Our passenger car arrived in Regina, SK yesterday!! She will stay there until she clears customs but may move onto Moose Jaw and then Assiniboia as early as this afternoon.
We are expecting our locomotive to be here within 2 weeks as we are sending our CEO and mechanic down to North Conway this week to dismantle and load her.
Stay tuned!!!
SPRX #15's Journey
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Monday, May 30, 2011
Keep an eye out
Because our passenger car is being transported "along the CP line", and some of the track from Pangman to Weyburn was removed over a decade ago, she will have to pass through Moose Jaw and then Assiniboia.
She will be passing through Estevan, Weyburn, Yellow Grass, Milestone, Rouleau and everywhere in between.
If you are in these areas and see her over the next few days, please snap a picture and/or let us know. You can email pictures to townofogema@gmail.com and with your permission, we will post them here.
Below is what she looks like right now.
She will be passing through Estevan, Weyburn, Yellow Grass, Milestone, Rouleau and everywhere in between.
If you are in these areas and see her over the next few days, please snap a picture and/or let us know. You can email pictures to townofogema@gmail.com and with your permission, we will post them here.
Below is what she looks like right now.
Oh Canada
We have just received word that our passenger car should be passing into Canada today! Our last update put her in Portal, North Dakota, which is right across the border form North Portal, Saskatchewan.
Sunday, May 29, 2011
One step closer
Our passenger car is near Harvey, North Dakota which is only about 170 kms from the Canadian Border. We expect to send our mechanic down to North Conway, New Hampshire late next week to begin preparing the locomotive for transport.
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Canadian Border, here she comes
The Mt. Holly is just outside of Minneapolis, Minnesota, and over half way to Ogema.
She appears to be moving much faster now that she is on the CP line! If this pace keeps up, we hope to be sending our mechanic down to New Hampshire within the next couple of weeks to begin preparing our locomotive for it's move!!
She appears to be moving much faster now that she is on the CP line! If this pace keeps up, we hope to be sending our mechanic down to New Hampshire within the next couple of weeks to begin preparing our locomotive for it's move!!
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Nearly half way home!
Our passenger car is approaching the half way point of it's journey to Ogema. She is currently in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and made the jump from the Norfolk Railway to the Canadian Pacific Railway when she passed through Chicago. She will stay on the CPR until she reaches Assiniboia.
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Thursday, May 12, 2011
On the Move
After a long week in the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania trainyards, our passenger car is on the move again! Next stop is Chicago, then onto Minneapolis and then the Canadian border.
We hope to reach the Canadian border within 3 weeks. Once we know she is in Canada, we will send our mechanic down to North Conway, New Hampshire to remove the "trucks" or wheels from our diesel locomotive in preparation for loading. The locomotive will then by hoisted by crane onto a waiting flat bed trailer. Because she will be coming by road, this will likely only take 1 week.
Once both items arrive in Ogema, we will be having a celebration as a crane lifts both pieces onto the railway track outside of our 1912 CPR train station.
We will post the exact date of this celebration in this thread as well as on our website at www.southernprairierailway.com.
Here are some more loading pics!!
We hope to reach the Canadian border within 3 weeks. Once we know she is in Canada, we will send our mechanic down to North Conway, New Hampshire to remove the "trucks" or wheels from our diesel locomotive in preparation for loading. The locomotive will then by hoisted by crane onto a waiting flat bed trailer. Because she will be coming by road, this will likely only take 1 week.
Once both items arrive in Ogema, we will be having a celebration as a crane lifts both pieces onto the railway track outside of our 1912 CPR train station.
We will post the exact date of this celebration in this thread as well as on our website at www.southernprairierailway.com.
Here are some more loading pics!!
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Next stop...Chicago
Our passenger car is currently in Enola, Pennsylvania. We expect it to reach Chicago, Illinois by Sunday.
Fun Fact:
This 1920's era Pullman 70 passenger rail car, also known as the "Mount Holly" originally operated on the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad or DL&W for short.
The DL&W connected the Lackawanna Valley in Pennsylvania to Hoboken, New Jersey and Buffalo, New York. Below is the route that the Mount Holly likely traveled.
Fun Fact:
This 1920's era Pullman 70 passenger rail car, also known as the "Mount Holly" originally operated on the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad or DL&W for short.
The DL&W connected the Lackawanna Valley in Pennsylvania to Hoboken, New Jersey and Buffalo, New York. Below is the route that the Mount Holly likely traveled.
courtesy of Wikipedia
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
She's on her way
We received news yesterday that our passenger car has left Gettysburg, Pennsylvania and is on her way to her new home in Ogema. We expect this to take 4-6 weeks.
Once we have a better idea on the time of arrival of the passenger car, we will begin the move of the locomotive. This move has been delayed because we would prefer both units arrive in Ogema at the same time and the locomotive will be coming by truck which will take approximately one week.
So stay tuned for periodic updates!!
We have also received some pictures of the passenger car being loaded. Enjoy!!
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