[RITSlist] Fwd: RI #630 and #652

[Tony Bowen]

I see they are going to try to sell them again.  -Tony

>> Rock Island E-units for sale
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>> June 1, 2007
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>> KIRBYVILLE, Mo. - Ozark Mountain Railcar LLC is offering former  
>> Rock Island E6 No. 630 and E8 652 for sale, according to their Web  
>> site. No. 630 is one of the few remaining "slant-nose" EMD cab  
>> units still in existence. The unit, after decades in long distance  
>> passenger service, gained fame pulling commuter trains out of  
>> Chicago in the 1970s. Built in 1941, the unit is not currently in  
>> operating condition. The asking price is $66,000.
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>> E8 652 was built in 1952 and was initially used on the Twin Star  
>> Rocket between Minneapolis and Houston. It also saw service on the  
>> Golden State between Chicago andLos Angeles. In 1976 it was  
>> painted into a Bicentennial scheme by Chicago's 20th Century  
>> Railroad Club and named Independence. The current owners bought  
>> the 652 for preservation and performed various repairs, restoring  
>> its original Rock Island paint scheme. The unit is not currently  
>> in operating condition. One engine will need a major overhaul and  
>> the second engine is closer to operating condition. The asking  
>> price is $88,000.
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>> Both units operated most recently on the 20-mile Midland Railway,  
>> a heritage railroad operating between Baldwin City and Ottawa  
>> Junction, Kan. To contact Ozark Mountain Railcar go to  
>> www.ozarkmountainrailcar.com, or call 1-417-336-2401.
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