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B&SR #9 Progress

Priliminary Tasks Completed

Completed basic mechanical inspection of the powerplant

6-cylinder gasoline Hercules engine determined to be damaged beyond the point of economical restoration.



Testing of the cooling system

Radiator and other aspects of the cooling system were found to be in good order and can be used in the rebuild.

6-cylinder gasoline engine pulled from the locomotive


Work to be COmpleted

Inspection and testing of the transmission and components

Currently the transmission and components thereof need to be inspected to see if they are viable to be reused with a new motor or if it would be more economical to replace the current transmission with a new one.

Acquisition of a new powerplant for the locomotive

The board will be selecting a suitable powerplant for #9 following an inspection of the transmission and determining what engine could best make use of the current transmission.

Re-gauging of the locomotive to two-foot

Currently #9 is a 3-foot gauge locomotive

Installation of new motor

A new motor and if needed new fuel system will be installed.

Rebuild of the locomotives cab

#9's cab will be rebuilt in order to improve crew ergonomics in the cab

Installation of knuckle couplers

In her current configuration #9 does not have suitable couplers for two-foot rolling stock

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