Age of Steam Roundhouse selling two diesels NEWSWIRE

SUGAR CREEK, Ohio – The Age of Steam Roundhouse Museum is selling two EMD SW1200 diesels it has deemed surplus, according to an announcement by the organization. The roundhouse is primarily a repository for a large collection of steam locomotives, but also has a fleet of diesels that includes eight Alcos, two Fairbanks-Morse switchers, a General Electric 25-ton switcher, and 11 EMDs.

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.