Re: Arriving Thursday at the Colorado Railroad Museum, Part 3--new pictures

mikerowe Wrote:
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> A bit of a clarification. The original "rescue"
> of #30/74 was undertaken in 1951 by Dr. John
> Schooland, a University of Colorado psycology
> professor, and the pennies and nickels of hundreds
> of Boulder school kids. So kudos go to the late
> Dr. Schooland and the kids. It was put on display
> in Central Park (I presume with the cooperation of
> the City of Boulder) and was gifted to the City.
> I wish I could say that the "train in the park"
> has been well cared for over the years by the City
> Parks Department, but unfortunately, that was not
> the case. Care given to the train came from
> dedicated individuals and groups from time to
> time. The train came acropper, first when the
> coach was sent out for restoration and was
> subsequently sent to the CRRM for safekeeping,
> then the locomotive got swallowed up in an
> abortive scheme to return it to steam and run it
> at the Loop following the 2004 Loop "meltdown, and
> then the caboose was burned. The train is now
> reunited at the Colorado Railroad Museum, where it
> will be cared for by dedicated museum volunteers
> and staff. Safe at last! No more carnage.
>
Mike, will CRRM own the 74, 280 and 04990 or is this just a loan like the D&SL caboose from the Marcus CO., the old GTL equipment with the 40, 12 ect...and soon to be coming goose 4 from Knotts Berry Farm?