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Are they planning to use her for the Christmas season ?
Other museums bring in the big bucks with their steam engines.
I was at Strasburg this Sunday with 4 of my 7 grandchildern.
I have a son in Loves Park & have been to IRM several times, incl. their Christmas event.

Was there Saturday for the ribbion cutting.

P.S. I got a copy of that thru a link on this thread, so look back until you find the link.

It is contained in a number of MTA Project Plans, e.g. 2002.

Still lots of ties & trap rock piled at Washington Street ... along with MOW equipment on the barnch.
Getting ready for Circus train in the Spring ?

Middle management hasn't got a raise in five years, so the suits are doing it to us too.
Meanwhile they keep creating six figure jobs for their friends

IRT 3344 has survived, but in need of a lot of work at Branford, CT

You are not going to be able to pay the bills if you rely on railfans !

"The quarries came before the railroads." There was a big granite quarry in Haddam Neck, CT and a steam RxR on the other side of the CT river, but they used barges to get the stone to NYC and elsewhere. As was said CT still has a couple of trap rock quaries, one at Reeds Gap, the other in ...

Wed. 9/18 caught a bunch of MOW vehicles crossing Washington Street going East.
Looked like a gang that was going to start some serious track work.

I was interested in trains since my youth when I could hear & see freight rolling down the Ct river. Then I moved to Boston & experienced trolleys (PCCs) & subways. Next I ended up in NYC & discovered the internet. I knew for a long time that there was a trolley museum at Branford CT...

What you see in the photos is prep for the footings for building #2. The steel is coming soon too. We recently acquired some used track, plus a couple of special switches have been orderd. By the first snow fall the shells of both buildings should be up. The goal was to have tracks to the buildings ...

Saw photo in Railpace of Thomas' visit to Conway.
Was it from Strasburg, which one (real, look-a-like) ?

Those six are just the trolley cars, we also have some of the MOW & subway cars in operating condition.

So was the fan trip down the Bayridge from Fresh Pond to the Hudson River with NY & Atl power the last far trip on LIRR rails ?