Flying Yankee Site Updated

Tom Coughlin · **Posted:** Fri Apr 04, 2003 9:31 pm

Real progress is being made on the Flying Yankee.

The Flying Yankee
tomcough@attbi.com

deepeekay · **Posted:** Sun Apr 06, 2003 2:14 am

For what they spent, there should be some progress!!! Almost 500K for the engine, the power truck and two traction motors ?

> Real progress is being made on the Flying
> Yankee.

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Stephen Hussar · **Posted:** Sun Apr 06, 2003 8:45 am

> Real progress is being made on the Flying
> Yankee.

The Claremont-Concord Railroad, a shortline based in Claremont, NH owns and operates the facilities where the Flying Yankee is being restored. They now have their own website up and running. See the link below.

C&C Flying Yankee page
SJHussar@aol.com

David Dewey · **Posted:** Sun Apr 06, 2003 12:19 pm

They decided not to put in any power unit, but to restore the original, which was in very poor condition, and no replacement parts available. This is a "no holds barred" restoration, and that kind of prototype reproduction work never comes cheap. I think it is a tribute to their tenacity that they have not only spent that kind of money, but raised it!
I wish Portola RR museum could raise that kind of money to properly do WP 805A, as she really needs de-skinning and major frame rebuild/replacement (some section of the frame structure have rusted nearly away), as well as major prime mover repairs. Then there is the wiring. . . .
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BTW, this only my learned opinion, not any offical stand of the PRM organization.
S'
David D.

djdewey@cncnet.com

Ted Miles · **Posted:** Sun Apr 06, 2003 9:16 pm

David,

There is seldom any news here on the Portola Railroad Museum. They are trying to re-assemble
and preserve a California Zephyr train set. A very
comendable project indeed!!

How goes it tith the Dome Car Silver Hostel?

ted_miles@nps.gov