The Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society recently hosted several folks from Nashville Steam so they could spend time learning some steam locomotive basics. Nashville is 50% of the way through their rebuild of a homegrown and ALCO-built 4-8-4 destined for mainline operations in Middle Tennesee.
2 million dollars for the engine's restoration has been raised so far: https://www.nashvillesteam.org...2020-year-in-review/
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