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[quote user="Dr D"]  For that matter no one seems to care much for the two surviving Pennsy K4 which were much more famous - of which two survive. Doc  [/quote] PRR K4 #1361 is currently being "restored" to operation in Altoona. The 1361 is in pieces, and has been since 1988. For the amount money being given to contractors to work on the loco, little of the major issues have been fixed. The 1361 project is pretty much a money pit, and is regarded as such by the preservation community. Much of the riveting, welding, ect. that was done before 2002 has either been redone or slated to be redone. Not good. For being the official "State of Pennsylvania Steam Locomotive", you would think they could maybe get the thing back into one piece for at least a nice cosmetic display. The second PRR K4 survivor in Strasburg, PA is the only one left with the majority of it's original fabric intact, which would make it unwise to restore. That and the RR Museum of Pennsylvania would in no way be willing to give it up. When I spoke to the museum director in July he said that it is likely to be next to be cosmetically restored after they finish with the PRR "Lindbergh" locomotive. I don't think we'll be seeing a PRR K4 steam before 2025, things haven't gone well and aren't going well for the #1361. If I were in charge (Which I'm obviosly not) I'd be done with the sketchy contractors and their high $$; Send the old girl down to Strasburg, where I at least know the boys could get her done, and done right, within a reasonable amount of time.
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