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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

Many thanks to Marin Magazine for their thoughtful article about No. 9 and our efforts to bring this historic engine to downtown Mill...

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...

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...

Restoration work on No. 9’s tender has been moving quickly. The corroded metal is being repaired, and four 5-gallon buckets of rust...

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...

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...

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...

Very slowly, in tenths of an inch, the tender of Mt. Tamalpais & Muir Woods Engine No. 9 slid aft and sunlight shown on pieces that had...

Engine No. 9 is turning 100! April 18, 2021 will mark the 100th anniversary of the locomotive’s arrival in Mill Valley. As part of our...

It’s November and in Northern California that means the start of the rainy season. This year for Engine No. 9 it also means a new coat...

Welcome to our second installment of technical articles brought to you by the Friends of Number 9. In this edition, we will be discussing...

Fred Runner, the President of Friends of No. 9, will be the next presenter in the Marin History Museum’s 2020 Speakers Series. Fred has...

Have you ever boiled a kettle of water for tea or cooked a pot of pasta on the stove? If you have, the power of boiling water and making...

A significant milestone was reached in July with the removal of all asbestos from Engine No. 9. Engine No. 9 is a steam-powered...

The Spring edition of the Mill Valley Historical Society’s Review has an extensive article about Engine No. 9 by our President, Fred...