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

Now thats more like it.The disscussion group is what I thought was not an "midevil jousting match" but where to get interesting information, right? That being said , question about the condition and problems of 9. Like all the C&S power again was very tired at the end
of their operating days. The 9 being built in 1884 and seeing the end of operations by parent company CB&Q did very limited repair to the 9.
She had a very bad boiler especially firebox , ie. mud ring and crown sheet repair which was done by the C&S shops in Denver before her retirement in "37". The welding was "hidious" to say the least. It was recomended by several experts including John Braun she recieve a new boiler , certainly the most cost effective way to create a full quality restoration for operating purposes. Subsequently she was run anyway during her short tenure operation at the Loop. Since the Loop in 2006 was not under federal regulations and under state boiler code the 9s boiler was given an extention to operate on the poor patchs in the fire box she had for only two years. Her cylinder bore was in very poor shape
when she came to the Loop for operation , as far as I know prove me if I'm wrong her "d" valves were not lapped in , she could not keep piston
rod packing in her and she was very much out of tram. Her tires were turned I believe she got main brasses and knucke pin brasses. Mabe her
main pins turned.Of course she had 74s tender since her own tender was a sive and needed exsensive work.That work ran I believe around $300.000
that was all that was alocated to put her in service.Rumors are always no good for it got started that the engine was fully restored.That was never the case.