LIRR G5s 35 Progress?

steamloco35 · **Joined:** Mon Feb 26, 2018 11:00 am **Posts:** 11

tomgears wrote:

In the 1990's I was working on a power plant startup and while working with some folks from Combustion Engineering I tried to lean on them for a donation for a steam project. They gave me a quick and firm NO and told me about a donation of boiler tubes to Long Island that ended up rusting away or getting scrapped. I don't know which organization got the tubes but the deal sure soured CE on helping with steam preservation.

As my group, the Oyster Bay RR Museum is what the current incarnation that emerged from 1990’s group “the locomotive 35 restoration committee “, I can tell you it wasn’t us. Probably the “steam up 39” group.
Gary

steamloco35 · **Joined:** Mon Feb 26, 2018 11:00 am **Posts:** 11

Rob wrote:

R. Hahn wrote:

At some point in the late 70's-early 80's, Strasburg looked into getting 35 but Nassau County, who owns it, didn't want it to leave the island. Perhaps someone from the SRR can give more info here. I do know it went as far as getting a boiler UT.

That may be true but for certain in 1983/1984, the Blue Mountain & Reading approached the keepers of #35 to work out a long-term lease for operation on the Hamburg-Temple former PRR Schuylkill Valley Branch, a place where G-5s operated and were still remembered 30 years ago. This was pre-R&N days. Hopes were high enough to warrant the production of hats bearing a patch with #35 on one side and some diesel on the other side. I don't know the official reason the lease deal fell apart but during the summer of 1984, Mr. Muller purchased #425 and that appeared to be the end of any #35 deal.

Rob

At that time you quote, the “keepers” of #35 was the County of Nassau, it’s owner and from looking at all of the files throughout the years from Nassau obtaining it from the LIRR to present, before the locomotive #35 Restoration Committee came about, there was absolutely no mention of the BM&R leasing #35 from the owner.
Gary