This is forwarded from the railroad list. It touches on the tour
operations to start on CP's former E&N line. It also mentions sme work
being done to 2816:
Gordon Webster
Columbus, Ohio, USeh
gordon67@...
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From: Steven Delibert, INTERNET:STEVDEL@...
To: [unknown], INTERNET:RAILROAD@...
Date: 03/08/2000 20:55
RE: [RAILROAD] 614 Sale
When sale of Ross Rowland's 614 was discussed on this list recently, I
don't
think the details below were mentioned, which might be of interest. If
this
was posted here before, forgive the repetition.
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From: Dennis Dalla-Vicenza <trainz@...>
Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2000 5:39 PM
Subject: [shortline] West Coast Steam Locomotive Updates
From: Dennis Dalla-Vicenza <trainz@...>
Hi all,
Some local content on steam. Very good news for the followers of the CP
Hudson being rebuilt.
614
"On behalf of our Board of Directors, I am very pleased to announce that
we
have today executed an agreement with D. F. Barnhardt & Associates to
sell
at auction our magnificent steam locomotive C&O #614.
The Decision to sell her was made after lengthy and in-depth
consideration
of all options. As you may be aware, my associates and I were very
fortunate
to have won the contract with Rail America to be the designated operator
of
the new passenger tourist service on Vancouver Island, British Columbia,
through a new company called Pacific Wilderness Railway Co. Ltd.
We will commence service on June 17th this year at 0900 hrs. I have
accepted
the full-time position of President and Chief Operating Officer and have
moved to Victoria, B.C.
Unfortunately the 614 is far too heavy for the beautiful 100 year old
trestles on the island and thus can not run there.
We felt that it would be unfair to continue to hold on to the 614 with
all
of our time tied up getting the new company running and that in respect
to
the engine and her legion of loyal fans that a sale through D. F.
Barnhardt
& Associates would see her go to a new owner with the time to put her to
work on the mainline.
The auction (being done with the active support and co-operation of our
good
friends at NJ Transit) will take place in July 2000 at NJ Transit's
Meadowlands Maintenance Complex (MMC). Only Pre-Qualified buyers will be
allowed to attend and participate at the auction.
On a personal note, I must confess to you that this was a tough decision
for
me as 614 has become very much as a daughter to me and my memories of
the
honour of being a part of her active career since we restored her in
1980
will always be a highlight of my life. I also take this chance to say
many
thanks to all our loyal fans and a special thanks to John Harmon, Jack
McDougal and Karen Bendix for their unwavering support and hard work.
Ross Rowland
Chairman & C.E.O.
Iron Horse Enterprises, Inc."
For the record, operations in 2000 by the Pacific Wilderness Railway
will be
diesel hauled; steam operations should commence in 2001 using ex CPR
loco's
and possibly brand new Chinese loco's later.
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(ex-CPR 4-6-4 2816) The wheels from Canadian Pacific's Hudson will be
coming
south for refurbishing. TVRM will be performing a number of operations
on
the driver sets, from detailed inspection to truing up of the various
surfaces.
One of 10 Class H1B Hudsons built in 1930, no. 2816 was repurchased by
CPR
from Steamtown in 1997. CPR is funding the overhaul of 2816 for
corporate PR
duty, and is estimating a July 2000 return to service. The boiler is
currently in Portland, Oregon, receiving its inspection and overhaul
