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I'm always against scrapping any engine that isn't wrecked. If it's of no use to the railroad, it should go to a railroad museum! Some of these engines may not seem special now, but wait 50 years, we'll wish we still had them. Back when steam locomotives were being scrapped, few thought about the future. I bet we all wished they had. <br /> <br />On the subject of wrecked engines being scrapped, I once heard about a very bad CN derailment in the early 80's where a freight train fell down an embankment and burned up. I think there were a couple F units and at least one Geep (or the other way around). CN actually just burried them right there. They then dug them up a couple years later and then scrapped them. <br /> <br />Also, Ed, the FRA age limit for interchange cars is 50 years. This law was first passed in the early 70's and at the time many were upset about it because there were many freight cars over 50 years old which still fully met FRA regulations.
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