 MY TRUCKS ARE DONE WEATHERIZING IS COMPLETE
DOORS AND WINDOWS IN PLACE
HELP! THE FLYING YANKEE NEEDS TO BE PUT BACK ON IT'S TRUCKS.
With the weatherization completed, the Funding and Donations go to the undercarriage wiring and plumbing. This is necessary prior to putting the Flying Yankee up on its wheels, installing couplers (front and rear), providing and installing side track for movement, and proprietary safety inspections/certifications as required.
Once this is accomplished, the tent covering may come off permanently. It was decided that even with the weatherization completed (windows and doors in place, roof resealed, roof hatch in place, etc.), for safety and security reasons, the protective cover should remain in place until the Flying Yankee is on its wheels and and own rail.
With couplers in place, the Flying Yankee can be towed to various locations in New England and available for education and tourism until which time the final bit of restoration can be completed - the powertrain.
The following project will be to finalize and raise funds for the powertrain. T  his will probably involve two separate powertrains. One power unit for "running" and a second powertrain for internal use when idle at any location and available for inspection. Monitors (donated by the "Life Saver Operation", div. of FRA) are mounted in each car for observation and educational purposes. Also, with these monitors, passengers will be able to see exactly what the engineer sees as the Flying Yankee rides along the rails.
Visually take a step back in time and imagine what people (not just knickerd young boys and pinafored young girls) must have thought when seeing the Flying Yankee. What a spark of hope and promise this must have been as the Flying Yankee whizzed by in all its streamlined silver glory, particularly to the adults trying desperately to survive and support their families in the mids  t of the Great Depression. Now, bring that vision forward, look at the styling and other features of the 21st century, grasp what was accomplished in 1935, and what is being redone now. The Amtrak Acela is a good example. The Flying Yankee is the last of 5 trains of this type built in the early 1930's and is the only one left that will run the rails in New England and/or the United States again.
The mission of the Flying Yankee will be to provide Education and Tourism through out the New England area. The Flying Yankee Restoration Group, Inc. is responsible for and charged with all fund raising as well as any and all future travel/excursion plans. This was and still remains the contract with the State of New Hampshire. As the restoration continues, everything is documented and verified through DOT, FRA, and Amtrak allowing the Flying Yankee to continue its mission.
 Completion of this restoration needs the undaunted support of us all. The history of the Flying Yankee alone is a novel unto itself to be revived and remembered. First diesel/electric, first air conditioned, could travel 110MPH+, stainless steel streamlined, etc. The fare was the same as the regular train and yet the Flying Yankee paid for itself in a little over a year. Unfortunately, the seating was for 132 passengers only but others would sit on their suitcases just to ride where ever they were going. Young boys lined the tracks to watch the Flying Yankee zip by and dream dreams of the wonder.
THE FLYING YANKEE CAN BE HEADING YOUR WAY!!
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