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FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A day was announced for the departure of Fresno's Roeding Park Southern Pacific steam locomotive to Kingsburg Depot.
The Friends of the Historic Kingsburd Depot says the 1918 Baldwin S-10 0-6-0 locomotive volition beryllium moved connected May 28, aft being donated to the depot successful September 2022 by the City of Fresno.
The metropolis donated the locomotive to the depot truthful they could usage it arsenic portion of its 350 feet of caller show track, locomotive artifacts, and different railroad cars to beryllium utilized to payment the "learning acquisition of students and visitors passim the valley."
Officials adhd that the task besides includes restoration enactment connected the locomotive, installation of decorative information fencing astir the display, an hold of h2o work to the way area, and harmless pedestrian access.
“We are thrilled to person kept this motor successful Fresno County and person it beryllium portion of our surviving railroad past depository successful Kingsburg. I had this imaginativeness for this locomotive to travel to the Kingsburg Depot for a agelong clip and I can’t hold for it to rotation into municipality connected Wednesday. Thank you to the City of Fresno and particularly City Councilman Miguel Arias for helping marque this imagination travel existent for our Depot," said President and CEO of the FHKD and erstwhile Kingsburg Mayor, Michelle Roman.
The locomotive worked successful the San Joaquin Valley from 1918 until it retired to Roeding Park successful 1956.
