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I was just wondering where the sharks are being kept in the Escanaba area?
And does anybody have a recent photo of them?
Any info would appreciated.

They are stored inside. Trespassers are shot on site.

blackjack1518 wrote:They are stored inside. Trespassers are shot on site.

Survivors are shot again !

Trespassers will be violated..
Violators will be trespassed..

Dang it something like that

I wasn't even thinking about trespassing...

I was just curious about what building they are being kept in.
And I thought a recent photo (2013) was taken of them...but it was quickly taken off the web.

NS3322 wrote:I wasn't even thinking about trespassing (Larkin would sue me).

I don't think you get sued for trespassing. I think you get arrested.

Your best chance is to find the leaked photos. Occasionally, 2 photos pop up of both locomotives. One is the nose on 1216, the other the rear car body on 1205. I was dumb enough not to download em when they were leaked, so I don't have the photos. Both locos are in a sorry state, but could be gotten to run. 1205 has a blown traction motor and 1216 has 2 blown cylinders (It was designed to run on 15 cylinders, so when the first when blew in the 70s they didn't do anything).

MrRail wrote:Your best chance is to find the leaked photos. Occasionally, 2 photos pop up of both locomotives. One is the nose on 1216, the other the rear car body on 1205. I was dumb enough not to download em when they were leaked, so I don't have the photos.

I found the photos that you are describing! (I just did a Google Images search; I didn't think it would be that easy):

Nice find. Those photos rarely come up. Got em this time, thanks!

Here is a picture from better days at Watson in the U.P.
I used this in my first "where am I" post
Photo Steve Glischinski



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MrRail wrote:Nice find. Those photos rarely come up. Got em this time, thanks!

No problem! Thanks for pointing me in the right direction.


Here's my favorite photo of a shark.


Photo by Steve Glischinski

The Sharkies are stored in one of the super secret hiding places. Maybe in 20 years they will head to a museum, but I suspect that Mr Larkin watches the foamer boards and gets off on all the speculation on where they are, and who gets to seem them.

NS3322 wrote:

MrRail wrote:Your best chance is to find the leaked photos. Occasionally, 2 photos pop up of both locomotives. One is the nose on 1216, the other the rear car body on 1205. I was dumb enough not to download em when they were leaked, so I don't have the photos.

I found the photos that you are describing! (I just did a Google Images search; I didn't think it would be that easy):

Wow!

So they're out of the elements - and still around. Things could be a lot worse....

What's the locomotive wrapped in blue plastic in the 2nd photo?

peter

PerRock wrote:What's the locomotive wrapped in blue plastic in the 2nd photo?

An old PM E9 still in original paint.

PerRock wrote:What's the locomotive wrapped in blue plastic in the 2nd photo?

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It is most likely a passenger car. I believe he has numerous Soo Line wood passenger cars, a chapel car from Virginia City, MT, a nearly full set of Soo Line Heavyweight Passenger Cars, an Erie Mining Solarium-Lounge, and 3 Milwaukee Road passenger cars (including a Skytop).

J T wrote:

PerRock wrote:What's the locomotive wrapped in blue plastic in the 2nd photo?

Looks like passenger car steps to me. I've read also in the collection is one of 3 remaining PRR "Doodlebugs" the 4668.

Supposedly the pieces in the collection has predetermined homes for when this guy passes on.