You just won the lottery for $15,000,000 what is your first purchase?

[vsmith]

Hhehhehe

A few hundred acres of land someplace scenic, then the two real full size steam narrow gauge locomotives I found for sale on the internet. Then few miles of track and the Steam up parties at my place!

Oh, and a rather large shed so I could build my "retirement" layout, L.A. circa 1940!!!!
That and a killer garage full of numorous classics.

[Anonymous]

I'd probobly forget model railroads have my own privet varni***o travel in. Maybe even a small locomotive to haul it around.

[RedLeader]

I'll invest in Microsoft, Oracle, Boeing, Virgin, telecomunications and clones. I'll quit my job, look for a trophy wife and a mistress[}:)] , and get a white great Dane named Hamlet and a black one named Othello. Buy a Rachard Neutra house, Buy a Shelby Cobra. Buy a restored P-51 Mustang. Build an maintain a Railroad Museum of local RR history.

[orsonroy]

First purchase would be a 100-acre farm next to the Illinois Railway museum.
Second purchase would be a 110+ year old farmhouse to move to the site.
Third purchase would be a NKP steam engine to park next to the house, after being restored to operating condition.
Fourth purchase would be the "rights" to run her on the mainline!

[Anonymous]

restore old depo in hopewell jct n.y. for club in town

[ksax73]

A house with a big basement.

A nice car, doesn't have to be flashy but I will hook it up though.

Pay off my college dept and the rest of my tuition.

Get my masters in Urban/Regional and/or Transportation Planning.

Bypass the last two if 15 million would leave me financially secure for the rest of my life (given that I spend and invest my money wisely of course)

[Anonymous]

Corvette 1969 stingray with a 350 small block V-8 4 bolt main. a Chevelle with a 502 and all kinds off goodies. then god only knows what.....

[Anonymous]

After I won the lotto my first purchase would definitely be a 1998 Lamborghini Diablo Roadster in Titanium [;)]

[GDRMCo]

Well I would win the lotto in Europe come back to Aus with triple that amount something in the range of $45,000,000au and buy a huge warehouse, hire a modeling group to build the biggest layout in the world, buy a new mansion, get a pair of Holden Monaros and tune em and then the possibilities are endless.
Mitchell

[Bikerdad]

Okay, after I get back from Hawaii (where, btw, I'll give Mom the new car I bought to get around), I'll buy a new Bushtec Genesis trailer (has more room) for my motorcycle, buy a motorcycle for my brother if he'll come with as I climb on my motorcycle and go find a nice chunk of land somewhere in America that satisfies my 4 recreational desires: woodworking, motorcycling, windsurfing, and modelrailroading. I reckon it'll take me 6 months to 2 years to find the land I'd like. [:D]

Buy the land, put a yurt on it to live in while building with my father's help an 1,800 sq foot home with the 3,000 square foot workshop/garage/trainroom next to it, preferably on or close to a good windsurfing site.

Of course, in the meantime, kid's college will be paid for, modest new truck will be acquired (really useful for building the house and such), and a few model locomotives, rolling stock and such will come into my collection. (I probably would get one of the brass Yellowstone's in N scale.) and the vast bulk of the winnings will be sitting in an assortment of investment vehicles being fruitful and multiplying. $8,500,000 (after taxes and the above "commitments") can do a lot of multiplying, to the tune of 1/2 million a year, assuming a reasonable ROI.

Once the house is done, turn my attention to something productive. Making a better mousetrap, or more accurately, a better N scale engine. If my concepts are workable, set about producing them for the market and become, hopefully, the premium N scale motive power producer, eclipsing Kato, Atlas and the German companies as well. Imagine, if you will, an N scale Berkshire that will pull, out of the box, 60+ cars, at a price maybe 50% higher than current plastic locos.

[dinwitty]

snipe all the brass off ebay 8-D

[Dbcxyz123]

A N&W A Class in HO

[:D]Norfolk & Western All the Way!!![:D]

[fiatfan]

The first thing I would do would be to hire someone to quit for me! [}:)] [:D]

Tom

[Anonymous]

Buy a massive plot of land, build a football feild sized building plus house, inside the building create a massive reproduction of a Conrail subdivision circa 1980. Maybe the northeast corridor. Ken Mccorry already did the buffalo line....

