Frisco Silver Dollar Line No. 76 is a 600mm (2 foot) gauge 0-4-0T type steam locomotive operating on the Frisco Silver Dollar Line at the Silver Dollar City amusement park in Branson, MO. Originally built by Českomoravská Kolben-Daněk of Czechoslovakia in 1940, it used to operate as a converted 2-4-0T type, but in early 2019, it was converted back into an 0-4-0T type. As of 2023, it is one of four operable locomotives at Silver Dollar City, the others being FSDL 0-4-0T type Nos. 14 and 43 and converted 0-4-0 type No. 504.
In early 2014, it was temporarily taken out of service for a major overhaul and a replacement of the boiler. It later returned to service on November 7, 2015 and has remained in operation ever since. 76 was temporarily taken out of service again in late August 2021 and is receiving a running gear overhaul, as well as some cosmetic work and repairs to the frame area.
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- 76 was likely acquired by Silver Dollar City in the 1960s, but was said to have sat for a long time, not entering service until the late 70s or 80s.
- 76 is one of two operational CKD-built steam locomotives at Silver Dollar City, the other one being FSDL 504.
- 76 was taken out of service in early 2014 for a major overhaul and a replacement of the boiler, but later returned to service on November 7, 2015 for Silver Dollar City's 2015 Old Time Christmas season.
- 76's pilot was redone after its major overhaul, complete with a front coupler, which was later added in 2017.
- In early 2019, 76 and FSDL 43 were both converted from 2-4-0T types back to 0-4-0T types.
- 76 has worn several different whistles on the FSDL, including a D&RGW 5-chime, an AT&SF 6-chime, a GN 5-chime, and a homebuilt 4-chime, among others. Right now, it currently caries the GN 5-chime.
- 76 is extremely heavy for her size, at around 16 US tons with larger tanks and fuel oil.
- 76 is the heaviest and strongest engine of the operating quartet.
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