Re: C&S 9- Where is it now?

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#9 belongs in Breck, it served the town way more often than the loop with being a regular engine on trains 70 and 71.

The South Park is where my interest in Colorado NG lines began many decades ago, so I'm certainly comfortable with the idea of #9 being "home" in Breckenridge if properly treated. Time will tell.

Still.

I missed "by that much!" real Colorado NG action, as I moved to Buena Vista in '71, shortly after the 'Grande stopped NG operations other than from Silverton. Yes, I've been privileged to experience the C&TS almost yearly from just past its beginnings, yet I rank amongst my greatest RR experiences having gotten to see, ride behind, and photograph a real C&S NG locomotive in action.

There was a lot going wrong at that time, but I can't help but smile thinking back to the sights and sounds of #9 clawing its way up The Loop - after all that time, and against all those odds. It put on a show beyond what its diminutive stature would lead you to expect.

Colorado & Southern #9 on The Bridge.

Scott