Ontario Northland steam engine 219 up for bid...

Les Beckman · **Joined:** Tue Aug 02, 2005 1:25 pm **Posts:** 6482

Any progress being made on the restoration of this Ten-Wheeler?

Les

Rob Gardner · **Joined:** Sat Aug 21, 2004 10:50 pm **Posts:** 576

Les,

I checked out their website, and according to their timeline and some posted video clips, the 219 was moved to Prescott Park in Capreol in 2014 and she got a new cab in 2015. Haven't found any pics yet showing her current condition. It's not the best website for a museum I've ever seen. They have video clips and photos of clearly European RR scenes, which in mind, are a bit of turnoff to anyone who knows what they are looking at.

Rob Gardner

Rob Gardner · **Joined:** Sat Aug 21, 2004 10:50 pm **Posts:** 576

Les, I watched a couple of Youtube clips of them moving the engine into position at their museum. With apparently no drawbar, they chained the tender to the back of the frame and pulled the two with a CN boom truck winch. One of the sketchier operations I've seen a while, but it was all done at a very slow crawl. 219 is rough but it looks like they have a local corporation of some sort that contributes to get specific projects completed once or twice a year.

Rob Gardner

Les Beckman · **Joined:** Tue Aug 02, 2005 1:25 pm **Posts:** 6482

Rob -

Thanks for the updates. One of the more obscure restoration projects for sure, but it sounds as if they are at least making a bit of progress. That's good!

Les