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Who We Are:

Extreme Railfan Redwood Empire Corporation is a group of people who's hopes is the get a set of passenger cars for our business and mainly use for future passenger operations and events for New Mexico Heritage Rail who own Santa Fe 2926.

 

Current/Future Plans:

Our goal is to purchase our first passenger car which is a former Rock Island lounge car called the 'Jane Marie' for our consist and be the rightful owners and use it behind the newly restored Santa Fe 2926 out in Albuquerque, NM for future test runs, events, and passenger operations. Our plan eventually down the road is to get a mini consist together of 5 cars max of our own of 5 cars max (Jane Marie included) to use behind the 2926 for passenger excursions and to have cars of our own for our business.

 

'Jane Marie' Move Plans:

For now the main focus is the 'Jane Marie' lounge car and the plan for now once purchased is to get it Amtrak certified and then move it out of Chandler, Arizona via Union Pacific freight company and ship it down to Tuscan, AZ and hook-up to the Amtrak Sunset Limited all the way to Los Angeles, CA where we will uncouple from the Sunset Limited and hook-up to the Southwest Chief and will take it all the way back to Albuquerque, NM. Once the car is here we will use it behind the 2926 for their annual New Mexico Railroad Days events and we will provide tours and inside the car. So please, kindly donate your share and help us get the 'Jane Marie' lounge car home.

 

Future Passenger Operations Plans:

Once we have our 5 car consist complete the rest of the cars will be brought in by other railcar owners and will be mixed in with our cars behind the 2926 and once all said and done those we be sent back to the owners and our cars will be stored in rail runner yard along the mainline here in Albuquerque. Thank you and we'll see you on the mainline.

Here’s how to help. When donating to the GoFundMe for the Jane Marie, I've added some perks.

At the $50 and up level, you will get half off your tickets and a railroad spike with your name on it.

At the $25 and under level, you will only get half off on your tickets.

So either donate today to the GoFundMe so we can get the excursions started this year or wait until next year.

If you want the excursions, and you were asking in the 2926 videos, now is the time to support the Extreme Railfan Redwood Empire Corporation fundraiser so you can see railcars behind the 2926. Or you could just wait until next year. I know you don't want to wait that long.

Donate today, and you'll be helping a great cause, and helping my company and team get the car home to the Rail Runner yard where the car's home will be.

And, you don't want to miss out on the great events that are coming once we get the Jane Marie home. If you want to watch the Jane Marie come home, you're welcome to just stay back 25 feet from the tracks.

I want to thank you again for your continuing support, and I want you all to know that we are so grateful to have you as partners on this project. We can’t wait to see you in Albuquerque in 2025.

Please also note that Extreme Railfan Redwood Empire Corp will be the owners and operators of the Jane Marie when purchased.

Thank you.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/helpusgetpinegrovetoalbuquerqenm

Amtrak railcar. All proceeds from our merchandise sales will go toward restoring and moving the Jane Marie to Albuquerque. Check them out, and we thank you for your support!