2026-03-17 21:12 UTC
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@nomi@shark.community 2026-03-17 21:15
I'm not in charge of anything at this shop. This is just a last ditch effort to reach out and try to save some beautiful old iron.
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@LillyHerself@mastodon.social 2026-03-17 23:00
@nomi@shark.community @falkirkcouncil@mastodon.scot Something for Bo'ness?
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@Genderqueerwolf@wandering.shop 2026-03-17 23:11
@nomi@shark.community Yes, but I can't directly speak for them. The colorado railroad museum. They have a substantial collection. Http://coloradorailroadmuseum.org
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@kb6nu@mastodon.radio 2026-03-17 23:22
@nomi@shark.community Try the Henry Ford in Dearborn, MI.
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@TechEd@techhub.social 2026-03-18 00:16
@nomi@shark.community Thanks for recognizing the historical value and trying to find a home for it. Have you tried the Smithsonian. If they don’t want it, they may have a list of railroad museums you could contact.
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@megsouth@c.im 2026-03-18 00:42
@nomi@shark.community adding hashtag for search #museum #railway #historical #railmuseum
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@chuff@bark.wolp.chat 2026-03-18 01:16
Where is it, that'll influence things, I might try https://tnmot.org/ or maybe https://www.strasburgrailroad.com/ , that last one isn't a museum but a historical railroad, maybe they'd have a use for it.
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@lemgandi@mastodon.social 2026-03-18 01:16
@nomi@shark.community So there are 862 others of this out in the world somewhere?
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@N3VEM@mastodon.radio 2026-03-18 01:21
@nomi@shark.community #Pennsylvania #Train museum folx! No idea if anyone has the way or means to make that trip, but this could be an awesome thing to bring home!
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@crankyoldbugger@fosstodon.org 2026-03-18 01:29
@nomi@shark.community @sen@hachyderm.io
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@derek@www.glidden.life 2026-03-18 01:36
@nomi@shark.community I hope you find someone because that is an absolutely beautiful piece of classic machinery! It's a real long-shot, but there's a blacksmith who puts out stuff on youtube, based out of Montana - Will Stelter - who absolutely adores old, beautiful machines like this. You could try reaching out, if nothing else, it might be a lead to someone else. https://www.steltermfg.com/about
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@BunnyMama@sfba.social 2026-03-18 01:38
@nomi@shark.community Just in case it’s slipped your mind… there’s an awesome museum is Sacramento. They might have some suggestions. It would be a shame to see it scrapped. https://www.californiarailroad.museum/
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@jamespiland@mastodon.social 2026-03-18 02:05
@nomi@shark.community Perhaps The Henry Ford in Dearborn, Michigan?
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@haloedrain@toot.cafe 2026-03-18 02:26
@nomi@shark.community it seems like something the Chattanooga Choochoo might want, last time I was there I talked to some engineers who complained about the difficulty of finding maintenance equipment? It’s a long way to go if it’s in SF though
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@falcennial@mastodon.social 2026-03-18 02:51
@nomi@shark.community that is not scrap, it is a work of beauty
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@gbargoud@masto.nyc 2026-03-18 02:57
@nomi@shark.community This seems like something you could definitely have gotten a tech company to decorate their lobby with 10-20 years ago and maybe still could today Not as good as a museum but it would keep it from being scrapped
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@billmason@mastodon.social 2026-03-18 03:10
@nomi@shark.community I don't know if it's up their alley, but around here there's the Oregon Rail Heritage Center. Maybe it's worth a query to them? https://orhf.org/contact/
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@James@beige.party 2026-03-18 03:30
@nomi@shark.community State railroad museum in Sacramento passed?
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@SecondStix@mindly.social 2026-03-18 03:34
@nomi@shark.community Re: Wheel Press You could try this place. Pretty cool railroad museum in northern Illinois. https://www.irm.org/
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@daemonicusprince@meow.social 2026-03-18 03:36
@nomi@shark.community I threw it out to my social circles (Telegram) and someone suggested Wreck2Restored? @Wreck2Restored@www.youtube.com they aren't west coast, so it's a long shot, but could be worth reaching out to maybe?
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@cavyherd@wandering.shop 2026-03-18 03:38
@nomi@shark.community Hey @csilverman@mastodon.social, need a model for your art?
