Heber Valley #4028 landed on Oct 30th, look for her on the line in spring 2020!
Here is a little history on the locomotive from Utahrails.net
U. S. Army RS4TC No. 4028
- Built by BLH Davenport in 1954 (BLH 61258)
- Built after Whitcomb merged with Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton
- Part of an group of 74 units built for United States Army Transportation Corps (USATC)
- Stored at Tooele Army Depot Rail Shop (at Hill Air Force Base, Utah) from about 1980 (seen at Hill AFB, Utah in July 1992, March 1993, and 1999)
- Rebuilt by Tooele Army Depot (at Hill AFB) in 1986, including a Caterpillar 3508 V-8 diesel engine, EMD switch gear, and a modernized AAR brake stand; used at Hill AFB until 2003
- To Heber Valley Railroad in March 2008
- Repainted to a Rio Grande-inspired black and gold scheme in January 2009
- Out of service for about two years
- Loaded on truck and moved from Heber to California starting on October 28, 2019
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