Hi Sam,
I do not have any personal experience with grants or fundraising for
depots. However, Bob Rees of the Oregon, IL Q depot said that he got
a lot of pointers from the folks in Thomson, IL who had already gone
through the process with their depot. Maybe the folks involved with
these depots would share their experience with you.
The Oregon Depot's website is oregondepot.org.
The Thomson depot's phone number is 815-259-2155.
We sure enjoyed visiting your Milan, MO depot last September 2007. I
found a copy of Hogback Road at a show.
Good Luck and Thanks,
Bill H
--- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, "Sam Cook" <trains@...> wrote:
>
> Can anyone guide me in searching for funding (grant) for the
> restoration & preservation of our 1882 QO&KC depot and our 1954
> SP&S/BN caboose?
> The depot has, just this month, been caulked and re-painted. Caboose
> (waycar) is in the process of restoration by an individual member.
> * We would like to refurbish our trackage and increase it from about
> 45ft to 130ft. The existing track and roadbed would need to be
replaced.
> * We would like to restore our platform. Curbing to be replaced and
> bricks re-laid. Additional bricks required for front entrance area.
> * We would like to restore our Section House. It needs to be
> reinforced, re-roofed, turned 90degrees and re-set on a foundation.
> * If trackage is extended, we would like to obtain another suitable
> car, possibly a CB&Q flatcar.
> Pretty ambitious for a very small historical society, but we are
> hopeful for a successful program over the next few years.
> All comments welcome. Thank you.
> Sam Cook, Milan, MO
> for the Sullivan County Historical Society
>
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