Official Twitter for the Kentucky Steam Heritage Corporation and C&O Steam Locomotive 2716
Irvine, KY
Joined November 2013
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Kentucky Steam Heritage Corp. retweeted
We're making good on our promise to ensure prosperity reaches every corner of the commonwealth. Through $67 million in @EPA grants, we're:
✅Helping families access affordable energy
✅Providing good jobs
✅Revitalizing downtown Irvine
Read more: bit.ly/3XNwNex
ALT An image of Governor Beshear speaking in the Capitol Rotunda.
Kentucky Steam Heritage Corp. retweeted
In Estill County, a $5 million brownfields grant from the EPA will boost a nonprofit's plan to transform an iconic rail yard into a community space and tourist attraction.
By @liamniemeyer
kentuckylantern.com/2024/05/…
Kentucky Steam has been selected to receive a $5 million @EPA Brownfields award for our railroad-themed “The Yard” development. The unprecedented grant is the largest ever of its kind in Kentucky. Read the press release from @GovAndyBeshear office here: bit.ly/4bMFMSO
Kentucky Steam has received a major donation of vintage parts and machinery from the @PatriotRail Anaconda, MT shops, a gift that will bolster our restoration capabilities and will give a boost to the rehab of C&O 2716. Read the press release here: kentuckysteam.org/post/patri…
Kentucky Steam Heritage Corp. retweeted
Chesapeake & Ohio 2-8-4 #2716, masquerading in Southern Railway colors, leads an excursion southbound through Orange, Virginia in July, 1982. The big Kanawha is currently under restoration at @KentuckySteam.
american-rails.com/khs.html
We are hosting our first ever diesel photo charter. Tickets go on sale for the Jan 27th, 2024 event on Thursday 10/26. Details here: showclix.com/event/nw-6162-p…
Kentucky Steam has been awarded a $1.9 Million AMLER Grant for the development of "The Yard" and for the restoration of historic locomotive C&O 2716. Details here: kentuckysteam.org/news
Kentucky Steam Heritage Corp. retweeted
The president of Kentucky Steam Heritage Corp. says that work is continuing on Chesapeake & Ohio 2-8-4 2716 as well as a multi-use development called "The Yard" in Ravenna, Ky. railfan.com/restoration-of-c…
We are doing some fun stuff with @CBBGeorgetownKY this Saturday October 15th
Kentucky Steam Heritage Corp. retweeted
Train enthusiasts and fun-seekers alike are in store for a weekend of entertainment in Ravenna as the town celebrates its annual railroad festival. trib.al/bFgMTyw
Tickets are now on sale for the Sept 24 & Oct 8 Engineer Experience with Jedo Coal 85. Extremely limited tickets are available NOW- kentuckysteam.org/events
More tickets on sale for train rides & cab rides at the Ravenna Railroad Festival Sept 10-11
Tickets go on sale Wednesday 8/31 for your chance to operate a steam locomotive at Kentucky Steam! bit.ly/3R9i0Wy
Kentucky Steam Heritage Corp. retweeted
Eastern Kentucky is home to many CSX families, and we are supporting the flood relief effort by contributing to the @RedCross, Team Eastern Kentucky, and the @KentuckySteam Heritage Corp., and by matching employee donations of up to $1,000. Learn more: bit.ly/3zPoDWZ
Steam returns this fall to the Ravenna Railroad Festival Sept 10-11, 2022. Don’t miss limited chances to ride & operate. Tickets on sale for KSHC members 7/12. Public ticket box office opens Thu 7/14 at 9am EDT. KentuckySteam.org/events
Kentucky Steam Heritage Corp. retweeted
Eastern Kentucky already draws tourist from around the world in to experience the Natural Bridge, the Red River Gorge, and in two year, adding the that list will be The Kentucky Rail Heritage Center. trib.al/HzBAft6
Thanks to @EPA @TetraTech @RJCormanRR @RockyForKy & many others for making our groundbreaking ceremony on “The Yard” a success. This multidimensional rail project will bring tourism to Appalachian Kentucky.
L&N 7067 looks great as a display in front of our shop - a terminal that the engine visited often when it was in service.
Get on board our Summer Engineer U program! Learn how to operate our SW 1500 diesel locomotive, compete for prizes & bring your friends & family along for the ride. A limited number of tickets are on sale now!
kentuckysteam.org/events
