Only slightly railroad related:
The ALCO Historical & Technical Society has launched an Indiegogo Campaign to help raise funds for the restoration of our unique, 1941 built Parade Vehicle. The rubber tired "Voiture 759" was constructed for the American Legion Post 759, Schenectady, by the American Locomotive Company for use by the 40 & 8 division in parades, and it even warranted it's own builders photo (below). The 759 was used in local and regional parades until the early 1990's when it became uneconomical to maintain by the American Legion Post. It was then rescued by the Schenectady Museum (now MiSi) and passed on to AH&TS in 2012. It is our intent to not only cosmetically restore the piece, but also mechanically restore it, so that it may return to the parade duty it preformed for 50 years. We have teamed up with a couple of local business (Schenectady) to see the project through.
Link to the online campaign can be found herehttps://www.indiegogo.com/projects/voiture-759-parade-vehicle-restoration/x/9474791
Or you can mail donations to:
ALCO Historical & Technical Society
PO Box 1029
Schenectady, NY 12301
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