Sunday, September 27, 2026

ARTICLES BY SUBMITTED ERIN SHAVER

Monte Holm's engine: A Moses Lake connection

MOSES LAKE - The Engine 557 restoration in Alaska would not be occurring if it weren't for longtime Moses Lake resident and Moses Lake Steel founder, the late Monte Holm. When the Alaska Railroad sold this final vestige of its steam program Holm purchased the engine and prevented it from …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

If you rebuild it, they will come

WASILLA, AK - Every boy is interested in trains, quips Jerry Cunnington, volunteer for the Engine No. 557 Restoration Company, "I'm out here playing with a toy train. This one just happens to be on a one-to-one scale."
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

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