New Roof for Soo Line 2713 *PIC*

Boyd Owens · **Posted:** Wed Jul 21, 2004 5:23 pm

New roof under construction at the Stevens Point Southside Railroad Park, July 4, 2004. Photo by Bruce Oldenberg. See the link for another view.

Boyd

New Roof for Soo Line 2713

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Boyd Owens · **Posted:** Wed Jul 21, 2004 5:27 pm

One more view...

Boyd

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Bob Yarger · **Posted:** Wed Jul 21, 2004 8:11 pm

Has anyone seen quotes as to the approximate cost of the structure, and who paid for it?

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Jim Lundquist · **Posted:** Thu Jul 22, 2004 11:52 am

And, please throw in a few bucks for new wood for the beach!

Really, pretty cool. The price would be of interest.

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Dennis Storzek · **Posted:** Thu Jul 22, 2004 1:45 pm

> And, please throw in a few bucks for new
> wood for the beach!

> Really, pretty cool. The price would be of
> interest.

Link below to article at Steam Railroading Dot Com that states that local couple donated $50,000 toward the roof. In searching for this info, I ran into some minutes from the Stevens Point Board of Public Works that states that contracted for $47,857 worth of sheet metal and painting for the engine in 2001.

Dennis

Article About New Roof
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Jim Lundquist · **Posted:** Thu Jul 22, 2004 2:41 pm

Dennis:

Thank you.

Jim

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Grant Ferguson · **Posted:** Fri Jul 23, 2004 12:34 am

> Dennis:

> Thank you.

> Jim

Wasn't #2713 slated for restoration to service at one time? I'm probably out of the loop on this one, but would appreciate hearing the story.

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Dennis Storzek · **Posted:** Fri Jul 23, 2004 9:08 am

> Wasn't #2713 slated for restoration to
> service at one time? I'm probably out of the
> loop on this one, but would appreciate
> hearing the story.

Not that I was ever aware of. Why would it be, when sister 2719 can't even find a place to run in its home state?

I recall there was some talk of raiding a driver set from the 2713 in Point to replace a cracked driver center on the 2719, but I don't believe it ever happened, and the 2719 team found a different solution to their problem.

Dennis Storzek

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