Re: Knotts is auctioning off a locomotive

Ryan she needs a new boiler or a ton of money put into her current one. I vote for new. Its just a 1940 Porter. We tried to hydro the boiler, but it was leaking water almost as fast as we were putting it in. Smoke box it trash the fire box is very rough and has many broken stay bolts with the ends welded over to prevent leakage.

The running gear needs going through. The cab is in rough shape. She has no tender, and no brake equipment. CP&LErr uses Johnson bars to stop.

She should go to an organization that needs a small loco or to a private individual who wants a toy. Either way it's going to need loads of money to rebuild.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/10/2017 08:47AM by Jeff Taylor.