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Wamego City Park Train Enhancement Project - October 01, 2008
History of the Miniature Train
1947
The “Tulip Blossom Special” was built by Ottaway Amusement Company of Wichita.
1955
The train was purchased for $5,000 by Wamego citizens Neil Balderson and Harold Stewart, who presented the train to the City of Wamego.
July 2007
More than 50 years of service carrying generations of children through the Wamego City Park has taken its toll on the train. The Wamego Chamber of Commerce started the "Save the Train Fund" through the Wamego Community Foundation (WCF) to raise money to save, preserve, and repair the miniature train located in Wamego City Park.
Summer 2008
Studies show that it would not be feasible to repair and maintain the existing train due to its age, lack of available parts, and safety issues.
September 2008
The City of Wamego proposes projects that may include:
• Building and maintaining a new electric train, which they plan to run on a designated schedule to be determined from spring through the fall;
• Preserving and permanently displaying the original train, either in the Wamego Museum or in a glass enclosed area of a new depot in the Park;
• Building a new storage shed for the new, longer train;
• Building new restrooms and shelter house that will resemble a train depot;
• Other City Park Railroad/Train enhancement projects.
How to give to the Train Enhancement Project Fund
1. Print and fill out the form and mail, fax, or hand deliver it to the Wamego Community Foundation with your donation made payable to “Wamego Community Foundation - Train Enhancement Project Fund”; or
2. Contribute online via a secure encrypted server using your credit card.
All donations are tax deductible
Anyone can make a tax-deductible contribution to any fund within the WCF and receive the full tax benefit of giving to a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. WCF issues receipts and tax information for each donation of $25 or more.
For more information
For more information about the Train Enhancement Project Fund, please contact René Eichem, executive director of the Wamego Community Foundation, at:
P.O. Box 25 | 529 Lincoln Ave.
Wamego, KS 66547
P: (785) 456-8444
F: (785) 456-8443
E: wcf@wamego.net
Office hours: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., M-F
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