Hello Brothers
The year 2000 was indeed the year of issue. The then RWGM of 2000-2001 is an O-Guager and has ties to the Weaver folks. The train was his idea. It was offered for sale in The Pennsylvania Freemason in his first year in office.
I have often thought of creating my own Masonic train or at least a private obs car to tack on the back of a crack passenger train for the Grand Lodge officers to travel across the state.
Regards and Happy New Yea.r
S & F
Conductor Earl
Grand Chaplain, Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania