by SST
Has anybody purchased the caboose from Niagara Hobby yet? I'd love to get a hold of it and tour the country with it.
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SST wrote:Has anybody purchased the caboose from Niagara Hobby yet? I'd love to get a hold of it and tour the country with it.According to Facebook posts, it hasn't been sold yet. Many folks are saying the owner is asking way, way, way too
MACTRAXX wrote:Without going too much off the AAPRCO topic does anyone have pictures of the Niagara HobbyHere's a screenshot I lifted off their website.
caboose?
SST wrote:Has anybody purchased the caboose from Niagara Hobby yet? I'd love to get a hold of it and tour the country with it.Caboose is a freight car, not covered by AAPRCO in any way, not hauled by Amtrak, and you cannot use a caboose as a private car to "tour the country." Sorry to burst your bubble.
lvrr325 wrote:It's posted on a rail classified for $85K, which is way, way too much... More realistic pricing would be under $20,000. There are plenty on Ozark Mountain Railcar for that or under many of which could be interchanged.A more realistic price would be $8500... Anyone is going to have to spend at least $10,000 to move it out of there with trucks and cranes.
Otto Vondrak wrote: A more realistic price would be $8500... Anyone is going to have to spend at least $10,000 to move it out of there with trucks and cranes. -otto-The alternative would be to scrap it. If you estimate $150/ton for scrap, times ballpark 30 tons for the caboose, that's $4,500 - less the cost of actually cutting it up. Hopefully somebody will come up with something higher than scrap price and give it a good home.