With proper structural support, one of these EMD F-40’s can go right on top of Memorial building, a lasting monument to and for our dearest leader.
This wouldn’t be the first train car put atop a building. At the now abandoned Industrial National Bank Building in Providence (AKA the Superman Building), on the roof of the 29th floor, there once sat a antique railway dining car utilized by the bank president as his private Office. Now the building is crumbling and due to a decade plus of non-repair. The rail car is long gone, and the building is at risk of collapse.
If we work really hard at this, we can make this all happen at the Memorial Building by January 1, 2022. Lets help Spicer remain in the spotlight and move her office to a train car on the roof. She’ll have the eyeballs of all passersby’s, and she’ll sit in a big and important looking chair, and push buttons and controls, that aren’t connected to anything.
To her, it will feel a lot like her current office and job function. In her new home, she can continue pushing buttons and being the subject of photographs for years to come.
Auction Information
15 EMD F-50 locomotives of MBTA yesteryear are available for Auction.
Before you can place a bid you must submit a $500 deposit by credit card to access the bidding page. If you win an auction, the $500 will be deducted from your auction total or refunded to your card. If you do not have a winning bid, your deposit will be refunded to your card within 48 hours after the end of the auction.
All bids are in $1,000.00 increments
Sale will include a $5,000.00 Buyer’s Premium
All locomotives are sold “As Is Where Is”
Bidding opens 08/10/2021 09:00 am (cst) and closes on 08/11/2021 at 5:00 PM (cst). If you have a winning bid, after the auction ends we will contact you for your Sales Contract information. A sales contract will be issued via Docusign for review and digital signature. Payment will be made via wire transfer and all the wire details will be included with the sales contract. Once payment has been received, a bill of sale will also be posted to Docusign. After the bill of sale is signed, the transaction is complete and you will be responsible for all shipping costs for each locomotive you purchase. Buyer will be required to apply new reporting marks and UMLER tags before shipment.
Built by EMD as a passenger commuter locomotive for the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority. Operated on both North & South side commuter operations in Boston, MA. Retired by MBTA and stored, some of the mechanical details include: Roller bearings, AAR B-B wheel arrangement, Gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge, Trucks Blomberg, Length 56 ft 2 in (17.12 m), Width 10 ft 7 in (3.23 m) , Height 15 ft 7.5 in (4.76 m), Loco weight 260,000–282,000 lb (117,934–127,913 kg), Prime mover EMD 645E3, Engine type V16 Diesel ,Alternator AR10/D14, Traction motors D77, Cylinders 16, 26-C air brake valves, comp shoes, approx. 500KW Head End Power generator.
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