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Residents press council to keep historic locomotive 202 in City Park
Summary
Multiple residents and organization representatives urged the Hagerstown Mayor and City Council on July 22 to keep locomotive 202 in City Park, stressing its local historic significance and opposing its proposed transfer to a scenic railroad in Cumberland.
Residents and advocates told the Mayor and City Council on July 22 they want Locomotive 202 to remain in Hagerstown's City Park rather than be moved to the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad in Cumberland.
Riela Sharon Nao, a local business owner who said she co‑owns J and S Trains, read language she said appears on the locomotive display that dedicates the engine "to the children of Hagerstown" and reminded the council that the locomotive served the city…
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