Union Pacific Locomotive #119 and Central Pacific Locomotive #60 ...

the drawings have bees eospletad, arad bids obtained^ the
Service will "be in a positlaa to iaimr.whether 1 it-vlli b&tmtitm ttm&s
to proceed with contracting for the «ork. 3Ef It does set have
available the needed funds t it can attsapt to supply tfca deficiency
la a nu&ber of myst
1) approach the Itoioa Pacific Haiiroadl Cdapany ajsd the Southern
Pacific SoE^aujr to iiave thes build the replicas eit&er as an opemtiag
or a sMll type of repXica, as aa Mstorical contapibtttiott sad a public
ralatloas gestures 2) obtain a-fiaaxtcial da^tt«i farasi ©»e oy lioth
> suppli-asest Ite^raO. aj^roprlatieas j 5) the tso
contribnte use of railroad ssacfai&e shops aofi sJiilled
ia buildiag the locomotives or parts of tkeai (I
Union Pacific has facilities ia which it cas tmild a
if it so desires j k) c&taia fia&ccial aid fa?caa 13» Utah State Ooldea
Spike Ceatennial Coraiissios; 5) obtain a grant froai a suitable
foundation £ 6} obtaia ad&itioual Federal appropriation *
I estimate that it will tolsB 2-3 ninths of staark to
prepare the construction dra^tsgs, Psrhgps a month will be
thereafter to obtain )ii& cm csaistructiag tha reglieas, K ©ae& step
of the necessary process Is huried forward vitiiout delaj f*am this
poiat, ti® Service should feave tbe iaforaation at hs»d by the
of calendar year 3.966 to knw tfhat it «ill coat to buil& the
replicas s md can estimate its ftttujee course to
at the Go34fin Spkke Site l»y May 1969.