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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 12 Apr 2000, p. 1

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Waterloo-St. Jacobs Railway temporarily derailed " am here and I am not looking for another Job," said station master Manon: Brown. "I am opurmsuc it will all work out.“ Waterloo-St, Jacobs Railway staff members hope the local tounsl tram IS on Psta temporary shut down, and has not been permanently Clliiifiiiiridlt'i' Brown said the railway is now facing a number Chronicle spit of issues and significant capital prom, which the company is having trouble covepw, - These matters have guaranteed a delay ol departures until at least July 1, however, Brown said there IS a slight chance the locomotive could be stopped In us tracks for the whole tourist sea- "Thaty a minute possibility," she mid. "But nothing is for sure. "We Just dont want lo have to stop the season as soon as tt starts" To ensure the popular locomotive, which has been a mam mode of travel between Waterloo and the St, Jacobs Farmers Market smce tt began m 1991de return, Brown sad the four current owners of the railway are seeking about fwe or so: more investors to come aboard. "The operations as a tounst train now covers our overhead," she explained. "But it's the mon- gage payment thaty getting us. Brown feels an [mm of bodies will mean an menu In fmmial options for the railway 885-5091 Itt) F'ijirr'iiTiiiiiiif "Other Improvements are also needed In the area of crossing needs, and Improving boarding and disemboaniinglocations" _ But topping the list of capital pnonucs. she said, Is the need for a reconstruction of the 52- year-old diesel generator which the train has been running on for all three of its seasons. Brown saiii with the machines cumm pmb- lems, there is no guarantee the train will last ire minutes of the season, much less its annual twe , 77L " (Continued on page 2)

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