steam locomotive search

[Anonymous]

 

 

 

To whom it may concern;

 

            The Woburn MA Historical Society is seeking information on buying a display only steam locomotive as part of a public renewal project.

 

It will be used as part of a playground located on a proposed bike path in the city of Woburn, MA. The location of the park is about a mile from any railhead. So we will have to move it by truck from the railhead.

 

Obviously costs are sensitive to trains weight and we only want and need the shell but will consider buying a complete steam engine if nothing else is available.

 

We are serious about this so we need hard figures on the cost of buying the engine, moving it, and preparing it for display.

 

To that end we are seeking to talk to others who may have had similar projects as well as owners of engines who want to sell or donate.  (It will be a great tax write-off.)

 

So what we need is to have contact with someone who has:

 

• Bought and moved a steam locomotive and has the figures available.

            (This need not have been done recently.)

 

• Offers from owners willing to sell a train and costs associated with moving it.

 

• Knowledge of where to begin a search of this nature.

 

If you have any information that you think will be helpful to us please contact John Foreman at:   [e-mail]

 

 

or if you know someone who can help us please feel free to forward this email to them.  We will be eternally grateful.