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N.M. Gov. Bill Richardson signs executive order creating the Centennial Task Force at the 2926 retoration site.
Centennial Train Project
A Centennial Train has been proposed for the 2012 New Mexico celebration.
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National Registry
AT&SF 2926 was placed on the National Registry of Historical Places on Oct.1 2007
We are now officially:
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The NMSL&RHS is a Non-Profit corporation,
as defined by Section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. Tax Code.
Donations are tax-deductible.
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Welcome
This is the ONLY OFFICIAL site for information on the New Mexico Steam Locomotive and Railroad Historical Society, NMSL&RHS
WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT ! . TO GET THE ATSF 2926 STEAM LOCOMOTIVE READY TO . FOR THE PROPOSED NEW MEXICO CENTENNIAL TRAIN (see Centennial page here) THE VOLUNTEERS OF THE NEW MEXICO STEAM . $250,000 THIS YEAR TO HELP PAY FOR . YOUR IDEAS AND DOLLARS TO PLAN A TRAVELING EXHIBIT OF NEW MEXICO HISTORY
AND CULTURE. THE SOCIETY HAS PLANS FOR A TRAIN RUNNING THE RAILS OF NEW
MEXICO DURING 2012 PRESENTING THE STORY OF OUR STATE FOR ALL TO ENJOY.
THE NMSL&RHS IS IN DISCUSSION WITH THE OFFICES OF THE GOVERNOR AND
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR AND THE DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS ABOUT THE NEW
MEXICO CENTENNIAL TRAIN CONCEPT. Please see "How to help"
page for your contributions. |
Restoring the 2926 In the mid 1990s a group of train enthusiasts formed NMSLRHS for the express purpose of restoring the 2926 to full running condition. At about 10:30 in the morning on June 23, 2000, the giant drive wheels rolled for the first time in forty years, as the 2926 was towed out of the park. This began a two-year pirouette, as the Society moved her about twelve blocks to their newly established "World Headquarters", as the restoration site is called, at 8th and Haines Streets. At the World Headquarters, a group of dedicated volunteers is performing the challenging tasks associated with putting the 2926 back in full running order. Assembly of the tender is complete, some work, wiring and piping still to do. Attention has been turned to the locomotive itself. The powerful chugging of steam-driven wheels and the lonesome wail of a steam whistle will once again haunt the rails of central New Mexico |
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