August 25th, 2019 by WCBC Radio
Train Magazine reported in its Newswire Saturday that work has stopped on Steam Engine 1309, once again due to a lack of funding.
According to the report, the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad is primarily in need of about $40,000 to purchase a driving box for the rear engine, more money to finish the installation of the boiler, and then another $80,000 for a coal storage and ash removal system required by West Virginia environmental regulations.
All told, the remaining price tag will exceed $200,000. The renovation of 1309 has been beset with problems from the start, with the total project cost approaching $3 million.
After completion, 1309 will need two to three months of testing prior to being put into service.
August 25, 2019 at 7:25 am, mac said:
It’ deja vu all over again.
August 25, 2019 at 10:21 am, Ed Dodrill said:
Moth ball the 1309. Sell it. Get rid off it. Get new management.