POSTED 7-07-2011

Engine 2713 will turn 100 years old the May. As part of the 100 Year Celebration for Engine 2713 we are having a fund drive called "Icing on the Cake" The fund drive is to increase the endowment for the perpetual maintence for the train dislay. Our goal is $50,000. We already have +/- 17,000 now. We ask you to donate one penny for every year the train is old. So if every train fan gives $1.00 we should exceed our goal. Send money to the Community Foundation of Portage County, P.O. Box 968, Stevens Point, WI. 54481. or drop off at money box at train. Thanks!

The columns on the train roof have been bricked and it looks great!!!!!!  Thanks to Dulak and Sons Masonary for doing such a great job Plus!! sponsoring a column. We also want to thank Central City Credit Union for sponsoring a column.

The big news for 2011 is the City of Stevens Point's Hotel/Motel Grants program will be giving the club $35,000 to put a ceiling in the train roof. This will give the roof a finished look and help keep bird droppings from falling on the train and caboose. We still need about $2000 to, buy light fixtures, buy security equipment and other misc. Please consider a donation!

To help put on these final touches you can help by purchasing a personalized brick for $110 or $350 .

Thanks to the generosity of Bushman Electric and Crane for :1. installing the lights in the train roof. 2: donating wiring and conduit and installing it in the train roof. 3: mounting and wiring the train clock.

Thanks to the generosity of the Seramur Foundation the Friends of 2713 was able to put up a sound system at the train. The sound system  plays sounds that a steam engine would make....WoooWooo chug chug...etc. It costs $0.50 and takes quarters only. Thanks to Total Security for working with the club to get this done.

Wendell Nelson a local author completed a book on the old Soo Line Depot that is located about a block from the 2713. It's called "The Dream of Years". If you would like to purchase a book call Wendell at 715-366-4777.

Complete the Wheel of Momentum which will have the names of all the people who gave money to the train rebuilding project. The Wheel of Momentum is actually a tire from the Soo 2719 in Eau Claire. 

We hope to complete the semi-fore installation in 2011.

Thanks to all the people and businesses for their continued support of the project!!