[RITSlist] Non-Profit Group Affiliated with Iowa Northern to purchase Rock Island E Units

[Gerald Berwald]

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>MANLY JCT. RAILROAD MUSEUM CORPORATION TO ACQUIRE TWO HISTORIC ROCK 
>ISLAND PASSENGER LOCOMOTIVES
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>Newly formed non-profit corporation Manly Jct. Railroad Museum today 
>signed a purchase agreement to acquire former Rock Island 1930's era 
>E-6 No 630 and 1950's era E-8 No 652.  Both locomotives were built 
>by General Motors for the Rock Island "ROCKET" passenger trains.
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>The equipment is being purchase at an undisclosed price with closing 
>expected before the end of this year, subject to fund raising.
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>The new non-profit corporation has been established by Iowa Northern 
>Railway principals to establish a new railroad museum at or near 
>Manly, Iowa.  The museum will be designed to feature equipment, 
>archives, photograph and artifacts of railroads serving the Midwest, 
>with principal interest in railroads operating in North Iowa and 
>Southern Minnesota.  All railroads serving the area, past and 
>present are hoped to be featured at the museum.
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>Plans include eventual full restoration of the two rare, classic E 
>units to full operating condition, with a station-like museum and 
>glass enclosed train shed.  Additional railroad equipment will 
>hopefully be secured to establish a re-creation of passenger trains 
>once operated through Manly, Iowa.  Manly was once a hub for 
>railroad operations including Rock Island, Chicago Great Western and 
>Minneapolis and St. Louis Railroads.  In the early 1950's 14 
>passenger trains per day stopped at Manly.
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>Equipment from Iowa Northern's Hawkeye Express as well as other 
>historical equipment is being acquired for operation on Iowa 
>Northern Railway, and potentially other lines.
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>Railroad photographs featuring historical operations in the area 
>will be a prominent element of the museum, and photographic 
>contributions and other railroad artifacts are needed.
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>Fund raising toward the estimated $10+ million project will commence 
>immediately.  Upon closing, the units are expected to be moved to 
>Iowa Northern's Waterloo Shops or a contract shop for mechanical 
>assessment and preparation for rehabilitation.
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>Interested parties and possible contributors should contact Manly 
>Jct. Railroad Museum Corporation President Dan Sabin through the 
>Iowa Northern Railway Offices in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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>Contact:
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>Daniel R. Sabin, President
>Iowa Northern Railway Company
>dsabin at iowanorthern.com
>No17Eng654 at aol.com
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>Iowa Northern Railway Company
>Paramount Theatre Building
>305 Second Street Southeast, Suite 400
>Cedar Rapids, IA 52401
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