Mount Emily Lumber Co. 1: Difference between revisions

On August 24, 2022, an OHS meeting was held that regarded who was to be the engine’s new selected owner, with all 3 of the proponents’ properties already being examined.<ref name=":2" /> A few days later on September 1, the OHS publicly announced that ownership of Mount Emily #1 would permanently be transferred to the Oregon Rail Foundation.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":6">{{Cite web |last=Franz |first=Justin |date=September 7, 2022 |title=Shay Locomotive Bound for Portland |url=https://railfan.com/shay-locomotive-bound-for-portland/ |access-date=2023-01-15 |website=[[Railfan & Railroad]] magazine |language=en-CA}}</ref> However, the Shay needed to be repaired before it could operate in Oaks Park, so while #1 continued to be stored in Prineville, the Foundation temporarily loaned [[Polson Logging Co. 2|Polson Logging Company #2]] from the [[Albany and Eastern Railroad]] as a standin to pull the 2022 Christmas trains.<ref name=":5" /> After the 2022 holiday season ended, the Foundation began to plan to have #1 moved from Prineville to Portland and then perform a 1,472-day boiler inspection in order to have it retubed and to be recertified by the [[Federal Railroad Administration|FRA]].<ref name=":2" /> Once operational again, #1 will take over the Oaks Park Christmas trains for years to come.<ref name=":6" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Scott

|first=Robert W. |title=Portland day-trip rail experience |url=https://www.trains.com/trn/railroads/hotspots/portland-day-trip-rail-experience/ |access-date=2023-01-17 |date=January 9, 2023 |magazine=[[Trains (magazine)|Trains]] |language=en-US}}</ref> The Foundation also plans on using #1 as a historic example in educating the public about how logging railroads played an important role in the logging industry of the Pacific Northwest.<ref name=":3" />

 

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