Subsequent to an earlier review of its railroad collection and an initial offering of deaccessioned equipment, the Museum of Transportation is requesting proposals from interested parties for the acquisition of equipment.

The pieces currently available include:

Great Northern #2100 (Tender only - Vanderbilt type)
MARC #66 E8A
FDS (Italian State Railway) E550.025 Electric Locomotive
St. Louis-San Francisco #200 Business Car
Chicago & Eastern Illinois (former Lehigh Valley) #405 Coach
Pullman Colonial Business Car
Baltimore & Ohio #5551 Skydome
Wabash #2229 wood caboose
New York, Chicago & St. Louis (“Nickel Plate”) #1143 wood caboose

To obtain a copy of the Request for Proposals, please contact Molly Butterworth at MButterworth (at -no spaces) stlouisco.com.

Does the Marc E8 #66 still have a Hep unit?

Does anyone have any pictures of either of the two cabooses that they can post?

There are some pictures here:
http://www.transportmuseumassociation.o ... on2009.pdf

Did anyone get the US Army #7765?

It wasn't us at the PTHT. We were awarded none of our selections and the little Army Diesel was one of them.

Later!
Mr. Ed

I have received an email today from Molly saying "Most of the items remain:we will likely be listing them with Ozark Mountain in the near future."

"Most of the items remain." If they are going to list them with Ozark, then they were planning on selling them all along. So what happened to the 501 (C) 3 section that says they must first attempt to donate them to another 501 (C) 3? I know we asked for four or five pieces but were awarded nothing. Did I hear that secion explained wrong?

Later!
Mr. Ed

Mr. Ed,
Any answers to your questions, and they are correct questions, must come from St. Louis. May I suggest that all interested parties start an avalanche of inquiries to the museum?

I believe the ex- USAF 7765 is now at the Denver Rail Heritage Society facility in Denver,CO