[Anonymous]

If I won lotto, I would by a HSV Clubsport with the 6 litre V-8 and 6 speed Manual, a House with enough room for a decent Layout, a G-Scale Train Running into Every Room in the House, and Turn it into a Food and Beeverage Express from the Kitchen where the Butler would be so If I ever needed a drink he could sit it on the train and run it to where ever I am , and save his legs.

With any Left over money, spend it on my N-Scale layout and then open it up for fund raising for Local Charity foundations..
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[Train 284]

Some grand scale live steam, 20 acres, lots of HO and G gauge stuff. Ya pretty much train stuff!

[Anonymous]

I'd buy the whole train shop... I'd be enjoying my favorite hobby and earning money at the same time... hehehe... I'd probably make my dreams come true like buying a whole fleet of Kato GE ACs and Dash 9s and Athearn Genesis SDs... Or better yet, brass... hehehe...

[twhite]

QUOTE: Originally posted by AggroJones

QUOTE: Originally posted by twhite

150 brass HO scale Missabe Yellowstones. I'll work the rest from there.
Tom [:P][:P][:P]

There were only 18 of them. How would you go about road numbering them? [;)]

Hey, Aggro, I'll just start from #1--okay, okay, I'll give YOU some!! Happy now?
Tom[:D]

[Anonymous]

Rideable steam engine with cars and 50 acres of track with mountains and tunnels and bridges....................................................How much is a real engine?

[Anonymous]

After Uncle Sam takes his cut, I'll put a portion into reputable IRA's and investment funds, and start a business doing the things I love, and will hopefully not have to worry about things like food, and shelter, until I die.

Take a small house, convert it to solar power, do so for some friends.
Buy a couple new cars,

Buy a nice fleet of brass models, and some craftsmen kits.

Alvie.

[tatans]

Just thinking: What can you buy today with only $15,000,000.00????

[rf16a]

A Doctor to revive me from the shock of winning it.

A whole lotta stuff!

No financial worries ever again for family/close friends.

Those two Baldwin RF-16a Sharks rotting away somewhere in Michigan. I'd either restore them to operating condition or donate them to a museum so all railfans could enjoy them.

[Anonymous]

A huge train room with an attached house, then a brand new Jaguar, a Humongous Diamond for momma, and a separate house for the kids, ya guys, their both over 18.

[Anonymous]

An office for a layout. I have hundreds of miles of track but not a foot of space.

[Anonymous]

Mine's a bit like railjunky2's - one of those big twin-axle flatbed trailers to haul the supplies home for a new layout. This would come after the uprated 2.8ltr Turbodiesel engine (replacing factory 2.5ltr) for my existing Disco, along with assorted suspension upgrades, off-road equipment, new stereo system... - would end up with a 9 year old truck with more power than the brand new ones!

Train-wise, I think it might well involve the largest single order in LGB's history...

[Anonymous]

a new pickup to haul all my railroad stuff home.

[TurboOne]

Everyones ideas are awesome. Just the tone in your writing made this a great question. Can you feel the energy this created.

After buying a big house for the family, I want to buy a huge protable layout, that can be set up at different churches and youth functions. Show kids God thru trains. Example have 12 boxcars with disiples names, take one off and see if anyone notices. Make learning fun idea.

Build a family compound so my kids always live close. Have my parents close by so they can be taken care of. Same for my brother and wife's relatives.

Spend a lot of time with family and friends.

Thanks for the question.

Tim

[Anonymous]

Steam Locomotive Pere Marquette #1223, a 2-8-4 Berkshire, which is currently on display in Grand Haven, MI. I'd buy it and restore it and run it on the shortline by my house. Second I'd buy a real ex ATSF FP45 (and maybe an SD80MAC, too[:D]), and do the same.

[Anonymous]

I will buy a house to go around my model trains. Then a Volvo

[fec153]

Dodge Durango to haul the Harleys to all the places Deb wants to go. Hunk of property for MRRing and a home to live in.
Certain charities and friends and of course family to take care of. Set up Nonprofit trust for little or no taxes before getting the loot.
Flip