ago. Now, what am I going to do with it!
Be careful of what you ask for. You may get it!
I have the money to buy them but then what would I do with them?
The above comments are cynical in nature and do not form the basis for an attorney/client relationship. They do not constitute legal advice. I am not your attorney. Push, push, shove, shove, oh what a relief it was…
would any tourist railroads and railroad museums want to buy these two ?
Seems like a smart move, those old EMD switchers are often pretty useful for small shortlines and industries.
Are those the engines that were up at the Grand River Railroad near Fairport not that long ago?