Railway museums in Ohio and Pennsylvania were among the 12 recipients of grants totaling $29,000 that were awarded last month by the Tom E. Dailey Foundation.
The Pennsylvania Trolley Museum received $1,000 that will be used for bronze ears for its Overhead Trolley System on Trolley Street. The project requires approximately 50 ears at a cost of $100-$150 each. Full construction is expected to take two years.
The Ohio Railway Museum received $2,500 to be used for the restoration of car 703, the last remaining Columbus streetcar built in 1925 by the G.C. Kuhlman car company.
It weighs 36,620 pounds and is a little over 45 feet long and can seat 48 passengers and 2 crew members.
In addition to a direct grant of $1,000, the Dailey Foundation approved an additional challenge grant of up to $1,500 to match donations from other contributors to this project on a dollar-for-dollar basis through Dec. 31, 2018.