Stumbled across an article from 2 days ago that N&StL 2-6-0 no. 210 has apparently been purchased by the St. Lawrence Power & Equipment Museum in Madrid, NY and will be moving there at some point for a cosmetic restoration.

https://northcountrynow.com/stories/century-old-locomotive-returning-home-to-st-lawrence-county,376852

Good, Steamtown needs to let more locomotives/rolling stock go they can't/wont take care of.

I've been saying for about 5 years now that many of the neglected pieces of the collection are potentially available to be re-homed, if an interested party is willing to jump through the requisite federal hoops. I can't MAKE people come and do the work to take them. This certainly isn't a case of Steamtown refusing to consider deaccession.

Glad she's going to a good home so close to where she operated. That museum is constantly expanding and does an amazing job.

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I am glad to read that the Norwood & St. Lawrence # 210 has found the new home, she will be in a much better place... The locomotive as we all know was part of the Nelson Blount collection...here is a photo I took of her in 1972 when the locomotive and the collection was located in Vermont...

Next I also do agree Steamtown museum should get rid of what locomotives that have been neglected of paint since moving to the current location... Some equipment has been painted since the mid 80's.... Pat.

https://northcountrynow.com/stories/his ... nty,400582

She'll be returning to her home territory in a few days. Article is behind a paywall but should be accessible (non-subscribers get a handful of free views each month).

This is good news, and good press for the St. Lawrence Power & Equipment Museum as well. They appear to be an energetic group operating in an obscure and un-touristed corner of upstate NY, and deserve our support.

(My wife and I have some good friends in St. Lawrence County, NY who we've visited a few times, so I have some superficial familiarity with the area, but I never knew this museum existed until now. The next time we're up there I'm going to propose we add it to our plans.)

-Philip Marshall

Maybe there is hope for Danville & Mt. Morris Ten Wheeler #304 yet. As either the oldest existing Nickel Plate locomotive, or the only existing Akron, Canton & Youngstown locomotive.

on Friday we moved 210 over to the siding next to the state-owned parking lot behind the bus terminal, tomorrow she will be craned over the fence onto two flatbeds for the trip home.

We're trying to make something happen for the #44. A lot of moving parts in a deal like that.

The D&MM interchanged with the DL&W, they purchased 565 from the DL&W, and 304 and 565 were stablemates on the D&MM for many years. 304 and the D&MM are an important part of the 565 and DL&W story. Removing 304 from the collection goes much more to the core of the STEA mission than the deaccessioning of 210 and so the decision to do so should be approached differently. I can think of a lot of equipment that should be moved out before 304.