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I have to say that Rick's post was most insightful. It seems to me from his post that he knows a great deal about the interworkings of the situation at the NNYC museum, and even through the political fallout he put his heart and soul into making the best of the situation. Obviously it became too much, and he refuses to return to that poisonous environment. I would like to thank him for all the work that he did. I know how it feels to volunteer day after day on "the sinking ship", and no, it's not easy to keep going back. However, while I do agree that the cost would be in the millions to restore #3001, I would correct some of his points. 1- The locomotive does have articulation, in the drawbar, tender trucks, pilot wheels, and trailing truck. The locomotive is every bit just as flexible as NKP 765, as the rigid wheelbases are very simlar to each other. 2-Missing boiler jacketing is no big deal. It's just sheet metal. An extra cost to fabricate? Certainly, however that cost would be small in comparison to the rest of the project.   After re-reading this thread, very few people were direspectful (if that) to the political situation that surrounds the National New York Central Museum and the 3001- ignorant, yes. But that cannot be helped, as many of us who would have the passion and drive to volunteer and start a fund drive for the 3001, live too far away to realistically do so. Many of us make our contributions to rail preservation by volunteering at our local organisations and sending donations to others when we can. (I have made a small donation or two to the National New York Central Museum, and hope to someday visit!) We may have our pipe dream, but discusing it here is not meant to bash down upon the NNYC museum for not doing it. Some have, but that is not neccisarily the intent of the rest of us. Respectfully, S. Connor.
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