One More “Steam In the Snow” Before Rebuild
The Massachusetts Bay Railroad Enthu- siasts sponsored the “Steam in the Snow” excursion with Conway Scenic’s former Grand Trunk 0-6-0 No. 7470 between North Conway and Notchland, N.H., on January 3, 2015. No. 7470 was built in 1921 in Grand Trunk’s Point St. Charles Shops at Mon- treal, Quebec. It was acquired by Dwight Smith in 1968, who launched the Conway Scenic Railroad in 1974. Following the trip, work began almost immediately to prepare the engine for its multi-year inspection and rebuilding. The locomotive is expected to return for the 2017 season.
PHOTO BY ELLIOT COURTNEY
CTA Restoration at IRM Illinois
Railway Museum
volunteers
spent the winter of 2014-15 performing an exterior restoration of its 2000-series former Chicago Transit Authority “L” cars Nos. 2153-2154. Built by Pullman-Standard in 1964, these were among the fi rst transit cars in North America to feature air con- ditioning and fl uorescent lighting. IRM acquired 2153-2154 in 1993, and the cars were made fully operable in 2012. Thanks to a grant from the Tom E. Dailey founda- tion and contributions from IRM volun- teers, the cars have been restored to their original mint green and alpine white paint scheme. Shown here are the cars in the fi - nal stages of their exterior restoration.
PHOTO BY DAVID FULLARTON
STEAM AND PRESERVATION OTTO M. VONDRAK
Port Huron & Detroit Alco Diesel Preserved
A rare Alco switcher has been acquired by the Port Huron & Detroit Railroad Historical So- ciety from the Knoxville Locomotive Works. According to a Port Huron Times Herald re- port, Alco S-1 No. 52 was located by a society board member who also works for the Henry Ford Museum. The PH&D was one of the first railroads in Michigan to completely dieselize, making the 1946-built Alco unique. Locomo- tive No. 52 remained on the property until the PH&D was sold to CSX in 1984. The diesel had a second career pulling excursions until it was sold to the Gulf & Ohio in 2008. Knoxville Locomotive Works, a subsidiary of the Gulf & Ohio Railroad, will continue to store the lo- comotive until a suitable storage location in Port Huron can be identified.
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The PH&DRHS was formed in 2007. Soci- ety members are interested in working with CSX to purchase the old PH&D roundhouse in Port Huron to use as a museum site. When the locomotive returns to Michigan, it will join a PH&D bay-window caboose that was saved in 2010. The Society is currently reno- vating the old PH&D office building for use as a headquarters and potential museum.
Nickel Plate Caboose Moved to Vermilion
Thanks to the efforts of preservationists, a wooden Nickel Plate Road caboose has found a new home in Vermilion, Ohio. Friends of Harbour Town 1837, Inc., teamed up with lo- cal railfans to save the car which was built in 1909, according to a report in the Morning Journal. Caboose no. 1155 served its entire ca- reer on the Nickel Plate until it was retired in 1963. Previously on display in Pennsylvania
for a number of years, the caboose returned to Ohio in November 2014, and is presently in storage in a warehouse in Vermilion. While in overall good condition, the car will need some restoration and repair. The Friends of Harbor Town would like the caboose to be- come a display as part of the Greater Vermil- ion Area Heritage Center, though plans hinge on a recent legal review by the city regarding the special zoning variance granted to the or- ganization. It is hoped that the caboose can be displayed alongside the old NKP depot, which is currently undergoing restoration.
St. Charles Acquires C&O Caboose
Carol Bray purchased Chesapeake & Ohio caboose No. 900124 from CSX in 1984 after a suggestion from her father, Ralph Gar- lick, to save a piece of railroad history. Gar- lick passed away before he saw the caboose
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