FINISH LINE....
THE LOCAL TEAM OF
VOLUNTEERS RESTORING A
WORLD WAR TWO
ERA STEAM LOCAMOTIVE IS
SHOWING OFF THE PROGRESS
THIS
WEEKEND AND SHARING THE
PLANS FOR THE HISTORIC
TRAIN.
START WITH NATS OF THE
BELL
Mike Hartshorne, 3;18
this is a really big
steam locomotive 3;19
THE SANTA FE 29-26 HAS
BEEN A PASSION PROJECT
FOR DOZENS OF
VOLUNTEERS FOR A LONG
TIME...
Mike Hartshorne, 4;47
it seems like about 452
years but actually we
got it in 1999 and got
it over here to this
site to do repairs in
2002 4;56
MORE THAN 160 THOUSAND
VOLUNTEER HOURS AND 2
POINT SIX
MILLION DOLLARS
LATER.... IT )S ALMOST
BACK TO ITS FULL GLORY.
Anthony Padilla,
Volunteer Mechanic17;46
she )s one of a kind and
there )s a magic about
her there )s its hard to
pinpoint exactly but
she )s a lady and she )s a
beast in her own right
and i cant wait to see
her run again 17;58
COMPLETED IN 1944 --
THIS LOCOMOTIVE ONCE
TRAVELED BETWEEN KANSAS
CITY TO SAN DIEGO
THROUGH ALBUEQERQUE....
THEN LIVED IN CORONADO
PARK.
16;36 we )ve been putting
her back together its
time to meet her 16;39
6;55 its hard its heavy
its dirty its greasy its
really interesting its
kind of fun and its
expensive 7;03
AS THE NEW MEXICO STEAM
LOCOMOTIVE AND RAILROAD
HISTORICAL SOCIETY
-- THE GROUP BEHIND THE
RESTORATION PROJECT --
STARTS TO SEE THE FINISH
LINE -- THEY WELCOMED
ANYONE INTERESTED IN
THEIR WORK TO TAKE A
LOOK.
6;21 you know this is a
really important piece
of our history as the
state of new mexico and
as a country
6;24
THEY HOPE TO FIRE UP THE
BOILER FOR THE FIRST
TIME LATER THIS YEAR....
IF ALL GOES AS PLANNED
-- SHE )LL BEGIN TAKING
4 TO 5 HUNDRED
PASSENGERS ON EXCURSIONS
FROM ALBQUERQUE THROUGH
GLORIETY
PASS TO LAS VEGAS NEW
MEXICO IN 2018
16;29 we haven )t met
her yet everyone says
steam locomotive has its
own personality from
personal experience
every steam locomotive
does have its own
personality and we don )t
know her yet 16;36
8;32 there is goes
again
THIS STEAM ENGINE IS THE
ONLY ONE OF SIX
REMAINING, THAT WILL
EVER MAKE IT
BACK OUT ON THE RAILS.
VISTORS CAN STOP BY TO
CHECK IT OUT EVERY
WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY.
WE )VE POSTED DETAILS ON
ALWAYS ON, KRQE DOT-
COM.
THIS MORNING A LOCAL
COMMUNITY CENTER
