So the cat's out of the bag. Now that the move of 6167 is public, I supose I can add a few details. The deadline for proposals was Feb 25, although no one from the committee has told me what the proposals recieved were.
In the end, the locomotive will be moved to the other side of the tracks, onto a new concrete pad, which looks pretty solid from the engineering drawings, although I have no idea what the enclosure will look like. I have mentioned how nice it was be to build some sort of glass enclosure that completely islolates the engine from nature and vandals, but I doubt that wil happen. Its also been mentioned that the locomotive will somehow be incorperated into a new platform that GO transit plans to build (in addition to rearranging the exist passing tracks and sidings. It seems the GO train is coming (back?) to Guelph.
As for the move itself, I have no idea as of yet what the procedure will be. There are several possiblities, such as lifting it out with cranes, or loading it onto a platform and trailer like we did with 6213, or connecting 6167's siding to the mainline and towing it into place.
It seems that the move is likely to place over the next few months. I think the city is in a hurry to start the revamping of the bus terminal they've been talking about for years and years, as funding for projects like this from the Federal Government is only available for a limited time.
As with all shots in the dark like this, the move has the potential to go smootly or horribly wrong (we had the same fears with 6213, but fortuneatly, things worked out great!).
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