{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"The News Journal","provider_url":"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net","title":"L&N Historical Society makes donation to Corbin Tourism &ndash; The News Journal","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"w308zks7dR\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net\/ln-historical-society-makes-donation-corbin-tourism\/\">L&#038;N Historical Society makes donation to Corbin Tourism<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net\/ln-historical-society-makes-donation-corbin-tourism\/embed\/#?secret=w308zks7dR\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;L&#038;N Historical Society makes donation to Corbin Tourism&#8221; &#8212; The News Journal\" data-secret=\"w308zks7dR\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! 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The board of directors of the L&amp;N Historical Society, which held its quarterly meeting over the weekend in Corbin, presented the tourism commission with a check for $5,000 to go toward the restoration efforts. Sid Johnson, president of the historical society, said when he initially heard of the plans for the museum, he was skeptical, especially because those plans included returning 2132 to Corbin to serve as a centerpiece. \u201cI didn\u2019t have a lot of hope for it,\u201d Johnson said. \u201cWe are very proud that it has gone this far.\u201d Ron Flannery, a railroad historian and expert on the history of the L&amp;N Railroad, said adding L&amp;N 2132 is one of the things that will separate the Corbin Railroad Museum from others. \u201cWith all due respect, there are railroad museums that are just piles of junk and there are railroad museums that are world class,\u201d Flannery said. Flannery explained that of the three surviving L&amp;N Railroad steam locomotives, 2132 is the only one that was built in-house. L&amp;N built more than 400 locomotives at its South Louisville shops,\u201d Flannery said. \u201cIf you are looking for the South Louisville shops today, it is under the 50-yardline at Papa John\u2019s Stadium. \u201cThere was no chance of sending this engine back to where it was built,\u201d Flannery said. \u201cSo it made more sense to bring it to a place where it used to work and it used to work in Corbin.\u201d While the pieces are in disrepair and the locomotive is missing many of its unique accessories, Flannery said that would be changing as officials have found gauges, number plates, a headlight, whistle and bell. \u201cWe have all of the pieces necessary to put that engine back together,\u201d Flannery said. Corbin Tourism Director Maggy Kriebel had previously estimated the cost to restore the rolling stock and build the museum at between $800,000 and $1 million. At its April meeting, the tourism commission approved a motion to use a combination of cash reserves and loans to finance the entire project with the goal of completing it as soon as possible. Kriebel said she is in the process of putting together the request for proposal, which is the next step in securing the loans to fund the design and construction of the museum. In addition, donations such as the one made Saturday by the L&amp;N Historical Society and any other private donations are welcome and encouraged. Donations to the non-profit \u201cFriends of the Corbin Rail Museum, Inc. may be brought to the Corbin Tourism Commission Office at The Corbin Center. Additional information is available by contacting the tourism commission at 528-8860. \u201cThe journey has just begun,\u201d Kriebel said."}