I’m not sure what’s gonna happen with 2317. It has to have a rebuild and Steamtown just doesn’t have the funds or personal to do it. If they ever finish the restoration of 3713, which is a bit close, they might be able too. But for now, it’s just nice little Rover doing the job.
@@gabetrain8834If Rover could talk, he would definitely say that he was bored with the short excursions and that he at least wanted to go to Moscow Station. And about B&M 3713, do you know how long it takes for the restoration to be completed? Or at least the prediction of this finally ending?
@ As of 3713 I don’t quite know how long it might be, but I think at least by 2030 or earlier. I’m definitely gonna be there at Steamtown when they do finish it.
Steam Town has been chronically underfunded for decades. I honestly think becoming a national historic site and joining the national parks service was a bad idea, the national parks clearly don't care about helping Steam Town. Steam Town would be better off going private.
@@JCBro-yg8vd while it was a bad idea, the NPS isn’t really the problem that’s plagued Steamtown. It’s the fact the NPS has not been getting much funding for anything, and because that they end up being to slow and anyone that’s helped them has left because of it.
Damn it, I love that bell on 26
Same
Would be amazing to get at least the DLW coaches back in service one day.
It’s a shame they don’t run more locomotives as regularly as Baldwin 26, I would love to see 2317 doing some of these excursions
I’m not sure what’s gonna happen with 2317. It has to have a rebuild and Steamtown just doesn’t have the funds or personal to do it. If they ever finish the restoration of 3713, which is a bit close, they might be able too.
But for now, it’s just nice little Rover doing the job.
@@gabetrain8834If Rover could talk, he would definitely say that he was bored with the short excursions and that he at least wanted to go to Moscow Station. And about B&M 3713, do you know how long it takes for the restoration to be completed? Or at least the prediction of this finally ending?
@ As of 3713 I don’t quite know how long it might be, but I think at least by 2030 or earlier. I’m definitely gonna be there at Steamtown when they do finish it.
Steam Town has been chronically underfunded for decades. I honestly think becoming a national historic site and joining the national parks service was a bad idea, the national parks clearly don't care about helping Steam Town. Steam Town would be better off going private.
@@JCBro-yg8vd while it was a bad idea, the NPS isn’t really the problem that’s plagued Steamtown. It’s the fact the NPS has not been getting much funding for anything, and because that they end up being to slow and anyone that’s helped them has left because of it.