Coming Soon to the

Danbury Railway Museum

The EMD SW8

 

On Tuesday, March 19th, a Locomotive Dedication Ceremony was held at Pfizer, Inc in Groton, CT.

Two EMD SW8 Locomotives were generously donated to local museums by Pfizer, Inc.

One Locomotive was Donated to the Danbury Railway Museum and the other to the Connecticut Eastern Railroad Museum.

The photos below were taken at the Pfizer Facility in Groton, CT.

 

Photos by: Skip Kern, Chief Mechanical Officer of the Danbury Railway Museum

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No.1 was given to The Danbury Railway Museum and No.2 to Ct Eastern RR Museum

 

At Approximately 12 Midnight on March 25th, 2002, the P&W Railroad Delivered the Pfizer No.1 Locomotive to it's New Home at the Danbury Railway Museum.

The photos below were taken just after delivery at about 1:00 A.M. on 26-March-2002

 

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Thank You Pfizer

for Your Very Generous Donation!

 


 

 

Photo below of both locomotives at the Pfizer Facility

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                     photo by: Dan Foley

                       added 27-March-2002