BNSFboy
Train Attendant
Santa Fe 5000 "Madame Queen" is being restored to operational steam!
Santa Fe 5000 Steam restoration
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BNSFboy
Train Attendant
The restoration society it's self.
Here is their web page.
http://www.railroadartifactpreservation.org/Steam-Restoration.html
Here is their web page.
http://www.railroadartifactpreservation.org/Steam-Restoration.html
printman2000
Engineer
Wow. I live in Amarillo and this is the first I have heard of it. What exactly do they plan to do with this operating steam locomotive?
printman2000
Engineer
Browsing the site, looks like they are planning a museum in Amarillo. Not sure how an operating steam locomotive fits in, but it would be cool.
I just sent them an email. If they are going to build a museum, this may be able to be coordinated with a possible Amtrak station if the Southwest Chief gets rerouted.
I just sent them an email. If they are going to build a museum, this may be able to be coordinated with a possible Amtrak station if the Southwest Chief gets rerouted.
BNSFboy
Train Attendant
I've also heard them say that they might run some Dallas Cowboy football trains to Dallas from Amarillo. Hopefully the SWC will get rerouted so Amarillo will have a bigger tourism base then what it has.
