The Sheridan City Council is awaiting the results of grant applications before they approve a land swap with the Rotary Club of Sheridan that could result in a locomotive park in the city.
The debate surrounds the use of city funds to relocate CB&Q Locomotive #5631 from its current location on the corner of East 5th and Broadway to a plot of land north-east of its current location and build an interpretive park to house the engine.
According to City Councilman Aaron Lindon, city leadership is awaiting to determine how much grant funding may be available for the costly project.
“Until we know how much the project would directly impact the city, it is in a holding pattern,” Lindon said.
The Rotary Club of Sheridan members and members of the The CB&Q #5631 Renovation Committee Blaine Hadfield and Dan Stalker updated listeners of Sheridan Media’s Public Pulse on the development of a possible Locomotive Park.
Hadfield provided the history of the locomotive and its significance.
B. Hadfield
Hadfield and Stalker spoke on the significance of the railroad to the Sheridan area, trains made it possible to move the coal in the area and relocate livestock as well as visitors and those wishing to relocate to the area, making Sheridan the destination it is today.
For a full history of the locomotive and to view artist renditions of the proposed interpretive center, view the news story by Sheridan Media reporter Cynthia Vannoy, here.
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Last modified: April 11, 2022