The Goldendale Sentinel, Goldendale, WA., July 28, 1966, page 4

PLANS ADVANCE FOR DEDICATION PICNIC

     Initial planning for a locomotive dedication program and picnic at Maryhill Park were outlined in a meeting held last Wednesday in Goldendale. At this time, W.J. Crosbie, general passenger agent for the SP&S Railway, representing N.S. Westergard, vice-president and general manager of the railroad, met with committee chairman Henry Miller and other committee members.
     September 3 is the date set for the occasion, at which Ralph Budd, president of the SP&S (and also of the Great Northern), will hand over title of the last steam locomotive remaining in the hands of a major railroad in the Northwest, to Klickitat county. This huge engine, No. 2507, will be moved onto a section of track already located at the entrance to the park, where it will serve as a memorial "to the days of steam locomotive and to the men who operated them."
     Mr. Budd and Mr. Westergard, as well as U.S. Representative Catherine May who was instrumental in the plan to locate the historic engine in this county, will have prominent parts in a short program which will precede a mid-pay picnic in the park.
     An excursion train to bring railway fans and other interested persons from Portland for the occasion, is being planned by the Pacific Northwest chapter of National Railway Historical Society.

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