Rollin', Rollin', Rolling... --Maybe

psa188 · **Posted:** Fri Sep 08, 2023 12:49 pm

From Laws Railroad Museum and Historical Site:

We are renovating Slim Princess No9 including paint, smoke box repair, and: --hold on to your socks-- a boiler test. You read that right, we are exploring the possibility of restoring engine No9 to live steam operations!

Exciting, right? To get this far we need your help to meet a fundraising goal of $50,000.
https://www.lawsmuseum.org/index.php/ro ... ling-maybe

PMC · **Joined:** Sat Oct 17, 2015 5:55 pm **Posts:** 2875

https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews ... ocomotive/

psa188 · **Posted:** Sat Sep 09, 2023 11:46 am

From the Trains article:

"In 1954 SP purchased a diesel to replace steam on the remaining narrow-gauge lines."

Does anybody know what ultimately happened to this locomotive?

Jason Lamb · **Posted:** Sat Sep 09, 2023 9:55 pm

“Does anybody know what ultimately happened to this locomotive?“

http://www.altamontpress.com/discussion ... msg-221613

https://www.richyodermodels.com/rym_ima ... owenyo.pdf

PMC · **Joined:** Sat Oct 17, 2015 5:55 pm **Posts:** 2875

Found this photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/29903115@N06/44999859855 "Built for Southern Pacific's 3ft gauge in 1954 (bn 32266), sold to Compania Minera de Cananea in 1961. Converted to standard gauge late 70's or early 80's." Photo from 1983 by "Trainiac"

Also found this, which has a number of photos of SP NG, a continuation of what Jason Lamb posted above I think. https://www.richyodermodels.com/rym_owe ... update.htm