The publishers of Trains magazine are holding a contest with a $1,000 prize to the preservation group that gets the most likes Facebook. In our case the money will go to the replacement of the air compressor of F-3a # 663. On our first excursion of the season last year the compressor failed and sidelined the unit for the rest of the season. Please Go to the Facebook for the
Anthracite railroads historical society ( ARHS ) , The group that I belong to, and click the like under Mike Del Vecchio post on the contest. He has posted a link to the Trains Magazine contest there. Thanks so much for your support on the matter and you can always fallow my thread on the restoration and excursions of the A-B-A F-3 trio here----- <!-- l --><a class="postlink-local" href="http://bigbluetrains.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=5061">viewtopic.php?f=3&t=5061</a><!-- l -->
Thanks a lot all. This not only helps us ,but it helps the national park service and the charities that charter the excursions that we pull.
I also put my vote in, though personally I think they looked better in the CNJ paint. Looking forward to seeing them run the next time I'm in Steamtown!
Thanks again everyone, And GEC I have to agree with you on that one. If they were former CNJ units ( none survive today) without a doubt They would be in Deep sea green or tangerine and blue, but being Ex BAR units, for us the paint is up for grabs.[
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The Lackawanna paint was done because of their new home in Scranton PA (a former DL&W terminal). But I can't really complain,, It is a handsome look for the old girls.
Thanks all for your help, We have won the $1,000 prize that will help with the purchase of a new compressor for 663. Hopefully we will get it installed in time for the big streamliner show in Spencer NC.
Here's the story....
WAUKESHA, Wis. – The readers of Kalmbach's annual Locomotive magazine have spoken. They have chosen the Tri-State Railway Historical Society's Lackawanna-painted F3 No. 663 as the "must see" diesel locomotive to receive a $1,000 grant from Locomotive and Kalmbach. The locomotive's supporters came through with 402 nominations.
As announced in Locomotive 2013, Tri-State will receive a donation of $1,000 toward the care of No. 663, and the 1948-vintage EMD F3 will be featured in the next issue of Locomotive. The organization, part of the National Railway Historical Society, will use the money has part of $5,000 project to restore the locomotive's compressor.
"There were many miracles that helped the F3s along, the same miracles that every successful project seems to attract," says Mike Del Vecchio, group president, chief mechanical officer, and F3 project leader. "But as everyone who has ever tried to preserve railway equipment knows, saving and restoring the piece is less than half the battle. Maintaining it for future generations is considerably more work and expense
