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Steam & Excursion > B&O Museum AFT 1 restorationDate: 01/23/25 17:27 B&O Museum AFT 1 restoration Author: GoldenState Just saw this on Instgram. The Lady in the short video states that there will be webcams online for viewing the restoration and that it will be ready by July 4, 2026 for Americas 250th.
Will this be cosmetic or back to running condition? She also states that there were three AFT locomotives, I'm not remembering a third, AFT 1, 4449, and? Rob out West Date: 01/23/25 17:30 Re: B&O Museum AFT 1 restoration Author: HotWater GoldenState Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Just saw this on Instgram. The Lady in the short > video states that there will be webcams online for > viewing the restoration and that it will be ready > by July 4, 2026 for Americas 250th. > Will this be cosmetic or back to running > condition? > She also states that there were three AFT > locomotives, I'm not remembering a third, AFT 1, > 4449, and? > > Rob out West The third would be T&P 2-10-4 610, which hauled the Freedom Train in Texas. Date: 01/23/25 18:08 Re: B&O Museum AFT 1 restoration Author: ClubCar GoldenState Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Just saw this on Instgram. The Lady in the short > video states that there will be webcams online for > viewing the restoration and that it will be ready > by July 4, 2026 for Americas 250th. > Will this be cosmetic or back to running > condition? > Rob out West Cosmetic Only as was reported by the B&O R.R. Museum. John in White Marsh, Maryland Date: 01/23/25 19:09 Re: B&O Museum AFT 1 restoration Author: Spoony81 ClubCar Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > GoldenState Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Just saw this on Instgram. The Lady in the > short > > video states that there will be webcams online > for > > viewing the restoration and that it will be > ready > > by July 4, 2026 for Americas 250th. > > > Will this be cosmetic or back to running > > condition? > > > Rob out West > Cosmetic Only as was reported by the B&O R.R. > Museum. > John in White Marsh, Maryland One less thing for you to complain about Date: 01/23/25 19:50 Re: B&O Museum AFT 1 restoration Author: RuleG Some more information in this Trains.com Newswire article:
https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/bo-museum-begins-cosmetic-restoration-of-american-freedom-train-locomotive Date: 01/24/25 01:13 Re: B&O Museum AFT 1 restoration Author: ClubCar Spoony81 Wrote:
> One less thing for you to complain about. Okay, but you would complain too if you knew the history of the museum in that they were given the money, the stocks and bonds, tools, spare parts, etc. to be used to maintain certain passenger cars for years and years to come, and this money was used for other things including that some of the people in charge of the museum absconded with this money. Sorry, but the present people in charge of the museum are doing a decent job considering the bag of worms that they inherited. My hope is that things will get better and I look forward to the former Reading 2101 is completed properly as American Freedom Engine #1 in time for next year. John in White Marsh, Maryland Date: 01/24/25 12:46 Re: B&O Museum AFT 1 restoration Author: longliveSP ClubCar Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Sorry, but the present people in charge > of the museum are doing a decent job considering > the bag of worms that they inherited. ??? Date: 01/25/25 09:56 Re: B&O Museum AFT 1 restoration Author: 5150 #triggered
ClubCar Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Spoony81 Wrote: > > One less thing for you to complain about. > Okay, but you would complain too if you knew the > history of the museum in that they were given the > money, the stocks and bonds, tools, spare parts, > etc. to be used to maintain certain passenger cars > for years and years to come, and this money was > used for other things including that some of the > people in charge of the museum absconded with this > money. Sorry, but the present people in charge > of the museum are doing a decent job considering > the bag of worms that they inherited. My hope is > that things will get better and I look forward to > the former Reading 2101 is completed properly as > American Freedom Engine #1 in time for next year. > John in White Marsh, Maryland Date: 01/27/25 18:10 Re: B&O Museum AFT 1 restoration Author: ns1000 Let the horse Rest In Peace........
Date: 01/30/25 07:44 Re: B&O Museum AFT 1 restoration Author: CO1309 Its a shame they couldn't get something on the mainlines and moving for a 250th AFT similar to what we saw in 1976 across the country.
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