FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Heather Fagan 407.246.3423
Cassandra Lafser 407.246.2182
Last Car of Church Street Station
Train Prepares to Move
WHAT:
Today crews from RE Johnson will begin preparing the Engine Car from the
Church Street Station Train to be moved by truck to its new location at
the Gulf Coast Railway Museum in Parrish, Florida.
The engine car is the last car of the Church Street Station Train to
move. The Church Street Station Train was moved one car at a time and
the process began with the passenger car on January 18.
Tomorrow morning at 3:45 to 4:00 a.m. the engine car will begin to
depart Downtown Orlando on a flatbed truck. The engine car will be taken
to Amway Arena parking lot #1 tomorrow morning and will begin its route
to Parrish, Florida on Monday, February 6 between 8:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
The route the engine car will take to the Amway Arena parking lot #1 is:
East on South Street
Right onto Orange Avenue
Right onto Anderson Street
Right onto Division
Right onto South Street
Left onto Garland
Left on Robinson
Right on Hughey Avenue
Left on Livingston
VISUALS:
RE Johnson will start attaching the wheels to
the engine car this morning starting at 10:00 a.m. and prep work will
continue into the afternoon today.
ON-SITE IVIEWS:
Media on-site should ask to speak with Brett
Johnson from RE Johnson if they need additional information. Please be
aware that Brett is also the person overseeing the move so his media
availability may be limited depending on the status of the job site.
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