VOTE AT iMESA FOR THE PIONEER PARK TRAIN
iMesa is an electronic public interaction feedback tool developed by Mesa Mayor Scott Smith last year
to get ideas from citizens on how to improve Mesa. The more votes a project gets the more attention it gets
from the city.
So far, the train has 90 votes – we need more!
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TOTAL RAISED OR PLEDGED AS OF March 15th, 2011
$38,550.00
~Amount Spent on Restoration To Date: $10,275.00~
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THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO HELPED OUT AND ATTENDED
OUR 2ND ANNUAL “RAILS, RODS & STEEL WHEELS” EVENT ON NOV. 5TH
WE RAISED OVER $1,700.00 DOLLARS!
Pioneer Park 526 E. Main Street, Mesa, AZ Map
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Since 1958, Southern Pacific Engine #2355 has sat in Mesa's Pioneer Park as a stark reminder of a past technology that helped to build this great country. It has delighted kids of all ages for several decades and thus holds many cherished memories of days gone by. But now, it needs our help. Fenced in since 1993, this train is slowly losing it's war against the
elements.
The Save Our Train Committee, a loyal group of Mesa residents and City employees who grew up with the locomotive, is dedicated to cosmetically restoring and relocating the train to the southwest corner of Pioneer Park fronting Main Street. The cost of this has been professionally estimated at between $100,000 - $125,000. Our goal is to have the project completed by 2012, when the train and our great state both turn 100 years old. It will be Mesa's contribution to Arizona's centennial celebration. With the blessing of our Mayor and the City in hand, we are finally under way!
Read About The Trains History Here
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Contact City of Mesa Council Members
We need all the support we can get!
Please email the City of Mesa Council Members
and let them know we need their support!
Email addresses can be found on the City of Mesa site here: www.mesaaz.gov
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