December 03, 2023 08:53AM
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Jeff Taylor Wrote:
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> KevinM wishes she could be somewhere more
> accessible. well she was for a long time, then
> things got rearranged and she was moved to her now
> usual spot over near CB&Q 5629. I have had her at
> the roundhouse twice in my 7 years at the museum.
> To be honest 191 has been left sort of far off
> away from the public for a good reason. Her
> current condition is the reason. The tender frame
> is literally falling apart, the cab is just as
> bad. If she were placed where the public could get
> up close it would be worse and she would be a
> large safety concern. So we have het placed to
> keep folks off of her and to minimize the sight of
> how bad the cab and tender frame are.
Thanks, Jeff. I figured there had to be some reasoning for keeping that locomotive on the far side of the tracks, when so many others are displayed within the confines of the loop. An indoor display of some sort would be a great goal.
I guess I don't have a strong opinion on the issue of actually trying to make her operable. I can certainly appreciate Dan's argument as I have personally enjoyed all of the times I've been able to see Eureka operate, and it is amazing that she still has significant historic fabric, including her boiler. But I can also appreciate that at some point, it becomes less expensive to just preserve the original in its current state and build a faithful replica, so we have the best of both worlds. We've essentially got both situations going on in Maine at the WW&F, with the restoration of #9 a few years ago, and the "Build 11" project that is going on now. In the latter case, the original (#7) no longer exists, so restoration was never an option.
I have not seen the announcement on the 346. I see that Kelly started another thread on that topic and will be anxious to hear what's going on with that engine. I have never seen it operate and that is a bucket-list item for me.
/Kevin Madore
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