Brian Pollock, a metals buyer for NH Kelman Scrap Recycling in Cohoes, looks over state-owned surplus train engines that were auctioned on Thursday morning in Scotia. NH Kelman Scrap Recycling aquired 8 engines at $16,000 each.
Turboliner engines and passenger cars were sold at an auction outside the Glenville Business and Technology Park today. In total, New York recouped $212,000 from the rail relics state officials once hoped to transform into trains that would travel at speeds up to 125 mph.