HeritageRail Alliance annual awards

ARM TRAIN editor · **Joined:** Fri Aug 06, 2010 9:57 pm **Posts:** 107

At its Fall Conference at West Coast Railway Heritage Park, the HeritageRail Alliance presented its annual awards. To see them, go to:

https://heritagerail.org/2019/09/2019-heritagerail-awards/

Aaron Isaacs, HRA Awards Committee chair

Brian Wise · **Joined:** Tue Dec 06, 2016 11:37 am **Posts:** 46

Curious, is there a “Significant Achievement -Diesel” award?

ARM TRAIN editor · **Joined:** Fri Aug 06, 2010 9:57 pm **Posts:** 107

We do give a Diesel award, but this year were unable to identify a good candidate. Got one lined up for next year, though.
Aaron Isaacs, Awards Committee chair
HeritageRail Alliance

BCR4619 · **Joined:** Fri Jun 03, 2016 7:58 pm **Posts:** 28

ARM TRAIN editor wrote:

We do give a Diesel award, but this year were unable to identify a good candidate. Got one lined up for next year, though.
Aaron Isaacs, Awards Committee chair
HeritageRail Alliance

That was quick!

ATSFRyan · **Posted:** Tue Oct 08, 2019 11:30 pm

ARM TRAIN editor wrote:

We do give a Diesel award, but this year were unable to identify a good candidate. Got one lined up for next year, though.
Aaron Isaacs, Awards Committee chair
HeritageRail Alliance

Lookup "Friends of ATSF 1708" on Facebook. Sam Bailey has done amazing work on this locomotive since it was donated 2 years ago, and she is looking simply amazing! He has done all of this work himself (as far as I know) with not a lot of financial backing.

StLSW · **Joined:** Tue Feb 25, 2014 10:56 pm **Posts:** 39

I figured SP 9010 in Niles Canyon would be a shoe-in.

ARM TRAIN editor · **Joined:** Fri Aug 06, 2010 9:57 pm **Posts:** 107

9010 is a terrific project, but it isn't complete yet, which is why we couldn't recognize it this year. They're still working on its engine.

Aaron Isaacs, Awards Committee chair
HeritageRail Alliance

David Johnston · **Posted:** Thu Oct 10, 2019 1:18 pm

Hi Aaron,

To me it seems like the diesel preservation activities at IRM the last few years have been note worthy. I am sure there is a very small group of really hardworking volunteers behind this activity that deserve recognition. What comes to mind is the re-engining of Santa Fe FP45 #92 and restoring it to operation. The restoration of Rock Island GP7 4506. And the acquisition of CB&Q U-28B #114.

psa188 · **Posted:** Thu Oct 10, 2019 2:43 pm

Another diesel restoration of note is that FP45 at Orange Empire.

ARM TRAIN editor · **Joined:** Fri Aug 06, 2010 9:57 pm **Posts:** 107

In fact we gave an award to the Orange Empire FP45 a year or two ago. We don't award acquisitions of rolling stock, only restorations.

Aaron Isaacs, Awards Committee
HeritageRail Alliance

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