During
this holiday weekend, July 4 – 6, the Siouxland Historical Railroad Association
will hold its Heritage Giving Weekend, a three-day online giving initiative to
raise funds to construct the Sioux City & Dakota Grand Scale Railroad, a
fun and educational railway ride exhibit to illustrate the history and
importance of the railroads to Midwestern culture.
The
intent of this project is to improve mobility and accessibility for children and
their families while providing a train ride experience during visits to the
Milwaukee Railroad Shops Historic District. Photos and videos of the train
being built can be viewed at GiveToMuseum.com or TrainProject.org. Donations of
$10 or more can be made by visiting GiveToMuseum.com.
The
crowd funding initiative seeks to raise $60,000 for the purchase of the train
set and track building materials as part of a multi-phased project to build and
install a park-style Miniature Railroad at its museum campus, located at 3400
Sioux River Road in Sioux City, Iowa. The Miniature Railroad will feature a
classic-style 3-inch scale miniature park train that will run on a 1.5-mile
rail line constructed with 15-inch gauge tracks.
This
miniature railroad will be capable of running a three-car train set consisting
of a vintage reproduction of the historic F-7 diesel locomotive with a four
motor drive system and phoenix sound, two twelve-passenger economy coaches, and
an ADA-compliant observation car. The train set is currently under construction
at the Swannee River Railroad shops in Fort Worth, Texas.
Help us expand on our railroad experience by donating at GiveToMuseum.com today!
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