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Author: | phillman [ Thu Dec 05, 2002 12:49 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Reply from Minot, N.D. |
I received the exact same e-mail response to an e-mail I sent to the mayor. |
Author: | Richard [ Thu Dec 05, 2002 7:36 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Reply from Minot, N.D. |
Followup letter from Mayor of Minot. Mr. Glueck, Thank you for your e-mail regarding Steam Locomotive 735 in Minot, North Dakota. Since the Park District is a separate governmental subdivision of elected officials that is in charge of making decisions regarding the Minot Park District, and therefore the locomotive, I am forwarding all e-mails and questions to them. You may be hearing from them as to what is being looked at and studied. You can e-mail them at minotpark@ndak.net. We are concerned as to what the outcome will be and we appreciate responses. Thank you. Sincerely, Curt Zimbelman Mayor City of Minot, North Dakota ----- Original Message ----- Sent: Monday, December 02, 2002 9:39 PM Subject: Proposed destruction of Soo Line steam treasure > Mayor Zimbelman: > > Please urge your council to reconsider the publicly announced plans to > destroy you city's steam locomotive treasure by burying it as "hazardous > waste". Though steam locomotives were once plentiful and sold as > wholesale scrap in our nation, those days are long gone, and these rare > and treasured artifacts are now regarded as antiquities of the highest value. > Emotionally, no other human built contrivence has affected people to such > a degree. The steam locomotive is tied to most every historic part of > Americana, and particularly that of the western expansion. Famed and > honored in song, poetry, prose, and legend, the wanton destruction of > Minot's steam locomotive will show a callous disregard for the people who > built the railroads that built our nation, the original gift of the engine itself, > and the status of Minot as a community aware of it's place in time and our > nation. > May I suggest that necessary asbestos abatement be undertaken by > capable and competant people. If that option is not an option which > garners support of the city council, please consider donating the locomotive > to a responsible museum or a site such as Steamtown National Park in > Scranton, Pennsylvania. > Please advocate sparing this survivor from the great age of steam > railroading. To do less than that would cast a shadow of shame on those > who once agreed to protect and honor the big Soo Line passenger engine. > Rail historians from around the nation will be watching as Minot considers > an appropriate decision at your December 10th meeting. Please take the > lead and save this artifact from certain destruction. > glueck@maine.edu |
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