Stolen Bell Returned in Knoxville

[MQT1223]

Not too many times do things get stolen from a piece of history and then returned, but Southern 154 has her bell back that was stolen over a year ago off of the locomotive. Southern 154 is a 1890 2-8-0 that operates for the Three Rivers Rambler in Knoxville, Tennessee. A 54 year old man has been arrested as part of the theft, and he also had several other stolen goods in his garage. How could a 54 year old man lift that bell off the locomotive without causing some kind of damage to himself, the bell, or the locomotive? Even in pieces the weight is very heavy.

http://wate.com/2015/01/20/missing-bell ... ist-train/

[redcrumbox]

That loser didn't steal the bell. More than likely some drugheads stole it and traded it for drugs since he was the local drug dealer. That loser was busted in a drug ring last year and had 40k of stolen items including the bell.

[MQT1223]

That loser didn't steal the bell. More than likely some drugheads stole it and traded it for drugs since he was the local drug dealer. That loser was busted in a drug ring last year and had 40k of stolen items including the bell.

A bell for drugs... very interesting concerning what drugs cost these days. Before ya know it the whole locomotive might as well be stolen...

[Saturnalia]

Sounds like the work of "cockroach" on YouTube...

[MQT1223]

Sounds like the work of "cockroach" on YouTube...

Yes, but even I don't think he would be that stupid and steal probably one of the most noticeable things to go missing on a locomotive.

[Schteinkuh]

Sounds like the work of "cockroach" on YouTube...

Yes, but even I don't think he would be that stupid and steal probably one of the most noticeable things to go missing on a locomotive.

You'd be surprised.

[MQT1223]

Sounds like the work of "cockroach" on YouTube...

Yes, but even I don't think he would be that stupid and steal probably one of the most noticeable things to go missing on a locomotive.

You'd be surprised.

The cockroach isn't strong enough to muscle a bell off a locomotive. However it will.be bolted and welded on the locomotive now according to TRR.

[hoborich]

That loser was busted in a drug ring last year and had 40k of stolen items including the bell.

Ummm, why was he still loose?

Actually, that bell weighed maybe 60 pounds. They aren't that heavy. But he more than likely bought it or traded it for drugs.

[MQT1223]

That loser was busted in a drug ring last year and had 40k of stolen items including the bell.

Ummm, why was he still loose?

Actually, that bell weighed maybe 60 pounds. They aren't that heavy. But he more than likely bought it or traded it for drugs.

60 pounds? That seems a little bit light, unless you are talking just the bell itself. According to most of the news articles that I have found, the ones that have listed weights have put the bell well over 200 pounds, which is probably including the yoke that it sits in as well.

[CSX_CO]

60 pounds? That seems a little bit light, unless you are talking just the bell itself. According to most of the news articles that I have found, the ones that have listed weights have put the bell well over 200 pounds, which is probably including the yoke that it sits in as well.

Of course, the news could never be wrong...

Practice Safe CSX

[MQT1223]

60 pounds? That seems a little bit light, unless you are talking just the bell itself. According to most of the news articles that I have found, the ones that have listed weights have put the bell well over 200 pounds, which is probably including the yoke that it sits in as well.

Of course, the news could never be wrong...

Practice Safe CSX

True...