Jamestown, CA — Sierra Number 3, the “Movie Star Train” at Railtown 1897 is entering the final weekend of it´s highly publicized fund-raising drive.
Earlier in the week, the California State Railroad Museum Foundation reported that it is $15,000 short of the $300,000 needed for a matching state grant.
On Friday afternoon, Associate Director Kathy Daigle said, “We´re still busy counting, but we are getting close.”
The Irving J. Symons Foundation has also put up a $50,000 matching grant. Funds can be donated through the California State Railroad Museum Foundation or the Sonora Area Foundation.
Daigle says money will be accepted through the weekend. The $600,000 project could begin as early as next month, with the train back on the tracks in Spring of 2009.
Written by BJ Hansen
This post was last modified on 01/31/2009 1:47 pm