When Ideal was acquired by Holnam Corporation in 1985, the engine was sold t a scrapper, who failed to move it, and it was acquired by Rohrback. MU and friction bearing equipped, it will be used primarily for the Boy Scout Train Camps and for training members of the Explorer Post. Restoration to return this steamer to service began in 1995. The Saddle tank has been removed and the engine is to be converted to a more characteristic configuration of steam locomotives of the mid-western plains. The engine will undergo extensive renovation before being placed into service.
Progress is still ongoing as renovation of the dining car continued nearly every weekend.
The window work is nearly complete, and frame for a glass partition has been erected. The framework for the service closets have also been installed. After the winter repair is finished, the roof work will be completed and the car painted in Pullman Green later this fall.