Membership Increases as Waterville Holds Second Vote on #470 Sale

Waterville City Council held a second vote to sell the 470 to New England Steam. Some wording in the sales agreement requires rewriting and a third vote will be taken in two weeks. This all appears to be in favor of a completed and signed sales agreement before Christmas. 

Membership continues to increase, with generous donations coming from Canada as well as the United States. News items have appeared on both Trains and Railfan & Railroad Newswires. 

Collectibles donated by "Union Street Station Hobbies" to support our project have been successfully auctioned on eBay. A special thank you to those donors and bidders!

A note of thanks to Odd Duck Foundry of Orrington, Maine for donation of a bronze recognition plaque, honoring the City of Waterville to be mounted on 470's rebuilt tender. It is truly beautiful!

New England Steam will be at the Brewer Train Show, Saturday, November 23rd. We will be selling posters, tee-shirts, and some donated artifacts. Please drop by and speak with us!

Waterville Moves to Protect MEC #470 while NESCo Begins Maintenance

Waterville parks and recreation has begun to erect an encompassing chain link fence around locomotive 470, with gates to allow New England Steam to access the locomotive for preventative maintenance. Financial campaign donations have started to accrue real dollars, and pledges amount to over $2500 in the first week since announcement. Material donations have also begun. Your support breathes life into the "Mascot of Maine". Thank you!

NESCo Moves Closer to Acquiring MEC #470

Our first reading with the City Council went well, with concerns voiced by one Councilor and two citizens. The first reading was voted positively and unanimously in our favor. There are two more readings scheduled, the next in two weeks. 

We would appreciate your taking the time to thoughtfully compose an email supporting operational restoration of MEC 470, rather than leaving it standing unprotected and deteriorating as it has for 60 years.  You may send your email to the Waterville city government at: http://www.waterville-me.gov/council/

Please visit the membership and donation pages, and join us with your donation. All funding goes to the locomotive, not to advertising or salaries. When you join and donate, you strengthen the effort by showing your determination in real numbers. Your donations mean the locomotive matters to you.

New England Steam Corp.
a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization
P.O. Box 302
Winterport, ME 04496