I heard a story at our club meeting that our club president told. Some group has approached the KRM at New Haven Ky, about doing a full restoration to operation of the locomotive (C&O 2716).
I don't know where they would run it, unless the CSX would loosen it's grip on Steam Locomotives on their Railroad.
This announcement is supposedly to be made in Feburary, and the exact date has something to do with the numbers "2716", but what ever. I'll believe it when I hear/see the announcement is made.
It would look like 1st consideration would be the C&O 614 that's at Clifton Forge, Va.
Do you think the CSX is softening it's point of view, because the 765 and now J 611, is making so many positive points with the "Public", and drawing nothing but rave reviews????? Guess it will be a wait and see, not unlike the plans of the Durbin and Green Valley Railroad in WV.......................Brandy!