You are looking at photos Allen Kinsley took on January 8, 2016, at the Midland Railway. Midland Railway brings approximately 25,000 visitor to Baldwin City a year. As you can see, the Midland Railway has suffered a lot of vandalism to some of its property.
One car, the one with Burlington on it, has over $30,000.00 damage (painted seats, windows, interior walls, electrical lines have been cut and removed, etc.), not including labor and will now never be in service again with out massive donations. Two other cars have also been damaged and one of the two cars is privately owned by a member.
The Frisco one has over $40,000.00 damage inside and out. As you can see the property is posted with No Trespassing signs. Many people believe Midland Railway make thousands of dollars a year.
But a group of VOLUNTEERS operating a tourist railroad still costs a lot...i mean a lot, of money. Just to operate, we spent nearly $500,000 last year and $525,000 in 2014. Midland Railway didn't make a profit at all and all the money goes to repair and keep our railroad history operational. With all that said...We need your help to get the word out that this damage is not acceptable and it actually hurts our ability to bring thousands of people to our community....who spend money and pay taxes on goods in our city! Please if you have any information on who is damaging Midland railway property, please call the police dept and share the info.
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| photographer Allen Kinsley |
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| photographer Allen Kinsley |
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| photographer Allen Kinsley |
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| photographer Allen Kinsley |
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