Stolen 20in Gauge RR Materials in Swanville Maine

[Ed Lecuyer]

Repost from RAILSWAP:

Stolen from my property in Swanville, (Midcoast) Maine. Thieves have made off with a yet-undetermined amount of 12lb and 16lb rail, 5 or more 9ftX3ft flatcar, 8 manual switches and turntable for my 2 1/2T Plymouth gasoline locomotive. All 20in Gauge. As you all know, this stuff is made from "un-obtainium" and cannot be replaced. Reward for information leading to return of my materials. Please contact me through railswap. I thought this stuff was too heavy to steal. I was wrong! Beware! Guard your materials everyone!

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[Mike Fox]

Hmmm. Wheels from us, rails from him. What some people must do just to get what they want. Sad. Very sad.

[Bill Fortier]

What? Is November Train-Stealing Month?

Here's a recent thread on Fark about equipment going missing from The Swiss Vapeur Park.

Twenty inch is a rather uncommon gauge. Quite large as park-type setups are concerned. The listings in the Discover Live Steam site (linked in the Fark thread) go from two-foot all the way down to two-and-a-half inch and the only twenty-incher is in California. (Yes, the Maine two-footers are listed.)

[Terry Harper]

GET THE WORD OUT TO THE LOCAL SCRAP YARDS ASAP!!

Manhole covers, street lights, AC units......nothing is off limits in this economy!

[Glenn Byron]

One of our local contractors lost two spare stationary engines form his gravel pit and located them at a scrap yard.  Cost him lots to buy back his own stuff.  Hope this rail equipment can be located.