December 03, 2010 07:54PM
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Regarding the 71 , since I wasn't around the area back when the 71
came for a short visit to the Loop , what I read was WestRail run by Lindsay Rosa Ashby brought up the idea to CHS the 71 could be restored and operated by the Loop and what a neet idea that would be to have an authentic C&S locomotive operate on the Loop which did operate on the Loop during C&S operation.Everything dropped into place and the 71 was moved from it's display location in Central City.(Rick get in on some of this you remember you were here)Then the a "wrench got into the gears
so to speak" all of a sudden the historic " gurues" of Central City got into the mix and said " you stole or engine".There was so much pollitical furvoir over the move that Central City folks would not the Loop unload the 71 from the Low Boy.The rest is history. The 71 ran for a short time on former "Ashby " track as a coal burner in Central City but the operation failed and she is stuffed and mounted on a pedistal in Central City next to a casino , I might add a nice cosmetic restoration.Just as a side note the CB&Q on condition of donation of any of the C&S narrow gauge locomotives said that no donated locomotives
could or would be used to operate. That most likely includes the 60 at Idaho Springs as well.
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