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 Post subject: 2019 - A Year of Accomplishments
PostPosted: Sun Dec 15, 2019 7:21 pm 

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It’s that time again.. With 2019 coming to a close, let’s reflect upon some of this year’s highlights. 2019 has been a huge year in the Preservation and Railroading world.
Here is the link to the 2018 thread
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=42798&p=285512

Let’s dive in:
Announced in March, 2019, N&W 611 reunited with 475 at Strasburg this year, for the first time since the end of the Steam era. She pulled excursions alongside the 475 for almost 2 months, before headed to Spencer.
In January and February, the NKP 757 Berk deadheaded from Strasburg to Bellevue Ohio for permanent display. She will be cosmetically restored by the Mad River and NKP museum.
NKP 358 (SD9) receives new batteries and more funding, bringing her even closer to operation.
CSX donated SW1500 1001 ex L&N 5000 to KSCO along with some boxcars.
For the first time since the 1990’s, not one, but TWO steam locomotives moved across CSX rails (dead in tow) on the road to restoration. The 2716 and the 576 both are now on the road to revival!
UP’s 4014 made its first move earlier this year, with a test run from Cheyenne. Soon after it double headed with 844 for the Great Race to Ogden.
Speaking of the 844, she made her only run this year with 4014 back in May.
RRMPA started stabilizing the Northumberland Fleet with plans for cosmetic restoration.
Strasburg Railroad received another diesel switcher, the 1235 to become a run in mate to the 8618.
ATSF 2926 is much closer to operation than she has been in the last 20 years, with most work complete. Hopefully she will be operational by 2020.
ATSF 3751’s 1472 is progressing, with her to be operational in a few years or so.
Please feel free to contribute to this thread, and feel free to correct any wrong information I may have accidentally posted.


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PostPosted: Mon Dec 16, 2019 2:34 am 

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Alaska Railroad #557 has made considerable visible progress this year. Overhaul and conversion of the Tender trucks to roller bearings is finished with the installation of new wheels, axles, and brake shoes. That pretty much completes the tender. Firebox work is completed with seal welding finished on the last of the stays a couple of weeks ago. The boiler exterior is pained. The boiler is essentially ready to accept flues and tubes. The cab and cab floor have been fitted and many cab accessories have been fitted. Re-installation/replacement of piping is in progress. A crack in the frame, just in front of the cylinder block, has been repaired. New rod bearings are in the process of being manufactured. The lead truck wheel set is in a shop waiting for machine time to turn the journals and profile the wheels. Four new replacement leaf springs were obtained and all bushings and pins in the suspension have been overhauled or replaced.


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PostPosted: Mon Dec 16, 2019 2:54 am 

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Our small team of restorers finally finished off our double-deck Cambridge horsecar which was originally built by Starbuck of Birkenhead, UK, back in 1880. It is similar to ones used in Ipswich, UK, between 1880 and 1903, none of which survived, although it is 4' gauge rather than the 3'6" used in Ipswich.
Restoration took 7 years, with the official "launch" of the finished car taking place at the end of November.

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Following the previous restoration of our 1904 Brush built open-top double deck electric car (also from Ipswich) that completes the restoration of our entired railed transport fleet!


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 Post subject: Re: 2019 - A Year of Accomplishments
PostPosted: Mon Dec 16, 2019 10:14 am 

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Just a couple of tidbits to add to an otherwise-useful and interesting thread:

NS6770fan wrote:
In January and February, the NKP 757 Berk deadheaded from Strasburg to Bellevue Ohio for permanent display. She will be cosmetically restored by the Mad River and NKP museum.


The 757 has actually already been cosmetically restored (at least partially as of a few months ago), see: https://akronrrclub.files.wordpress.com/2019/09/084.jpg

NS6770fan wrote:
For the first time since the 1990’s, not one, but TWO steam locomotives moved across CSX rails (dead in tow) on the road to restoration. The 2716 and the 576 both are now on the road to revival!


Steam made a return to CSX even before this - 765 has been using their tracks, under its own power, to get to the Cuyahoga Valley for the past two or three years.

And in addition to the SW1500 donated to KSHCO, the Kentucky Railway Museum also received an identical unit, the ex-1103.


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PostPosted: Mon Dec 16, 2019 1:34 pm 

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The B&O Museum and Conrail Historical Society partnered to get their SW7 8905 restored to her Conrail paint.

https://thecrhs.org/8905

This is a major accomplishment because it's the FIRST operable restored Conrail locomotive.


