SIOUX CITY’S RAILROAD MUSEUM AND THE SIOUXLAND HISTORICAL RAILROAD ASSOCIATION RECEIVED A GRANT FOR NEARLY TWO MILLION DOLLARS THIS PAST WEEK FOR THE MILWAUKEE RAILROAD SHOPS HISTORIC DISTRICT.
THE GRANT FROM THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE WILL HELP RESTORE DAMAGE TO LOCOMOTIVES AND MUSEUM INFRASTRUCTURE.
THE $1,925,980 EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL GRANT FROM THE PARK SERVICE HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND WILL BE USED FOR TWO LOCOMOTIVES, THE ROUNDHOUSE, WHERE THERE WAS 4 FEET OF WATER, THE TURNTABLE, AND TRACK REPAIR.
IN ADDITION, THEY WILL BE WORKING ON A NEW MULTI-PURPOSE RESTORATION FACILITY FOR FUTURE REPAIRS.
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