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The unit in Dallas recently (read within the last 5 years) had its rods cut so it could be moved around. A movie company wanted the Big Boy checked out to determine if it was worth restoring for a movie. As you would expect, the project was killed due to the extreme cost and lack of places to run the beast. The last I time I was at the museum, the engine had a nice coat of paint and little visible rust or damaged body parts but I'm sure that the working innards are shot. This loco is nice in that you can still climb on parts of it (cab, front porch and part of the tender) to look it over. Look up the Dallas Railway Museum online for more info.
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