Friends!
Summer is upon us and most of us will be busy, traveling, entertaining guests, enjoying family and the outdoors,…
Our May Guest Speaker had to be cancelled due to insufficient member support. We must have a minimum of 15 participants. Our guest Speakers donate their time and money in preparing for their talk and in turn we support them by our attendance.
Please make time for our Locomotive Tour! It has received raving reviews and was suggested by our member, Lenore.
The 2926 locomotive was built in May 1944. It ran a million miles in the American SW before being retired to Coronado Park in 1956. Approximately three years ago,
July 2, 2021, the locomotive was moved under her own steam power again.
Rescued from Coronado Park in 2000, the giant steam locomotive has been restored to full operation by the all-volunteer crew of the New Mexico Steam Locomotive and Railroad Historical Society (NMSL&RHS).
The restoration effort started 22 years ago. She was purchased for $1 from the City in 1999. The NMSL & RHS society places her value at over 3.5 M
Join us and learn more about the new 2926 locomotive. Lunch will follow after the presentation.
Please make your reservations no later than Tuesday, June 4, 2024, by calling or texting Berta Wagstaff at 505-710-4448 or replying to THIS email by simply hitting the Reply button and RSVPing to vets4vets@aol.com. Let me know, you will join us for lunch when you RSVP!
PLACE: 2926 Locomotive Tour
ADDRESS: 1833 8th St. NW*
DATE: Saturday, June 8, 2024
TIME: 10 am – 11 (depending on Questions,…)
* Parking is a challenge and it has been suggested, to park along 8th St.
Restaurant: After the tour, Sixty-Six Acres – https://www.sixtysixacres.
Address: 2400 12th St Phone #: 505-243-2230
We have reservations for 11:30 am
It is crucial you RSVP to determine whether there will be enough room for all of us on the Tour and to insure ample reservations have been made for lunch.
Grateful for your participation. Guests are always welcomed!