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 Post subject: Re: 2019 - A Year of Accomplishments
PostPosted: Mon Dec 16, 2019 3:30 pm 

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New Hope & Ivyland (or New Hope Railroad) had four big accomplishments: 1, took their 2-8-0 #40 off property for the first time since 1985 to run short excursions on SEPTA's mainline between North Wales and Gwynedd Valley. 2, ran a series of trips out of Lansdale during the summer, mostly over the Bethlehem Branch with one trip over the Stony Creek Branch, the first public passenger train on that line in 26 years, and an evening of trips originating out of Souderton, the first such trips since 1987. The construction of a new passing siding half-way between New Hope and Lahaska dubbed Deer Park, to allow for three train operation. And 4, the restoration of former Reading Company Blueliner EMU #870 (ex SEPTA 9125) as a coach with shoving capabilities.


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 Post subject: Re: 2019 - A Year of Accomplishments
PostPosted: Mon Dec 16, 2019 9:26 pm 

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I live in Western PA near the Ohio line and a lifelong fan of the Bessemer and Lake Erie, as well as other Railroads. That being said, here are some other major accomplishments for the year 2019 from my home region.

- Bessemer and Lake Erie H1G 2-10-4 643's acquisition by Age of Steam Roundhouse has been one of the more surprising developments in steam preservation. They recently gave the locomotive its own page on the Age of Steam website. The 643 saga has been well followed by the railfan community having spent 30 years in storage at the Bessemer and Lake Erie in Greenville and having been in the Pittsburgh area for some 35 years.

On August 13th of 1952, the 643 teamed up with sisters 642 and 606 to pull the last all steam Conneaut drag. There is an underrated fact with this locomotive is larger than any steam locomotive preserved by the PRR, NYC, B&O, and NKP. What Age of Steam has done in acquiring this locomotive, "The King," as they call it is an incredible accomplishment. It is certainly fitting that this should happen during the 150th anniversary of the Bessemer's initial completion.


- Meadville Railroad Depot. This is an effort by the French Creek Valley Railroad Historical Society to renovate the former B&LE depot in Meadville into a museum. Members of this group meet for work sessions. They have recently added a sign an their driveway. Railfans will recognize Meadville as being home to the Western New York and Pennsylvania Railroad, which has historically used Alco's for their motive power. The Erie Railroad, later Erie Lackawanna maintained major yards and facilities in the town. The FCVRRHS also has an Erie switcher, B&LE box car, EL caboose, and DL&W snowplow on display down the road from the Meadville Depot.


- Conneaut Railroad Museum over the summer had their outdoor display repainted. This museum, housed in the former New York Central depot, is home to the Nickel Plate Road S2 2-8-4 #755, the oldest of the remaining NKP Berkshires. The 755 is joined by a B&LE hopper car and caboose. Conneaut was home to the major terminal between Buffalo and Bellevue on the Nickel Plate Road. The Bessemer and Lake Erie also terminated at the Pittsburgh and Conneaut Dock Company. Train activity continues on both former NKP and B&LE trackage, though the Conneaut Railroad Museum is the place to catch trains in Conneaut if you are looking for volume with the CSX, former NYC mainline passing through.


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 Post subject: Re: 2019 - A Year of Accomplishments
PostPosted: Mon Dec 16, 2019 9:47 pm 

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The Friends of Philadelphia Trolleys, which provides restoration grants and technical support to established museums that preserve electric transit vehicles from the Philadelphia area, is happy to share the following accomplishments for 2019.

- In partnership with Baltimore Streetcar Museum, co-sponsored the ongoing carbody restoration of former Philadelphia Rapid Transit snow sweeper C-145, including $6750 of grant funding to date. Perhaps most inspiring about this project is the fact that it is being led by a 15 year old volunteer as his Eagle Scout Project.

- Provided a $9000 grant to Baltimore Streetcar Museum towards lower carbody repairs and new doors for former SEPTA PCC Car #2168.

- Co-sponsored the annual "$20 Day" Event at Baltimore Streetcar Museum which raised an additional $1505 for car #2168.

- Helped coordinate the logistics of moving former SEPTA PCC Rapid Transit cars #482-483 (ex-CTA) to the Craggy Mountain Line in North Carolina and contributed $500 to the start of the restoration by the new owner of these vehicles.

- Provided an additional $4250 in grant funding in support of the restoration of former Philadelphia Transportation Company #8042 at Pennsylvania Trolley Museum.

- Co-sponsored the first "$20 Day" Event at National Capital Trolley Museum which raised over $1200 towards the future restoration of Philadelphia & West Chester Traction Company/PST Co (Red Arrow Lines) #85.

- Provided grant funding and support for the repainting of former Philadelphia Transportation Company/SEPTA PCC Car #2740 at the National Museum of Transportation in St. Louis, MO.

- Provided a $500 grant in support of future restoration of former Red Arrow Lines vehicles at the Shore Line Trolley Museum.

