If you watch their video KSHC site, one of their newly form Corp members tells that the engine is in better shape than most existing and running steam locomotives?????
This is/was a completely different story, than I heard from one of the KRM Officers that comes to the Collis P. Huntington Railroad Show. He told me that there was a cracked crown sheet, on that locomotive, and it would take between 1-2 Million Dollars to get it to running condition again, then if it was it is land locked, as CSX wouldn't let it be dead headed to where ever to run.
Must be something to this, as look what they did, just to move the C&O #1309 to Cumberland Maryland, did that by flat car!
I remember reading somewhere that the Fort Wayne Folks had a miriade of leaks to deal with, when they had this engine, running it while restoring the "765" for operation!
I just hope that all of the negative boiler stories we're "BS", and it is in as good of shape, as reported, on the KSHC site's accompanying video.
I personally know Kelly Barnett, he is one of their Steam Collaborators, and find him very credible, and wouldn't waste his time on some "BS" pie in the sky project.
Being a C&O Fan I hope all goes well for that new organization, and their task to restore the C&O #2716....................................
