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<p>[quote user="ACY"]I have no inside info on this, but here's a thought that might prompt a bar fight: 3985 was always a coal burner in pre-excursion service, so she never operated into the L.A. area in steam days. On the other hand, the 4-6-6-4 preserved at North Platte (3977, I believe) was assigned to passenger service, and did operate into L.A. If a 4-6-6-4 goes to Pomona, I should think the 3977 would be the more appropriate choice. In the same vein, 4-12-2 9000 at Pomona never operated in Southern California, but 2-10-2 5511 (or sister engines like her) did operate there. I believe U.P. 832, a Cheyenne parts engine, also operated into L.A. If an engine needs to go to L.A., I suggest that the 832, 5511, or 3977 would be better choices, and 9000 ought to be returned to the area where she operated. My own prejudice is that preserved locomotives, in most cases, should be displayed in the general area where they have a real connection. A real understanding of history is fostered by keeping historical artifacts in some sort of context, and confusion can result from displaying items out of context.</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <p>[/quote]</p> <p>        The thing is, not every locomotive should be returned to the area in which it operated, the St. Louis Museum of Transport has a very extensive collection, and if it's current steam locos were returned to their originating areas, they would only have 5-6(?) of them left, compared to the 33 or 34(?) current steam locos they have now. p.s.- The (?) next to numbers means those numbers are not exact, just a quick collection inventory I did in my head.</p>
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