For more details, please visit our website: http://friendsofphiladelphiatrolleys.org.

A brief video of two of our grant presentations this year can be viewed at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ye06OjxOhnQ&t=5s

Our compliments and appreciation to all preservation organizations on your 2019 accomplishments.

Sincerely,

Matt Nawn
Director, The Friends of Philadelphia Trolleys, Inc.
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 Post subject: Re: 2019 - A Year of Accomplishments
PostPosted: Mon Dec 16, 2019 10:11 pm 

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Two additional projects that are worthy of mention as 2019 accomplishments, among so many others:

Baltimore Streetcar Museum has made substantial progress on the restoration of former Public Service Coordinated Transport/Transport New Jersey/NJ Transit PCC Car #26. More than $50,000 has been raised for this project to date, with an estimated final completion cost of approximately $75,000.

The car was made operable in late 2018 after several years of work including regauging and substantial control system work; largely related to converting the car to operate with Westinghouse shaft brake equipment from its original GE equipment.

The following video provides a review of the most recent restoration progress: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTsEM_INoMk&t=6s

Not shown in the video is the multiple of details being restored for the car by volunteers, include overhaul and restoration of the original style farebox, fare register, restoration of all passenger windows with new glass, restored frames, and new weatherstripping, restoration of the original style windshields, and numerous other details to as accurately as possible present the vehicle in circa 1964 appearance when completed.

When completed, the vehicle will provide Baltimore Streetcar Museum its first fully accessible vehicle. Much like the role played by BSM's SEPTA PCC Car #2168, the #26 will provide a vehicle that is easy to operate and easy to maintain for frequent service and thus help reduce wear and tear on the museum's core Baltimore-focused collection.

Regarding a car from a different era, National Capital Trolley Museum returned 1899 vintage former DC Transit snow sweeper #09 to operable condition in 2019. A team of four volunteers rebuilt a badly deteriorated resistor grid (from replacement parts graciously provided by Baltimore Streetcar Museum), did a few others repairs, and serviced the car to enable it to operate again for the first time in several years.

One of the most rewarding aspects of this project was that two of the four people who performed the work were teenagers, including the individual who did much of the resistor grid repair work (under supervision, of course). It's heartening to think there are some youth dedicated to preservation of our transportation heritage.

The following was posted shortly after the repair work was completed on this interesting old machine: https://www.facebook.com/dctrolley/phot ... =3&theater

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PostPosted: Tue Dec 17, 2019 3:16 am 

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Canberra Railway Museum re-opened, after three years of being closed. Currently open every Sunday, 10am to 3pm.


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PostPosted: Tue Dec 17, 2019 3:59 am 

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After a 23-year restoration, Southern Pacific SW-1 #1006 entered service at the Southern California Railway Museum, operating during two of our fall events without issue.

Virtually everything on this locomotive required attention, as 1006 was a very "tired" locomotive after 46 years of service, including several years as a junkyard switcher in the Inland Empire before SCRM acquired it in 1986. The result is a locomotive - the first diesel locomotive acquired by Southern Pacific - which looks fresh out of La Grange and runs just as well.


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 Post subject: Re: 2019 - A Year of Accomplishments
PostPosted: Tue Dec 17, 2019 12:46 pm 

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NS6770fan wrote:
Strasburg Railroad received another diesel switcher, the 1235 to become a run in mate to the 8618.
Well, actually, #1235 came here in 2018. But she was started for the first time in 2019.


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 Post subject: Re: 2019 - A Year of Accomplishments
PostPosted: Tue Dec 17, 2019 3:55 pm 

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Kelly Anderson wrote:
NS6770fan wrote:
Strasburg Railroad received another diesel switcher, the 1235 to become a run in mate to the 8618.
Well, actually, #1235 came here in 2018. But she was started for the first time in 2019.

My bad.. can you comment at all on what shape she’s in?


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PostPosted: Tue Dec 17, 2019 4:04 pm 

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Railtown 1897 completed the 5-year long restoration of Sierra Railway 2-8-0 28.


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PostPosted: Tue Dec 17, 2019 5:05 pm 

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Here in Youngstown it has been a whirlwind of activity. Here are a couple of highlights.

1) The most important is that the J&L 58 entered revenue service and we had a very successful first season of steam operations at the Youngstown Steel Heritage Museum.

2) The restoration of J&L 58 was honored with an achievement award from the Heritage Rail Alliance.

3) Thanks to the generosity of CSX, a former EL bay window caboose, an 8,000 gallon GATX tankcar tank and two boxcars were donated to YSH.

4) Support continues to build for the preservation of the SDP45 3639/6670.

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