Archive for July, 2010

North American Railway Foundation awards Project 1225/ SRI 30 K Grant

Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

The North American Railway Foundation has awarded MSTRP/ SRI a $30,000 towards our staybolt portion of the rebuild. To be done in conjunction with Baker College, this portion of the project truly allows the Institute to use these funds in educating the public about the history surrounding the techonology of the steam locomotive. SRI greatly thanks NARF for their support.

This is a great moment for SRI and Project 1225 — but it is only a start. Come, join with NARF and help us reach our goal of reaching our goal to match our recently announced  Conditional Commitment to Transportation Enhancement Grant for 1225 to be administered through MDOT. Every donation helps!

PM #1225 – Flues and Tube Removal at halfway point

Monday, July 19th, 2010

This past weekend, 55 more tubes were removed, putting us  roughly the halfway point. This coming weekend we will continue removal of flues. If  your available, feel free to come join us as member and come help.