RE: (erielack) Trains articles on Lackawanna.

["Tupaczewski, Paul R \(Paul\)" <"paultup_@_lucent.com">]

Whippany Railway Museum
P.O. Box 16
Whippany, NJ 07981-0016



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Schuyler G Larrabee [mailto:"sgl2_@_ix.netcom.com"]
> Sent: Monday, June 05, 2000 10:42 PM
> To: "DLW1155_@_aol.com"; STEVEZ10@aol.com; Steve.Adair@rayonier.com;
> "cthurner_@_adelphia.net"; erielack@internexus.net; kdegroff@starpower.net
> Subject: Re: (erielack) Trains articles on Lackawanna.
> 
> 
> So Al, if one were inclined to contribute, where does one 
> send a check?
> 
> SGL
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <"DLW1155_@_aol.com">
> To: <"STEVEZ10_@_aol.com">; <Steve.Adair@rayonier.com>; 
> <"cthurner_@_adelphia.net">;
> <"erielack_@_internexus.net">; <kdegroff@starpower.net>
> Sent: Monday, June 05, 2000 11:31 AM
> Subject: Re: (erielack) Trains articles on Lackawanna.
> 
> 
> > Hi Steve,
> >
> > I don't know where thew rumor that former MCCRR 0-6-0 4039 
> is headed to
> > Steamtown got started but it is false. The Whippany Railway 
> Museum diod
> > receive a $15,000.00 matching grant from a corporaste 
> foundation( can't
> > recall the name at the moment) that will help in the 
> museum's long-range
> gola
> > to return the lcomotive to steam but it is a drop in the bucket as
> compared
> > to what is needed to complete the project estimated at well over
> $300,000.00.
> > The musuem did hire Mr. J. David Conrad of the Valley 
> Railroad  a couple
> of
> > years ago to do a thorough inspection and cost estimate for 
> the rebuild.
> If
> > enough funds are raised to go forward with the job plans are to
> disassemble
> > the locomotive and truck it to the VRR at Essex, CT, where 
> Dave Conrad's
> firm
> > can do the work and test-run her when finished. Profits 
> from the trips run
> by
> > the museum throughout the year are being set aside for this 
> undertaking.
> >
> > Al Holleuffer
> >
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