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Re: Steam Railroading in the Basement
Author: KRK
Date: 05-30-2012 - 12:04

smitty195 Wrote:
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> What ever happened to all of this great
> equipment??

Most of the locomotives were sold or given to interested parties. The rolling stock was given to family members for souvenirs. Most of the accessories including the immaculate 55-inch turntable and pit were chucked into the old Oakland dump near the Alameda Golf course.
His oldest 4-6-2 SP Pacific (built in 1929) is in my posession. Vic sold it to a neighbor in 1952 for *** $ 75.00 *** ... Can you believe THAT ?
Over the many years, I traced it through various ownerships and locales. Finally found an International collector who owned it and would not sell it to anyone for any reason.

After almost ten years of "pleading" and "letter writing" and coughing up some $ 2000.00, this guy let me have it back in August--1992. So, after some FORTY years, the STAR of that YouTube clip (2422) is back in the Shattock family... Amazing, don't you think ??

KRK

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Subject Written By Date/Time (PST)
  Steam Railroading in the Basement Ken Shattock (KRK) 05-29-2012 - 22:31
  Re: Steam Railroading in the Basement J 05-30-2012 - 04:08
  Re: Steam Railroading in the Basement smitty195 05-30-2012 - 05:51
  Re: Steam Railroading in the Basement KRK 05-30-2012 - 07:07
  Re: Steam Railroading in the Basement Tony Johnson 05-30-2012 - 07:25
  Re: Steam Railroading in the Basement Alfred Doten 05-30-2012 - 07:57
  Re: Steam Railroading in the Basement Butler 05-30-2012 - 08:10
  Re: Steam Railroading in the Basement KRK 05-30-2012 - 09:28
  Re: Steam Railroading in the Basement smitty195 05-30-2012 - 11:37
  Re: Steam Railroading in the Basement KRK 05-30-2012 - 12:04
  Re: Steam Railroading in the Basement rgcx 05-30-2012 - 18:23
  Re: Steam Railroading in the Basement smitty195 05-30-2012 - 18:32
  Re: Steam Railroading in the Basement OTN 06-02-2012 - 13:04
  Re: Steam Railroading in the Basement Ken Shattock (KRK) 06-02-2012 - 16:25
  Re: Steam Railroading in the Basement Brian 05-31-2012 - 12:12
  Re: Steam Railroading in the Basement Howard 05-31-2012 - 20:14
  Re: Steam Railroading in the Basement Margaret (SP fan) 05-31-2012 - 23:01
  Re: FACT SHEET: Vic's Basement Railroad KRK 06-01-2012 - 09:28
  Re: Steam Railroading in the BSMT (continuation) KRK 06-01-2012 - 09:38
  Re: Steam Railroading in the BSMT (continuation) smitty195 06-01-2012 - 13:06
  Re: FACT SHEET: Vic's Basement Railroad martinezmariosr@yahoo.com 09-27-2012 - 23:35
  Re: Steam Railroading in the Basement theconductor 06-01-2012 - 11:05
  Re: Steam Railroading in the Basement keyrouteken 06-01-2012 - 22:15
  Re: Steam Railroading in the Basement healthtrains 06-19-2012 - 15:57


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