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News--June 2008 In May, The Trust received a delivery of 1500 new ties to aid in the rehabilitation of the line between Washington Junction and Ellsworth Falls. We would like to thank all those who so generously donated to our Buy-a-Tie program and helped to get this tie program started.The
Railroad also took delivery of three new pieces of rolling stock in May
to add to our growing inventory of vintage railroad cars and
equipment. Trust Director Arthur Pew of White Bear Lake, Minnesota and
Northeast Harbor, Maine has purchased for the DRHPT a 1926 Reading
Railroad caboose, a 1965 Thrall 64-foot flat car and a 1914 70-ton
hopper ballast car for the Downeast Scenic Railroad. These cars were
purchased from the Belfast and Moosehead Lake Railroad and will be
given a new life and put in service on the Downeast Scenic Railroad.
The Board and Membership of
the Downeast Rail Heritage Preservation Trust, Inc. would like to thank
Mr. Pew for his generosity and support of our preservation efforts and
of the Downeast Scenic Railroad Project.
Our volunteers have been
busy sanding and painting this newly added equipment, while at the same
time our track crew has been busy installing ties and making other
repairs to the track structure on the the 4 miles of right-of-way from
Washington Junction to Ellsworth Falls which is Phase I of the Downeast
Scenic Railroad project.
Trust to Hold Annual Meeting! The Downeast Rail Heritage Preservation Trust and
the Downeast Scenic Railroad will hold its Annual Membership meeting on
Saturday June 28, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. at Washington Junction in Hancock,
Maine.
We will be electing Directors and Officers and giving our members
and the public an opportunity to inspect our newly added equipment and
to see the work the Trust volunteers have performed over the last year.
Refreshments and snacks will be served and, of course, being a
Saturday we will be working on the line and in the yard after the
meeting.
Rain date is July 12, 2008, 10:00 a.m
Downeast Scenic Railroad Support and You If you have not yet renewed your membership for 2008-2009 please take a minute to do so. Materials and equipment have been donated, but without your membership we cannot keep moving forward. Your membership helps pay for insurance, both general liability and vehicle as well as registrations and fuel, the dedicated volunteers provide the labor.
If you have not yet join, please visit our web site so that you may see the mission and work of the Trust and see why we need your support for this important preservation project and the huge economic benefits it will bring to the Downeast region. Further updates will be forthcoming, so visit our site regularly! *These files are in Adobe PDF format and require Adobe Acrobat Reader to open. If you need the Adobe Reader, visit the Adobe Download site for the free software. |
The Downeast Rail Heritage Preservation Trust is a 501(c)3 charitable
organization recognized by the Internal Revenue Service.
Donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.