Re: UP East St. Louis Locomotive Auction
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> > > Shortline Sammie Wrote:
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> > > > Lol George...I kow how that works! Bidder
> > 33968
> > > > first bought the UPY 1419 for $190,000;
> then
> > > > bought the UPY 1456 for $340,000 and
> finally
> > > one
> > > > more, the UPY 1483 for $200,000; all three
> > were
> > > > MP15N.
> > > >
> > > > Bidding generally started with "wholl give
> me
> > a
> > > > hunderd-thousand dollar bill?"; then "hows
> > about
> > > a
> > > > fifty thousand dollar bill?" Generally shot
> > up
> > > > once he had a bid then.."hunderd-ten";
> > > > "one-twenty";"one forty back in the corner"
> > > "one
> > > > fifty on line" and thats about where they
> > > > stopped...all except for the "Porsche".
> > > >
> > > > Dick Samuels
> > >
> > > Dick, do you know who bought the 1378? It
> was
> > the
> > > one Mike tested the Diesel Particulate Filter
> > on
> > > for awhile.
> >
> > It was the second unit auctioned and I hadn't
> > starting writing buyers numbers yet; however it
> > sold for $150,000.
> >
> > Dick
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> Thanks, Dick.
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> Here's my favorite Ryan Martin photo of it.
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Now that's uuugggly!
Dick