This news post by a local resident says the park engine in Evanston, UP 4420, will be restored to operation. Is that really true?? Confirmation, anyone?
The loco reminds me of the UP 0-6-0, 4466, that ran at CSRM, Sacramento, but maybe they are not exactly the same. I dunno.
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Historic steam engine to be moved
By: Shelly H., Evanston Resident - Updated: 3 weeks ago
Posted Aug 25, 2020
Evanston owns a special historic steam engine that operated in our railyards as a switch engine for many years. The 0-6-0 steam locomotive was built in 1914 for the Union Pacific Railroad by Lima Locomotive Works in Ohio. The engine was retired in 1957 and was donated to the City of Evanston in 1958, where it originally went on display at the Uinta County courthouse.
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On Aug. 7, the Evanston Historic Preservation Commission held a successful garage sale to begin to raise funds to move and
restore to operating condition UP engine 4420...