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Come See History—May 24-26 in Mill Valley
After more than five years of meticulous restoration work, Engine No. 9 will make its first public appearance from May 24 through May 26...
3 days ago1 min read
KTVU Zip Trips: Mill Valley
Take a Zip Trip tour of Mill Valley with KTVU and Friends of No. 9 board member, Eric Macris.
Sep 17, 20241 min read
Restoration Update: Reconstructing No. 9’s Pilot / Cowcatcher
Among the challenging parts of restoring Mt. Tamalpais & Muir Woods engine No. 9 is recreating a complicated piece called the pilot....
Nov 2, 20233 min read
Restoration Update: A Year of Boiler Progress
Ryan Millerick, Don Millerick’s son, sent updated photos of No. 9’s boiler work this week. The most dramatic shows the smokebox, the...
Sep 23, 20232 min read
Restoration Update: Mounting “V-Twin” Steam Motor in Frame
No. 9’s “V-twin” steam motor has been rehabbed— pressure washed, steam cleaned, primed, painted—and now mounted on the frame On Friday,...
Aug 12, 20232 min read
Restoration Update: The Geared Wheel Trucks of Engine No. 9
The geared wheels of Mt Tamalpais & Muir Woods No. 9 make it a hill climber. It is an early “all-wheel-drive” vehicle, an unusual thing...
Jun 7, 20232 min read
Restoration Update: Boiler Work
The heart of a steam locomotive is its boiler. Inside the bulky steel housing, an 1800º inferno burns furiously working to quickly turn...
Jun 7, 20232 min read
Restoration Update
The Friends of No. 9 have been digging deeply into the technical weeds in our restoration of Mt. Tamalpais & Muir Woods Engine No. 9. By...
May 9, 20232 min read
Proposed Home for No. 9
The City of Mill Valley and Friends of No. 9 have announced a proposal to place Engine No. 9 in front of Mill Valley’s City Hall, across...
Apr 26, 20232 min read
Friends of No. 9 Restoration Update: A Deeper Dive
The Friends of No. 9 are diving more deeply into the restoration of Engine No. 9, the last piece of the Mt. Tamalpais & Muir Woods...
Nov 18, 20223 min read
Unveiling of Design for No. 9 at the Plaza—July 23
The Mill Valley Historical Society and the Friends of No. 9 invite you to join us for an unusual event: On Saturday, July 23, 11am - 1pm...
Jun 29, 20221 min read
The Cab is Next!
Now that Engine No. 9’s tender has been restored, the next part of the historic locomotive to be worked on is the cab. Unfortunately,...
Apr 6, 20222 min read
Tender Restoration Is Complete
After more than four months of meticulous work, the restoration of No. 9’s 3300-pound metal tender has been completed. The tender is the...
Feb 1, 20223 min read
No. 9 in the News
Many thanks to Marin Magazine for their thoughtful article about No. 9 and our efforts to bring this historic engine to downtown Mill...
Dec 14, 20211 min read
Model of No. 9 Moves to Mill Valley Community Center
Our full sized model of Engine No. 9, hand painted by Mill Valley kids, has been moved from Depot Plaza to the Mill Valley Community...
Oct 27, 20211 min read
Model of No. 9 in Depot Plaza and Please Sign Our Petition
On October 10, Friends of No. 9 and the Mill Valley Historical Society joined for a celebration of our art project. The project put a...
Oct 18, 20211 min read
Progress on the Tender
Restoration work on No. 9’s tender has been moving quickly. The corroded metal is being repaired, and four 5-gallon buckets of rust...
Oct 8, 20211 min read
October 10—Model of No. 9 on the Plaza
On Sunday, October 10, at 12 noon at Mill Valley's downtown plaza, the Mill Valley Historical Society and Friends of No. 9 will be...
Oct 8, 20212 min read
Help Us Build a Model No. 9!
In order to highlight Mill Valley’s railroad history and to help find a future home for Engine No. 9, we are building a life-size...
Sep 14, 20211 min read
Tender Work Commences
Our biggest step yet in the restoration of Engine No. 9 has begun: restoration of No. 9’s 3300-pound metal tender. The tender is the...
Aug 31, 20211 min read
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