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Re: 0-4-0 porter heading to Snoqualmie
Author: A-1
Date: 09-23-2017 - 23:48
Northern Nexus Wrote:
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> No real speculation required because the City of
> Bellingham has provided complete transparency on
> their web site.
>
> Several years ago there was a public call for
> expressions of interest to acquire the locomotive,
> which would be scrapped if it could not be sold.
> Three organizations/individuals responded, two
> from Washington and one from Oregon. Bellingham
> asked for additional information earlier this
> year, but apparently not everyone responded. The
> Northwest Railway Museum submission was
> recommended by staff as the most competitive
> proposal, and was selected and approved by city
> council.
>
> So the locomotive had to go to a museum or
> heritage operation or be scrapped.
>
> Is that real enough for ya?
Yup, that'll do! Glad it wasn't scrapped.
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> No real speculation required because the City of
> Bellingham has provided complete transparency on
> their web site.
>
> Several years ago there was a public call for
> expressions of interest to acquire the locomotive,
> which would be scrapped if it could not be sold.
> Three organizations/individuals responded, two
> from Washington and one from Oregon. Bellingham
> asked for additional information earlier this
> year, but apparently not everyone responded. The
> Northwest Railway Museum submission was
> recommended by staff as the most competitive
> proposal, and was selected and approved by city
> council.
>
> So the locomotive had to go to a museum or
> heritage operation or be scrapped.
>
> Is that real enough for ya?
Yup, that'll do! Glad it wasn't scrapped.
