I took down some rough notes on Tom Gray's presentation at the last Commission
meeting about the status of McCloud #18.

If something doesn't make sense, let me know and I'll try to clarify it. It's
funny (funny strange, not funny haha), while the Commission basically gave the
#18 to Sierra for free, they are charging the V&TRR $24,000. In a state of
confusion, at a CCCVB meeting, Stephen Lincoln referred to the "$35K from the
Grays," but methinks he was mistaken.

You can watch this presentation on acctv.org--

NOTES:

GRAY REPORT

Needs new front wheels on tender
fronts 31, backs 33, bolsters leaning
thought boiler cracked, just scale
rear truck pretty severe, needs a lot of work
running gear pretty worn out slaps pretty hard
main crank pin bad, big job
some bushings and con rod need to be replaced

Tom total about $75K "just to grab a number"

"haven't started to spend the real money yet, planning to hire a couple people"

millard, any update estimate on cost?

Gray, front running gear <10K, rear 15-20K tender 15K

millard neighborhood 50-60K

allen 50K from foundation, dedicated to locomotive, use that on #18 repairs

moving on to lease

millard mentions arbitration, history with 8

tyson says the previous caretakers (Sierra) just didn't lubricate some parts of
the locomotive

66:26

current condition, what it takes to get it running, have authorized 15K, will
get NNRF to pay for 18 repairs outside the commission process

during a discussion of what is maint vs. what is repair, Tyson says, "I've seen
these engines actually heal themselves." When your car is making a bad noise,
and the noise goes away, it has not healed itself, it has gotten worse.
Whatever, Tyson.