Just to throw in some other detail regarding how 71 got to Central City. Daniel W. Edwards' books shed some light on this. He has a slew of documents between the CB&Q, C&S, Central City, and others etc. that explain the situation. In the early 1940s Central City was trying to find some respite from its fading glory by envisioning itself as a great historic location. Part of that vision included getting a train on display. John Evans, grandson of the South Park LIne's founder, was a part of this endeavor. They asked the CB&Q, now the C&S parent company, for a train, but the Q continually rejected the idea. They saw the C&S as a financially sinking ship on the verge of bankruptcy, and they had no interest in giving away any asset they could lay their hands on, even in scrap value. The town first requested No. 9, but the Q kept dodging this, explaining that they were going to use it for various other things. Still, others joined in on pressing the Q including Anne Evans, daughter of the South Park founder, and even the governor of Colorado at the time. The Q finally, and apparently reluctantly, said they would
lend them No. 71 and a combine. A year after 71, the combine, and the gondola came to Central City, the C&S finally sold it to the town on June 1, 1942 when they were made aware that if people would climb on the train and get hurt the C&S would be liable.