VRS Horns Stolen

[Anonymous]

Just to let everyone know to be on the lookout for a set of horns that was
> removed from the HLCX 3612 while it was sitting in front of the White River
> Junction, VT station.
>
> The theft of the Nathan P-3 horn was sometime between dusk on Saturday, July
> 24th and dawn of the 25th.
>
> Anyone with information about the theft may call the GMRC office at
> 1-802-463-9531. The GMRC shop is offering a $50 reward if the thief is
> caught AND convicted.

[Anonymous]

Silly question here for ya LC.

I will not even ask "WHY" but will ask "WHAT"? What would someone do with an air horn from a loco. If I drove an 18 wheeler could it be put on the truck? Would someone driving an RV want a train horn on it? Would these show up on EBay? Where would someone get rid of it? Are they engraved with a railroad name or do they have a serial number? In the past has it been kids or adults stealing air horns, and ok finally, "WHY"?

[JoeKoh]

Jim
some people might be really desparate for money.
dont know why else theyd want it.
stay safe
Joe

[Randy Stahl]

Intersesting that no one saw the theifs. horns aren't that east to walk away with .4 1/2 " bolts, on the roof of the locomotive.. At least these are the cheapest horns to replace, as for making big $$$$$ , these are not the greatest horns, prefer leslie 5 chime S horns
Randy

[espeefoamer]

[soapbox] Whoever(probably a "fan" ) took the horn,should be strung up be his thumbs and flogged.[soapbox]

[locomutt]

[#ditto] It gives all of us a bad name.

And I'm not sure I would call that "person" a fan, if so,
they should know better than to do something like that!

[rvos1979]

I have heard of train horns being put on trucks, my understanding of it is it's illegal, as they are too loud for the highway. The favorite spot for the horn is usually under the truck, out of sight of most people.

Randy Vos

[Anonymous]

Wow, that's pretty low of someone to steal a horn. What do you get out of that?[:(!]

[tree68]

As mentioned, it'll probably end up on E-Bay, or at a swap meet someplace, very likely along with some other purloined pieces of equipment. Some unsuspecting railfan will buy it, and the thief will get the real reward, cash. All the seller has to do is say it's off some scrapped loco, even better if it has any historical significance...

[ericsp]

QUOTE: Originally posted by locomutt

[#ditto] It gives all of us a bad name.

And I'm not sure I would call that "person" a fan, if so,
they should know better than to do something like that!

So railfans do some pretty stupid things. The last time I was at Tehachapi Loop a new railfan said he had walked through the tunnel in the loop. I wonder if he is still alive?

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by tree68

As mentioned, it'll probably end up on E-Bay, or at a swap meet someplace, very likely along with some other purloined pieces of equipment. Some unsuspecting railfan will buy it, and the thief will get the real reward, cash. All the seller has to do is say it's off some scrapped loco, even better if it has any historical significance...

And that unsuspecting railfan will probably get busted for it even when he bought it! Reminds me of a story I heard where a stolen diesel-powered Miller arc-welder was found in the garage of a man who bought it but didn't know it was stolen. They tracked it uising GPS. Those diesel-powered arc-welders/generators can sell for anywhere from $3,800 to $20,000.