Re: C&S Locomotives

Correction, Chris,

The 60 was given to Clear Creek County in lieu of back taxes.

The 71 was donated and joint ownership was held by the C&S, the Central City Opera House Association and The City of Central. After the debacle of trying to abscond with it to Georgetown (there is always a story to that sort of thing), ownership was given to the Gilpin County Historical Society. I am not sure who owns it now.

The story of 71 is that the CHS (aka Historic Colorado) bought out the CCOHA's 1/3 share and tried to move it, not realizing (or perhaps not acknowledging) that the other 2/3 of the ownership was not in agreement that it should be moved.

Since the C&S had become BN and the BN was 1/3 owner of 71 when all this happened, it is my feeling that this prompted the BN to give Historic Colorado the 9 because of the 71 screw up.

Rick