80-year-old locomotive being restored in Hubbard

HUBBARD

A nearly 80-year-old railroad steam locomotive has found a new home at the Youngstown Steel Heritage Museum.

The locomotive was transported Tuesday afternoon from Middlefield to the facility at 2261 Hubbard Road by Diamond Steel Construction. Museum volunteers will start the restoration process so the locomotive is operable for demonstrations.

“We’ve got a lot of rebuilding to do,” said Rick Rowlands, executive director of Youngstown Steel Heritage.

The locomotive was built in 1937 in Pittsburgh for Jones and Laughlin Steel Co., and was used to move ingot molds at the company’s furnaces. Read more about this piece of history in Wednesday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.