David, you're being ridiculous. The poster asked about long restorations and I cited the one I see up close frequently. I am unable to see what is objectionable about that.

Steve

Please don't feed the energy creature.

Responding to a troll just encourages them.

I think it is a valid question, and brings up the valid point of the clock running on the IRM's UP 428. I don't know if their steam up started their clock, but if it did, that is too bad as they are working so hard on the 1630 that the 428 has had to take on a secondary role. They are also working on the J-Neils Lumber Shay, and another locomotive that I can't remember the number yet. I know that they needed to get the drop pit working before they could do work on the running gear, and there is a lot of work to do on her running gear yet, but when I was in the steam shop a few months ago, there was work progressing on her, but the main focus was on the 1630 to be able to get steam back to the museum.

If I understood correctly from a previous post about 4501, when the first flue is installed the clock starts a year later.

Michael

L&N #152 took 13 years to restore the first time around.

K&T #14 (M&NF #14) has been under restoration since 2002 and will hopefully be done sometime next year.

Now if we could only restore Morgan & Hastings to write and photograph two K&T engines hot!

Steve

Gentle Forum Members,

Tom brought up the LIRR #39, we take no offense to its characterization as “one of the longest running restoration projects” and I welcome the opportunity to answer Brian’s question: thirty-three years and counting, and never a question or “complication with ownership.”

In 1955 the LIRR offered a G5s locomotive to each, Nassau County and Suffolk County, to leave some artifact of one hundred and twenty-one years of steam railroading to the people of Long Island and the State of New York. Suffolk County refused the offer and LIRR #39 was donated to The Long Island Museum of American Art, History and Carriages at Stony Brook, NY. It sat on display at the Museum until 1980.

In the 1970’s, a group of interested rail preservationists banded together to restore Engine 39 to operating condition with the focus of running her all over Long Island, in time for America’s Bicentennial! The group, the Steam Locomotive 39 Restoration Project, (Committee), obtained ownership of the locomotive and moved it to Riverhead for restoration in 1980.

In 1992 the organization dissolved and all of its assets, including #39, were donated to the Railroad Museum of Long Island. The RMLI holds title to and owns the locomotive lock, stock and barrel and in keeping with our Mission, continues to move forward toward restoration and operation of the steamer at the Strasburg Railroad.

Best,
Don Fisher, President

Railroad Museum of Long Island

Seeing the video in the "Count Down to Steam Up 1352" thread of GTW 2-8-2 #4070, got me to wondering how long the group in Cleveland has been working on that USRA Mike. Anyone know?

Les