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@murodegrizeco@toad.social 2026-03-18 03:48
@nomi@shark.community Where is the press located? If it's in the #sfba, perhaps it might be of interest to the Niles Canyon Railway?
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@Mikal@sfba.social 2026-03-18 03:51
@nomi@shark.community This is a pretty low budget, punk museum, that focuses more with hobo culture than the industrial aspect of rail culture, but as a last ditch, who knows they may be interested and they have a lot of space. Also, a very cool place to visit if you're headed up I-5 past Mount Shasta/Weed area in Northern California. https://www.bbcrc.org/
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@KennethBousquet@mastodon.social 2026-03-18 03:54
@nomi@shark.community We should never allow this to be scrapt. These machines are costly to build these days. Better to give scapyard price and find a way to move it, if it has to be moved. Looks well maintained for it's age.
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@KennethBousquet@mastodon.social 2026-03-18 04:02
@nomi@shark.community This picture looks like a Render made with Povray Ray Tracer or other just as great or different Ray Tracer. It looks so realistic . Well done! If it's real, it looks Computer Generated Graphics.
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@CatsofArrakis@mastodon.social 2026-03-18 04:10
@nomi@shark.community @hotdogsladies@mastodon.social Add this to the apparatus
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@rickoooooo@social.authbypass.com 2026-03-18 04:14
@nomi@shark.community I wonder if there are any model railroad clubs that might be interested or at least know someone who would be?
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@ketmorco@fosstodon.org 2026-03-18 04:15
@nomi@shark.community I want to be a museum 😭
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@mralancooper@hachyderm.io 2026-03-18 04:35
@nomi@shark.community Lots of good suggestions already. Here's two more: The Nevada Northern in Ely Nevada runs trains and has an engine shop (steam). Farther away but better funded is the Age of Steam Roundhouse Museum in Ohio.
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@elaterite@mastoart.social 2026-03-18 04:52
@nomi@shark.community Three rail museums I'd check with are: 1) Northern Nevada Railway in Ely. They have a full operational machine shop and maintain their equipment onsite. They probably could use the machine. https://nnry.com/ 2) Laws Railroad Museum, near Bishop, California. https://www.lawsmuseum.org/ 3) Nevada State Railroad Museum, Carson City, Nevada. They have a lot of operating equipment and machine shop as well. https://www.carsonrailroadmuseum.org/ Hope that helps!
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@RunRichRun@mastodon.social 2026-03-18 05:18
@nomi@shark.community Maybe contact: National Museum of Industrial History, Bethlehem, PA — https://www.nmih.org/about/ https://mycompanies.fandom.com/wiki/Chambersburg_Engineering_Company — see photos in advertisement Good luck!
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@jbeckers@infosec.exchange 2026-03-18 05:58
@nomi@shark.community Keith Rucker @vintagemachinery@youtube.com volunteers at a railroad museum, and might have a use for it
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@MeaningfulBits@mastodon.social 2026-03-18 06:06
@nomi@shark.community at the very least we should get video of these machines doing their job. I'm sure there is something novel future generations would appreciate documented.
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@raika_amaris@mastodon.social 2026-03-18 07:48
@nomi@shark.community Maybe the B&O Railroad Museum? https://www.borail.org/
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@Joeyvosters@techhub.social 2026-03-18 10:49
@nomi@shark.community https://nationalrrmuseum.org
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@DavidGallagher@sfba.social 2026-03-18 14:48
@nomi@shark.community Western Railway Museum https://wrm.org ? (I’ll admit I didn’t look theough the replies to see if they had already been suggested)
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@hi_cial@donphan.social 2026-03-18 15:26
@nomi@shark.community rip big mighty machine :( pours one out for all the tireless work it done
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@raika_amaris@mastodon.social 2026-03-18 18:19
@nomi@shark.community 😮😭😭😭
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@microblogc@neopaquita.es 2026-03-18 18:29
@nomi@shark.community ☹
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@violent_grimes@kolektiva.social 2026-03-19 06:44
@nomi@shark.community Where is it located now? You mention San Francisco, does Penna mean Pennsylvania? If it's still in California I may have a friend who collects train stuff who may want it.