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Wheels Museum president outlines preservation, expansion plans for historic Bernalillo County rail site
Summary
In an interview on 'Biz Moments,' Liba Fried, president of the Wheels Museum, described decades-long volunteer preservation work at the former steam locomotive repair complex, outlined expansion plans for a machine shop and model-railroad center, and requested capital outlay, sponsors and volunteers to support redevelopment and tourism goals.
Marcos Gonzales, executive development officer for Bernalillo County, interviewed Liba Fried, president of the Wheels Museum, about the museum’s history, collections and plans to rehabilitate buildings on the former steam locomotive repair site in Albuquerque.
Fried said the museum occupies a 28,000-square-foot former freight building at 1100 South 2nd on what she called the iconic steam locomotive rail site. "When the railroad came, they brought 27 nationalities to work there," she said, recalling that as many as 1,500 to 2,000 workers were on-site daily during the complex’s peak operations. Fried said the site closed in 1977 and she acquired the property after it was listed for sale…
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