You might consider sending your resume and an example of your professional work with regard to a steam locomotive to the appropriate tourist railroads (those with steam operations) listed in the special recreational railroading suppliment of TRAINS that comes out once a year. If you don't have a copy, the advertized operations in any TRAINS would be place to begin.
32424 wrote:I am involved in the making of a new full size mainline sized Atlantic steam locomotive here in the UK. Since my recent redundancy from my job as a design engineer / draughtsman I am able to offer my services to all sorts of heritage type projects including the new build that I am heavily involved with mentioned above. Surely there must be cash available and people in a position similar to mine that could take on the above locos in Roanoke. What is the problem with doing something about getting the above locos back in running order? To my mind there must be a lack of will-power or fear of getting dirty otherwise things would have happened by now, or am I out of touch with the latest developments? The locos appear to be in better condition than many that have been returned to mainline or preserved line usage over here. So please put me right and lets see some progress!
The biggest problem you'll have to deal with, if you DO manage to get the money and actually restore one to operation is "where will you run it?" Norfolk Southern (Norfolk and Western and Southern mreged some time ago) dropped their steam program a while back because they didn't want the tracks tied up with the excursions.
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