Fundraising by the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania for a steam locomotive restoration project has reached the level where it qualifies for a matching grant of $50,000.
The museum has raised more than $60,000 in its “Ready for the Roundhouse” campaign, thus matching a 50-50 grant from the Pennsylvania Railroad Technical and Historical Society.
The museum plans to use the money to restore five former PRR steam locomotives. The project needs to raise a total of $250,000.
The five locomotives include Pennsy M1b 4-8-2 No. 6755, K4s 4-6-2 No. 3750, L1s 2-8-2 No. 520, H10s 2-8-0 No. 7688 and B6sb 0-6-0 No. 1670.
All of them will be cosmetically restored and placed on display in a roundhouse that the museum plans to build. Groundbreaking for the roundhouse is expected to done this year.
Tags: Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Railroad, Pennsylvania Railroad Technical & Historical Society, PRR steam locomotives, Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, railroad restoration, steam locomotive restoration, steam locomotives
akronrrclub.wordpress.com 
Leave a Reply