COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A full-size replica of a steam
locomotive that pulled Abraham Lincoln’s funeral car won’t stop at the
Ohio Statehouse as scheduled next week.
The Leviathan 63 engine is
part of the 2015 Lincoln Funeral Train project that will re-enact the
president’s final journey from Washington D.C. to Springfield, Illinois.
A
spokeswoman for the nonprofit group planning the anniversary event says
the Columbus display was cancelled because of late-arriving funding and
insufficient time to get permits for rail and road transport.
The locomotive is at the Lake Shore Railway Association in Wellington in northeast Ohio this weekend.
The
visits are raising funds to complete the funeral car that will travel
with the locomotive to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Lincoln’s
assassination. The train will pass through seven states, including Ohio.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A full-size replica of a steam
locomotive that pulled Abraham Lincoln’s funeral car won’t stop at the
Ohio Statehouse as scheduled next week.
The Leviathan 63 engine is
part of the 2015 Lincoln Funeral Train project that will re-enact the
president’s final journey from Washington D.C. to Springfield, Illinois.
A
spokeswoman for the nonprofit group planning the anniversary event says
the Columbus display was cancelled because of late-arriving funding and
insufficient time to get permits for rail and road transport.
The locomotive is at the Lake Shore Railway Association in Wellington in northeast Ohio this weekend.
The
visits are raising funds to complete the funeral car that will travel
with the locomotive to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Lincoln’s
assassination. The train will pass through seven states, including Ohio.
Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights
reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or
redistributed.