the Lost Engines

Dave Lewandoski · **Joined:** Sun Aug 22, 2004 5:58 pm **Posts:** 1084

.anything new with The Lost Engines?

doowoppie · **Posted:** Sun May 29, 2005 2:58 pm

Hi The Lost Engines have been donated to the Virginia Museum of Transportation. Whether they havve started fundraising or even set a date as to when they will be moved from the Scrapyard to the VMT grounds hasnt been said.Andrew Martin

Dave Lewandoski · **Joined:** Sun Aug 22, 2004 5:58 pm **Posts:** 1084

doowoppie wrote:

Hi The Lost Engines have been donated to the Virginia Museum of Transportation. Andrew Martin

that was the last I had heard. I know there was some concern about the absestos, but what I had heard about that was there probably wasn't much to remove due to the jacketing mostly being rusted away.

doowoppie · **Posted:** Mon May 30, 2005 9:00 am

DaveThere is alwasy concern over Asbestos. Lots of the lagging had been compromised on those Steam engines but there is still a great deal of Asbestos left on them and I would think what has fallen on the ground will hve to be gotten up too.As far as what the VMT is doing I dont know. Very little has been said since the last article in the Roanoke times was published. So untill something definitive is stated by the VMT then I guess we will just have to wait and see what happens.Andrew Martin