Restorable! - not

Curtis,
My goodness. Sorry to get anyone excited. I was hoping to make note of what not to do regarding safety is all.
If you worked on that railroad, remembering that you're in Cuba, you'd want it swept under the carpet ASAP also - I'm sure. The blue tipped wrench can help make the bad luck item go away.
Regarding the kit vs. complete loco, there's going to be a lot of steamers in Cuba once they start to catch up with the rest of the world. When they discover commerce can be shipped by truck and get reliable trucks, there will be a lot of steamers out of work.
This explosion gives fairwarning to any wide-eyed yankees that may have the idea of having a ready-working locomotive brought back to their favorite tourist lines.
I'm still confused about "historical / sacred" parts. In a conversation not too long ago, I heard it best ... "Parts is Parts".
Don't cry for Cuba's 1382. I'd be surprised if I could count on one hand all the U.S. railfans that knew 1382 existed before it's tragic end. I'm sure the builders would be amazed it had the long continuous working life it had and with as little maintenance.
Bad reference to the C&TS stuff. It's better to let something sit and restore properly in the future than to operate to the point of 1382.
It's better to support what groups exist and what equipment exists than to worry about saving a locomotive that exploded so hard that it propelled the locomotive completely off the track, vaporized large chunks of iron and steel, spun the steel cab off at least 180 degrees to be plunged into the ground, and certainly caused some sort of damage to the frame and running gear. Nope - other more worthy projects - a lot closer to home.
Just trying to post a little safety note ... that's all.