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As reported in earlier posts here and here, we have spent the last month removing parts from sister LRC locomotive number #6919, which was damaged in a sideswipe accident several years ago. This locomotive was owned by RB Railway Group in Lachine. RB Railway Group president Gerry Rosen generously gave us unfettered access to #6919 to take whatever parts we needed for the restoration of #6917. Locomotive mechanics Chris Fox (from Bombardier) and Rocky Panacci (from VIA) have been extremely helpful in telling us what parts to remove from #6919, and the whole crew at VIA’s Toronto Maintenance Centre (TMC) have been very supportive of our efforts. Ownership of #6919 was transferred first to TRHA Board Member Jason Shron and then to Attar Metals of Mississauga. Attar Metals scrapped #6919 on Friday 14 January.
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Tax receipts to donors to our “Save the LRC” campaign will be sent out by the first week of February, and they will be packaged with VIA gift cards and/or model LRC coaches for qualifying donors. We don’t yet have the hats or badges. They will be ready later in the year.
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Over the next few months we will be working with VIA mechanics on their days off to fully restore #6917 to operating condition. More information will be posted on the TRHA News blog as well as the Save the LRC webpage in the coming months. Click here to access these pages.
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Note that donations to our campaign are still welcome as we must continue to raise funds to make the LRC operational. Click on the “Save the LRC” banner on this page to invest in the future of the LRC.
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Posting by Jason Shron; Pictures by Dan Garcia
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