WRC Projects

WRC crews have spent a great deal of time in Switzerland working on 141 R 568. During the late 2009 inaugural runs the 568 encountered a few problems. WRC is working to repair such items as the feed water heater system, minor boiler repairs and more. We expect 568 be back out and running for early fall and possible mid summer excursions behind the William Cook Rail Swiss Classic Train. You can see the train and read it’s history here at the Swiss Classic Train web page.

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At the end of October, No. 141 R 568 was steamed up and operated locally in Schaffhausen, Switzerland to test new piston rings that had been installed in the piston valves. CEO John Rimmasch and an assistant mechanic, Levi Mueller, made the trip to ensure all went well with the locomotive.

That said, the Swiss Classic Train and the 141 R 568 will be engaged in its first public excursion, handling one part of a two part trip from Zürich to Brig and return. The 141 R 568 will handle the portion between Zürich and Bern, while a classic electric Ae 6/8 will take the train from Bern to Brig over the Lötschberg mountain line.

It has been made known to us that space is still available on this train. The all-inclusive price for train tickets and hotel stay in Brigg is CHF 230 (about US$230, but will depend on exchange rates at the time of purchase.)

There is still time to book a trip. Please download this brochure for complete details and contact information. [Update: The brochure file has been compressed to a smaller file size. If there are any problems viewing or downloading the file, please contact us.]

The excellent black and white photographs above were taken by Thomas von Meyenburg, father of Urias von Meyenburg who assists in caring for the maintenance of the locomotive in Schaffhausen.