Bummed out Wrote:
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> Well, shopping it out to a contractor is going to
> cost more than an in-house job. Wasatch has its
> overhead and profit to factor in, plus there is
> transportation (cranes, trucks and all that).
> Yeah $800k is believable.
>
> Of course, a place like IRM restored its suburban
> coaches for pennies thanks to volunteer help. And
> the in-house restoration of the NP steam switcher
> Stati Pappas is doing I think will cost around
> $800k.
>
> But yes it makes me feel kind of sick to my
> stomach to think about $800k spent on a stupid
> suburban coach. Volunteer organizations could
> make that money go so much further.

Dog gone. I must have missed seeing the long line of volunteers scrambling to restore this car.