Efforts to raise private funds to bring the Flying Yankee back to Concord as a centerpiece for a transportation museum fell through in 2017 and efforts to do something with state funds have never garnered much support. So the state is selling it off.

The Request for Proposals and other information including location maps, inventory form, and draft historic covenants, are available on the Department's Cultural Resources webpage at: dot.nh.gov/projects-plans-and-programs/programs/cultural-resources , under the heading "The Flying Yankee Information and Documentation."

Interested bidders can inspect the carriages on Wednesday, Nov. 15, from 10 a.m to noon in Lincoln, while its trucks and other components are available for inspection the same day from 1 to 2:30 p.m. in Twin Mountain.

The Flying Yankee Association (FYA) [another name for the Flying Yankee Restoration Group] has been working with the New Hampshire DOT Bureau of Rails & Transit (NHDOT) for nearly two years to find a path that would transfer ownership of the Flying Yankee from the State to a private entity. That work, now complete, has resulted in the State issuing a Request for Proposal (RFP) that would seek qualified applicants willing to assume ownership of this historic train set. The RFP was released by the NHDOT on Friday, November 3rd.

“The Flying Yankee Association is in a unique position, with both a dedicated team and strong partnerships, to ensure this beloved treasure not only remains true to history, but to have it ride down the tracks under its own power once again,” said FYA’s Chairman Brian LaPlant.