I did some more perusing of the net in search of old photos of C&S no. 9 after abandonment of the South Park Line in 1937 (minus the Leadville-Climax run).
The first shot of interest is this color photo of the mogul on display at the 1939 New York World's Fair. I would love to read that sign above the middle driver! I still can't figure out why the Burlington Route was displaying a narrow gauge engine after they had chucked most of their narrow gauge lines.
Photo from: www.1939nyworldsfair.com
The next was a photo taken by a vacationer in 1984 who found C&S 9 still in the red paint from the 1948-1949 Chicago Rail Fair. Below is the caption from the photographer.
Caption from the site reads:
I took this photo on a 1984 summer motorcoach vacation to
the states of South Dakota and Wyoming. C&S # 9 was on display back then in
the town of Keystone South Dakota. It was still wearing the color scheme it
wore at the Chicago Railroad Fair of 1948 and 1949. It was acquired by the
Black Hills central tourist railroad wich ran from Keystone to Hill City South
Dakota, but was never used there. It was acquired in recent years by the
Georgetown Loop railroad in Colorado, was overhauled mechanically, and restored
to it's 1920's and 30's era appearance. It hauls tourist trains today in
Georgetown Colorado.
This must have been written around 2006 as this was the only year that no. 9 ran on the rebuilt Georgetown Loop. She has since been placed on static display in Breckenridge, Colorado where she once ran.
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