Horn stolen from GMRC RS-1 #405

Folks, please be on the lookout for this horn, which was stolen from the Green Mountain Railroad's Alco RS-1 in Vermont. It was one of the last S3J horns still in revenue service. It is an important and functional safety device, but also a piece of the Green Mountain Railroad's history. They need it back. If you have information about the whereabouts of this horn, please contact me and I'll pass it along to the appropriate people. Thank you.


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Scott J. Whitney wrote:From: "Scott J. Whitney"
Date: May 15, 2013 6:59:52 AM EDT
Subject: Green Mountain Horn Theft

Sometime in the very recent past, quite possibly this past weekend, the horns off Green Mountain (former Rutland) locomotive 405 were stolen.

This was not a spur of the moment theft as the manner in which they were attached tells that whoever did this had to have a plan and the proper tools to do the job.

These horns are an extraordinarily rare set of Leslie S3J and quite possibly the last set in operation outside a private collection. They are very easy to identify and CANNOT be sold on the open market without attracting attention.

Anyone with information as to their whereabouts is asked to contact the Green Mountain at Bellows Falls immediately. If the horns simply show back up, no questions will be asked.

S. J. Whitney

This is what the horn looks like: http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPi ... id=2361792

Perhaps a coincidence, but the Brimfield antique shows are this week, and stolen items have been known to show up there from time to time. I recall there are a few "heavy metal" dealers in railroad signals and other items that do setup at the shows, i recall one sets up at "Quaker Acres". They might be of some help.

Several years ago I had a 1/2 dozen semaphore arms stolen and learned they were seen at the Brimfield show. Unfortunately by the time I showed up to find them, they were long gone.

JoeF

Keep a lookout anywhere tractor trailers are parked. Down here drivers mount them on their rigs. Their illegal as hell but that doesn't stop them from being used.