I saw this on the Railway Preservation News site this evening and
thought you all might find it of interest. I post this for your
information only (while I could make sarcastic comments on how the
city allowed a donated Q waycar to be destroyed, I won't go
there) ...
As an aside, I have heard through the grapevine that the 4 Q
passenger cars in Atchison Kansas are available for the right
price ... if the grapvine is correct (and I am not saying that it
is), I wonder if Hannibal would be interested?
Regards from Palmyra Missouri,
John Lewis
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Post subject: Display locomotive wanted Posted: Tue May 16, 2006
11:16 pm
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>From the Lost Engines Yahoo Group:
I am the Building Inspector for the City of Hannibal, Missouri. I am
also a lifetime fan of steam engines. This city was once a major
railroad hub with at least two large round houses and a beautiful
depot. On the wall of our Council chambers there are two large
murals.
One of a riverboat, which we have one, and one of our past railyard
showing at least two steam locomotives, we don't have one. As a
matter of fact, we don't have anything that represents our railroad
past. A couple of years ago I tried to locate a locomotive that
needed a home.
All I could find were people trying to make a lot of money from
scrap deals they had made that included old locomotives.
What I hope to gain from this site is a little help in locating an
engine preferbaly close to Hannibal that someone would donate to the
city (or at least not ask a small fortune for).
We have a Historic Preservation class at our High School that would
enjoy the challenge of cosmetically restoring a locomotive. We also
have a large amount of knowledgeable railfans that would help in
this effort.
My goal to secure a locomotive we can build a Railroad park around.
Any and all help will be greatly appreciated. You can email me at
sigseven@yahoo.com or contact me at 573-221-0111 x 205.
Thanks, Joey Burnham
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