As the restoration of Lehigh & New England #611 continues, there are several mid-Summer updates to share with our supporters. Traction Motors In terms of big picture items, we are pursuing the rehab of the four best traction motors out of the eight that we have. This is work that needs to be done before the…
March 15, 2023 Souderton, PA – The Railroad & Industrial Preservation Society, Inc. (RIPS) is honored to announce the awarding of a $10,000 grant from the Berkheimer Foundation for the restoration of the Lehigh & New England Alco S2 locomotive #611. The grant was arranged by the Lehigh Valley Chapter of the National Railroad Historical…
It is documented that after being used to scrap much of the Lehigh & New England, #611 spent a bit of time in industrial service before being sold to the Ford Motor Company. Ford put #611, now numbered #10013, into service at the company’s River Rouge steel mill in Detroit, Michigan. During her early years…