Comment on Ask HN: What would you do with a 130 ton locomotive?parentComments−0cf8612b2e1e1yIf I am reading these numbers correctly, one recycling page is claiming that car scrap is worth $100-$200/ton. So I am not sure you are coming out ahead, even if train scrap commands a premium vs cars.−brudgers1yThe question was about what I would do with a 130 ton locomotive.Would I avoid having to deal with a 130 ton locomotive is a different question.My comment suggests my answer to that question, I hope.
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If I am reading these numbers correctly, one recycling page is claiming that car scrap is worth $100-$200/ton. So I am not sure you are coming out ahead, even if train scrap commands a premium vs cars.
The question was about what I would do with a 130 ton locomotive.
Would I avoid having to deal with a 130 ton locomotive is a different question.
My comment suggests my answer to that question, I hope.