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[TheJWT]

$3 mil for a whole ass locomotive. No clue if it's real, a joke, or an extremely niche scam.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1131010270641104/

[Tripper]

@thejwt Hmm A whole ass locomotive would be HELLA cool. No deal unless it comes with a track to play on, I'd also like a conductor uniform thrown in.

[Ermahgerd]

@thejwt It must be a joke (it FB marketplace after all). I don't think a brand new locomotive actually costs that much. My extensive 15 seconds of googling suggested you can get a new one for under 2 mil.

Now if it were on BAT, it would be serious... and cost even more.

[facw]

@thejwt I would definitely have it repainted in the Chessie System livery:

Speaking of, it's interesting that the C&O branded car(?) in the background has survived. It's been a long time since either Chessie or C&O were a thing. But hey my apartment has pieces of some Boston And Maine rolling stock in the lobby, so maybe someone wants to cut it up for some vintage industrial decoration?

[Just Jeepin']

@thejwt I saw a train engine sitting in someone's (very rural) front yard as a lawn ornament. I wish I'd turned around to take a photo, was absolutely bizarre.

[Roadkilled]

@thejwt It's got to be a joke. It looks like this engine is still in service.
http://csxeastcoastrailfan.rrpicturearchives.net/locoPicture.aspx?id=22409

[TheJWT]

@roadkilled I figured you'd at least have to remove the CSX branding if it were privately owned

[Mr.Ontop]

@just-jeepin I've seen old cabooses and the occasional rail car as lawn art, but never the engine. Interesting.

[Demon Xanth]

@tripper We don't need tracks...
https://www.google.com/amp/s/gizmodo.com/that-time-a-canadian-town-derailed-a-diesel-train-and-d-1846307148/amp

[Skyfire77]

@facw ZOMG, yes. Love the Chessie System livery, used to see them quite a bit going past the US Steel Duquesne Works back when I was a lad.