Also, a substantial amount of work was required to repair some critical damage to the trailing truck centering devices. When the engine was originally placed in the Forney Museum someone used a torch to cut off parts of the casting that control the limits of lateral movement of the trailer. These had to be renewed in order for the engine to be able to negotiate curves on its trip to the new museum site. Jack Forney deserves special credit for spending a lot of money and time to preserve and relocate a large amount of historic RR equipment. Museum of Transportation, St. Louis, MO 4006 was painted in 1995 and is displayed directly ahead of UP Centennial 6944.
Stairs provide access to the cab where most controls are identified.
The cab interior gives the impression that all it needs is coal and a fire and it will come to life. National Railroad Museum, Green Bay, WI 4017 is in good to very good cosmetic shape. She was sand blasted and repainted in 1995. The firebox is lighted and viewable by the public. This was done by the Union Pacific when they moved 4018 to the museum back in the late 60s.