Mark Wrote:
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> Reader Wrote:
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> > Based on other comments, i would say this
> decision
> > is admirable. They were being honest. Now,
> maybe
> > the donation can go where it would fill a need
> or
> > otherwise find a use.
>
> Admirable? Hardly.
>
> The locomotive in question is very rare. Only 60
> were built and less than 10 still survive today.
> NONE of them have been preserved. In all
> likelihood, this was one of the last chances to do
> so. The unit is now scheduled to be scrapped.
>
> It's no accident that the best, and most
> successful railroad museums have TRADED museum
> pieces to railroads or other museums in return for
> something else that better complements their
> collection. Other museums ought to wake up and see
> the value in doing so.


All this may be true. But, I am not convinced that foisting the donation off on an organization that doesn't want it is helpful. Apparently, it will just be neglected. Better to find a place that does want it, recognizes its (it's?) worth and will act accordingly. Still think the referenced turn down was the proper way to go.