CITY OF PALMER, ALASKA 
Resolution No. 17-017 
Date: Action: Vote: 
Introduced by: 
Council Member Best and Council Member Carrington April 25, 2017 
No: 
A Resolution of the Palmer City Council Supporting the Engine 557 Restoration Company Preservation and Restoration of Engine 557 and Rail Infrastructure in Palmer 
WHEREAS, over the last 50 years, many of the vestiges of Alaska’s history as a vibrant railroad state have faded or been lost; and 
WHEREAS, the Engine 557 is a symbol and an example to educate new generations about Alaska’s railroad history; and 
WHEREAS, the city of Palmer railroad Depot was established in 1915 and represents a place of significance in Alaska’s railroad history. 
WHEREAS, the Engine 557 Restoration Company and the Alaska Railroad Corporation have a limited use agreement for the track from the Alaska State Fairgrounds to the Depot in the city of Palmer; and 
WHEREAS, the Engine 557 Restoration Company also seeks to operate on the Palmer Rail Spur that runs from the Alaska Railroad Corporation mainline to the Warren “Bud” Woods Palmer Municipal Airport. 
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED the Palmer City Council hereby fully supports the Engine 557 Restoration Company’s efforts to restore Engine 557 and the preservation and rehabilitation of the existing rail infrastructure within and connecting to the City of Palmer. 
Approved by the City Council of the City of Palmer, Alaska, this ____ day of ___________, 2017. _______________________________ 
Edna B. DeVries, Mayor 
_____________________________ Norma I. Alley, MMC, City Clerk 
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