BNSF Railway, Martin Marietta, and the Museum of the American Railroad Team Up to Save a Piece of TX History

9/26/2014

After 65 years of faithful service, the Martin Marietta (formerly TXI) Midlothian Cement Plant’s locomotive #2447 will move to its new home and use as an educational resource at the Museum of the American Railroad this weekend. It had reached the end of its career, but unlike most trains at the end of their usefulness, the engine did not fall victim of the scrapper's torch. In fact, the scrapper is credited with initiating the effort to save the engine.