Restored PRR #60 to Arrive in Lewes Tuesday & Reunited with Caboose & Tender for National Train Day on Saturday
Engine 60 headed to NCCo to be restored / Image courtesy LJRBA
The Pennsylvania Railroad Locomotive #60 will arrive at Lewes Junction on Tuesday, May 5th at 7am. The historic, cosmetically restored 1913 steam engine will be transported in 3 segments from two locations. The boiler and trucks will come from Marshallton, Delaware and the cab will be delivered by a trucking company from Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee where it was reconstructed. The 3 parts will be reassembled on the track at Adams Avenue and will be joined to the existing display of the coal tender and caboose. FMW Solutions, nationally recognized experts in historic rail equipment restorations, was contracted for the project.Â
The Lewes Junction Railroad & Bridge Association will officially unveil Engine #60 on National Train Day – Saturday, May 9th.
Caboose & Tender waiting for Engine #60 in Lewes / Image courtesy LJRBA
The events planned for the National Train Day celebration and the approximate timeline are:
- 10:00am Delaware Seashore Model Railroad Club train display
- 10:15am Presentation: How a Steam Engine Works
- 10:45am Christening PRR Engine #60 with Lewes Brewing Co.’s latest release honoring #60
- 11:00am Railroad tunes presented by Mixed Blessings choral group
- 11:30am Art in Bloom’s presentation of Children’s Art Awards
- 11:45am Remarks by invited guests
- 12:00 pm Ceremonial driving of the golden spike commemorating the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad on May 10, 1869. Attendees are invited to try their skill at hammering the golden spike into the track.
The model railroad will be on display in the Children’s Room of the Lewes Public Library. All other events will take place outside at Lewes Junction, Adams Avenue, Lewes. In the event of inclement weather, some events will be held in the adjacent Rollins Community Center. The iconic 1917 PRR caboose will be open for guided tours throughout the morning.