Minton Cronkhite engine in motion

Hello all Minton Cronkhite Fans 

I was very fortunate to be able to purchase a Minton engine at York  last week . The engine had spent the last  60-70 years bolted to a display track  ..  with drivers suspended from the rails so at a push of a button the wheels would turn .    Upon bring the engine home I freed it from it's bondage ... removed the  telephone transformer ...110 V to 12V  from the tender ,  replaced the neutered outside 3 rd rail pickups , and bit of cleaning and oiling and returned it to the rails   un-tethered.   

Minton has an unusual suspension on the front set of wheels ...with a captured spring .....which and been collapsed during it's stay on the display track.....   I think the tension needs to be adjusted to give a bit more rise to the front  and clearance for the front pilot ...which currently does not like my 48" radius very much .  Engine growls ... so may need a bit more love for proper running . 

The engine is O gauge ...so dating from the 1935 period ...a similar engine ran on Minton's 1935  San Diego  Exposition layout ...... additionally he had several on his own layout  which was also outside 3rd rail during this period .   ( Q gauge surfaced in 1937) 

The San Diego Model Railroad Museum has a similar  Mikado in their collections . 

Any other Minton engines ? cars ? out there ? 

Cheers Carey