by trainern8
Good news from the Instagram page! Someone asked about 252 and Conway Scenic replied that they are currently determining the most cost effective repair method and that 252 will be back!
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b&m 1566 wrote: ↑Wed Sep 09, 2020 3:18 pm . . .or do they temporarily lease another engine, till 252 is up and running again?PAR 1 and PAR 2 are usually available...
highrail wrote:Yesterday, when in the area, I noticed the 252 behind the roundhouse and wondered what the conditions was. In terms of adding it to the "collection," my observation is that they do not have a great deal of extra space. The yard is pretty well full as it is. (There is a wrapped coach stuffed behind the 252) Given the need to have operating equipment to generate revenue in order to survive, I would not be surprised to see some hard decisions made on thinning the non-operative equipment. The expansion of track space at the North Conway yard seems impractical. There was some earlier discussion about an expanded use at the Conway site...I wonder if that might include some additional holding tracks. This has been a tough year for everyone, I am thrilled that they are able to run at all this year.I forgot where it was posted, but I believe they are planning a new storage building at Conway as well as the rehab of a spur in the yard to allow the storage of equipment not currently being used (oos coaches and photo freight cars).
Steve
In other new developments, the Conway Scenic got conditional approval from the Conway Planning Board on June 11 for a new 4,840-square-foot storage structure off West Main Street in Conway Village at the railroad’s southern terminus that will not only be used to house historic railroad equipment during the winter, but will also be used to store equipment for special events that the tourist railroad plans to bring to that end of town.Link for the article is here.
The plan is to build it this summer, according to Swirk and project consultant Shawn Bergeron of Bergeron Technical Services of Conway, who accompanied Swirk at last Thursday’s planning board, held at the Marshall Gym at the Conway Recreation Department inside Kennett Middle School.
Two trains can fit inside the approved new building, but Swirk imagines it could also be used for special events such as wedding rehearsals or themed parties or corporate events, once those restart.
“We will be stopping at various hotel properties along the railroad where we can put together the hotel room, the train thing as one ticket. The new building will look old, so it will look like it matches the Freight House next to it, but across the tracks. There will be very little parking required as again, all of the participants will arrive by train,” said Swirk.
MEC407 wrote: ↑Tue Sep 15, 2020 8:39 am It would probably be less expensive to simply buy a used GP40 than to turn the 252 into a GP40.I certainly don't doubt that! It would just be efficient to combine actual local heritage and more power. The B&M had GP40s, and there are still a few around, but they had no dynamics on them. I suppose Guilford is as close as you could get...