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 #1226795  by Otto Vondrak
 
City councilors on Wednesday will consider selling the Old 470 steam locomotive off College Avenue to New England Steam Co. for $25,000, keeping the historic engine in Maine... The city received six proposals from places such as New Hampshire, Ohio and Pennsylvania, and interviewed three groups. Besides Roy, committee members are City Engineer Greg Brown, Parks and Recreation Director Matt Skehan, Councilor Fred Stubbert, D-Ward 1, and Jack Sutton of Belgrade...
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 #1227000  by MEC407
 
More info in the 470 Discussion in the B&M/MEC forum: http://www.railroad.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=77&t=12162&start=165#p1226693