Re: The C-16 locomotives group

craig Wrote:
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> Something doesn't make sense about this. How can
> a group of interested parties C-16 Locomotive
> Society have access to these locomotives to
> elevate them to museum class equipment while they
> belong to a City/State (Montrose/Gunnison/Utah
> State Historical Society)? To accomplish repair
> or restoration work it would mean the respective
> owners would have to grant permission to Society
> members to remove and repair/replace items at
> someone's expense. Where would that money come
> from? Where is the fine line on liability
> issues?
>
> What is in place at the C&TS that allows Friends
> to restore rolling stock/structures/groundswork?
> I don't believe Friends do mechanical work on
> locomotives outside of cosmetic work.
> Just curious.
> Craig

I have similar questions too. Is the long-term plan for the three C-16s to be moved and preserved in the same place like a new museum? Will the restorations be solely cosmetic or operational?