An Indiana museum is seeking to raise $5,000 to be used to restore its EMD BL2 diesels to operating condition.
The money would be enough to enable one of the two units to go into revenue service, said officials of the Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum.
The former Bangor & Aroostook Railroad diesels were acquired during the bankruptcy sale of Iowa Pacific Holdings and are being leased to the museum by a museum member.
Built in 1949, the two units among 59 built with for branch line service. The two BL2s at the Hoosier Valley museum in North Judson are among seven that have been preserved.
Nos. 52 and 56 last worked at the New York tourist railroad Saratoga & North Creek Railway, which ceased operations in 2018.
Work needed to return No. 52 to service includes replacement of seals and gaskets, rebuild kits for water pumps, and other small items.
Donations marked for No. 52 can be submitted through the donation page on the museum’s website.
Tags: EMD BL2, Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum, Iowa Pacific Holdings
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