{"id":313,"date":"2019-03-07T21:09:38","date_gmt":"2019-03-07T21:09:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/emeryrailheritagetrust.org\/WP\/?page_id=313"},"modified":"2024-02-11T10:39:36","modified_gmt":"2024-02-11T16:39:36","slug":"grants-for-2016","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/emeryrailheritagetrust.org\/WP\/grants-for-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Grants for 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-215 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/emeryrailheritagetrust.org\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/JERHT_ALT_Clear.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"829\" height=\"264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emeryrailheritagetrust.org\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/JERHT_ALT_Clear.png 829w, https:\/\/emeryrailheritagetrust.org\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/JERHT_ALT_Clear-300x96.png 300w, https:\/\/emeryrailheritagetrust.org\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/JERHT_ALT_Clear-768x245.png 768w, https:\/\/emeryrailheritagetrust.org\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/JERHT_ALT_Clear-672x214.png 672w, https:\/\/emeryrailheritagetrust.org\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/JERHT_ALT_Clear-480x152.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 829px) 100vw, 829px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: book antiqua, palatino, serif; font-size: 18pt;\">In the Spring of 2016, grants were approved for the following organizations\/projects:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: book antiqua, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Bay Area Electric Railroad Association, $10,000 for producing impossible-to-find brake shoes, designated the Key System Interurban Brake Shoe casting project.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: book antiqua, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Branford Electric Railway Association, $5,000 for mechanical repairs to the ex-Cincinnati &amp; Lake Erie car #116.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: book antiqua, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Colebrookdale Railroad Preservation Trust, $10,000 toward restoration of the EBGX 5038 heavyweight passenger car for use on the line.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: book antiqua, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Cuyahoga Valley Preservation &amp; Scenic Railway Association, $7,500 for exterior work on CVRS coach #6217.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: book antiqua, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Engine 557 Restoration Company, $9,000 for continued work toward the restoration and operation of Alaska Railroad engine #557.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: book antiqua, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society, $5000 for work on a new tool car to accompany NKP #765 while on the road.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: book antiqua, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Friends of the Cumbres &amp; Toltec Scenic Railroad, $10,000 toward truck and brake work on RPO car #054.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: book antiqua, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Lackawanna &amp; Wyoming Valley, RHS, $10,000 towards restoration of ex-B&amp;M steam engine #3713.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: book antiqua, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Michigan State Trust for Railway Preservation, $8,700 for upholstery upgrades for several coaches used on their local excursions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: book antiqua, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Mid-Continent Railway Historical Society, $10,000 for work on ex-DL&amp;W coach 595.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: book antiqua, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Minnesota Transportation Museum, $4,000 for a brake rebuild on their GN F-7 #454-A.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: book antiqua, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">National Railroad Museum, $7,700 towards continued work on the ex-CB&amp;Q diner lounge Silver Spirit.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: book antiqua, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Washington, DC Chapter, NRHS, $10,000 for conversion to mechanical refrigeration on their sleeper buffet lounge car Dover Harbor.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: book antiqua, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">North Carolina Transportation Museum Foundation, $15,000 for a replacement generator for the ex-New Haven Railroad sleeper buffet lounge car Pine Tree State.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: book antiqua, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">New Mexico Steam Locomotive &amp; Railroad Historical Society, $9,000 for continued work on the restoration of ex-AT&amp;SF steam engine $2926.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: book antiqua, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Old Dominion Chapter, NRHS, $10,000 for work on ex-RF&amp;P coach #706 for seat upholstery.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: book antiqua, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Pacific Locomotive Association, $10,000 for work on ex-SP articulated coach #2473-2474.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: book antiqua, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Railroading Heritage of Midwest America, $10,000 for replacement windows on their coach Lake Pepin.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: book antiqua, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Railway Restoration Project 113, $5,000 for running gear work on their ex-CNJ 0-6-0 #113.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: book antiqua, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Railways to Yesterday, operating as the Rockhill Trolley Museum, $5,000 for restoration work on ex-Chicago, Aurora &amp; Elgin interurban car #315.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: book antiqua, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Northwest Railway Museum, $9,000 for continued work on their ex-NP steam locomotive #924.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: book antiqua, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Watauga Valley Railroad Historical Society, $16,100 for work on their dining car Moultrie, for new kitchen equipment.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: book antiqua, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">White Pine Historical Railroad Foundation, $10,000 for various upgrades to their operating coaches.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: book antiqua, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Wiscasset, Waterville &amp; Farmington Railway Museum, $5000 for an extension of their mainline trackage.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: book antiqua, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Twenty-eight applications were received requesting in excess of $650,000; 24 grants were awarded totaling $210,000.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: book antiqua, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Congratulations to all the groups who received a grant and the best of luck as they continue to preserve our railroad heritage!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the Spring of 2016, grants were approved for the following organizations\/projects: Bay Area Electric Railroad Association, $10,000 for producing impossible-to-find brake shoes, designated the Key System Interurban Brake Shoe casting project. 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