A subject that comes up every once in awhile in this group concerns the collection in Gorham, N.H. These were taken Friday of last week.
B&M 4265 F7A as she appears today. This gutted and severely rusted locomotive is actively being sealed and will be repainted in Minute Man scheme. The unit will have a train simulator in the cab, while the car body will house a small theatre.
Cab interior is fairly complete.
Car body looking aft.
Car body looking forward.
No mechanical parts remain on this unit at all. The rebuild for display is admirable, and the group deserves support.
The 0-6-0 in the collection is really in good shape! The center tire is blind and very worn. Visiting contracted welders asked what they could do to help the restoration and were instructed on how to replace the missing walkways and other "essentials". She looks very nice.
Weirdness time. Conrail donated a Pennsy N5C caboose. I was told she's livable and has some of her interior, although modified by the various entities which held title to her while in service. She sits on Conrail roller bearing trucks. While painted in this odd scheme today, the plan is to restore her to her PRR scheme. I was told by workers onsite, the historical society would like to give this caboose to somebody who will pay to crane it out and truck it away. If so, this would be a nice chance to own the "classic" Pennsy artifact. Wish I had deep pockets!
