Nevada museum completes restoration of 2-6-0, dedication ceremony planned NEWSWIRE

CARSON CITY, Nev. – The Nevada State Railroad Museum will publicly unveil the completed restoration of its Baldwin 2-6-0, the Glenbrook, at a dedication ceremony later this month. The 1875-built narrow gauge, Mogul-type freight locomotive has been on the grounds of the Carson City museum since being retired in 1943. Initial restoration efforts began in 1981 with limited funding, but a grant in 2010 allowed museum staff, volunteers, and members to perform a complete overhaul of the timber-hauling steamer.

In early April, the Glenbrook operated under the steam for the first time in more than 80 years.

“The last big push to complete the restoration was completed by a paid staff of three, several volunteers, several specialized contractors and a host of supporters,” says museum Chief Mechanical Officer Chris DeWitt.

Baldwin Locomotive Works built the wood-burning, narrow gauge locomotive in 1875 for the Carson & Tahoe Lumber & Fluming Co., a timber-hauling railroad connecting the once-profitable sawmills of Glenbrook with the Tahoe Basin of Spooner Summit in Nevada. In later years, following the closure of the Glenbrook sawmill, the locomotive was used to supply parts to its sister locomotive, the Tahoe.

Glenbrook No. 1 was presented to the Nevada State Railroad Museum in 1943, where it sat on display outside of the museum until 1980.

The locomotive will be unveiled to the public on May 23 in Carson City. Both the Glenbrook and the Inyo will be under steam for the event.

“It will be an extraordinarily rare opportunity to see two wood burning, 19^th century locomotives, one narrow gauge and one standard gauge, operating at the same time,” says Curator of Education Adam Michalski.

The Glenbrook will be on public display for photographs from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. with the dedication ceremony to begin at 11 a.m. The ceremony is free and open to the public.

Trains Magazine will cover the Glenbrook restoration in the September 2015 issue.