Many years ago I attended an auction scheduled by the TCA during York. I'm not sure, but I think it was the first time (and possibly the last time), the TCA held an auction at York. There were two Harlan Creswell Liberty Lines engines for sale including a black 600E and a green BiPolar. New to the Standard Gauge hobby and as a Milwaukee Road collector, I really wanted to own the BiPolar but I hadn't a clue as to what it would sell for at auction so I didn't bid on the 600E when it came up for bid first. That was fortunate as the bidding on the BiPolar nearly cleaned out my cash but when bidding closed I was the owner of the rare Liberty Lines BiPolar locomotive below.
Had I known at the time how rare 600Es were, I would somehow have found the cash to buy the 600E too.
Bob Nelson
