Recovered, stolen locomotives

[PRR5406]

http://www.illawarramercury.com.au/stor ... -berkeley/

Hope this isn't old news. I think it's still "good" news.

[Harlock]

been following this on another board. It's pretty depressing. When a house is stripped of copper plumbing or wiring it is at least not destruction of art. When a hand-made work of art gets stolen purely for scrap metal value and the remains dumped in a lake, the lack of cultural intelligence and respect for property on the part of the thief is astounding. It's a bit like the Taliban blowing up buddhist statues in Afghanistan. Ignorance is evil.

On a lighter note, the photo sure makes for an odd juxtaposition!


-M

[SteveM]

From the article:

"The train, worth an estimated $15,000, had been stripped of $150 worth of copper."

I tell my wife not to leave her GPS on the windshield, not because of the GPS (which can be replaced for about $25 from ebay), but because of the $300 window she'll have to replace.

Steve

[redneckalbertan]

Another article on the same topic:
http://www.illawarramercury.com.au/stor ... e/#slide=6