This is a bit dated, but the Kenosha News wrote an article about our efforts dated June 23, 2023. Disclaimer: Sadly, Tim Green couldn’t make it to the interview at the last minute, and they got Chef de Gare Schmidt’s first name wrong!
Dave Lyons driving force in suggesting this news item to the KN was to honor his father. It was also Dave’s intention to garner interest in the project. In hindsight this makes sense to me as while we were driving in the Civic Veterans Parade, there were many voices yelling “Welcome Back”. Our Locomotive is something unique in Kenosha, and people have emotional ties to it.
In any case, the parades were successful this past year, and we are very much looking forward to the 2024 parade season
Here’s the link, complete with video: https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/historic-kenosha-parade-locomotive-restored-returning-after-12-years/article_702a13c2-112a-11ee-bc9e-3703c2787837.html