St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway 5: Difference between revisions

 

In 2019, 5 steam locomotive enthusiasts in Southeastern Missouri and Southern Illinois, Billy Mikoliza, Nathan Beasley, Aspen Welker, Matthew Terlunen, and Lucas Smith, began to formulate plans and applications to return #5 to operational status.<ref name=":6" /> 2 years later, in January 2021, it was announced that the 5-person team would raise funds to reassemble #5 with new components for a return to service.<ref name=":6" /> The team began to research historical records and evaluate expenses, and they consulted the [[National Museum of Transportation]] in [[St. Louis]] for information on the construction of engines similar to #5.<ref name=":6" /> They also began to formulate plans to restore the trackage that lies between Jackson and Gordonville.<ref name=":6" />

 

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