Town Pump Charitable Foundation

Next week, Butte’s elementary schools will light up with laughter and reading as students embrace a special story together. It’s a community affair you won’t want to miss.

You've seen the old train engine sitting off of Harrison Avenue on the south side of the Butte Civic Center. It's been there for so long that it almost goes unnoticed, fenced in behind chain-link and as close to as unassuming as a locomotive engine can be. But when you take a closer look, you not only see Butte history, but the beauty of this industrial behemoth, and when you learn it's story you realize it's significance and why it needs to be restored.