April 21, 2017: So, I haven’t had much to talk about regarding the engine work going on lately. That’s because it’s been largely the same ‘ole. The ultra sounding progresses at a stately pace, and the old super heaters are still being recycled. There is some news, however: the first row of new super heaters […]
“We moved over 2000lbs of spring steel last weekend. Our spring supplier, Benz spring co. Of Portland, has gone out of business. They were storing the material for us for about 15 years and it is custom produced for our locomotive and according to the owner, Bill Benz, it is no longer made. This would […]
April 11, 2017: We’ve reached a particularly difficult milestone – the removal of all necessary flues/tubes to allow cleaning and inspection of the boiler. We wanted to send a shout out to all of the crew members who worked on this phase and thank them for their hard work and dedication. I think we can […]
March 31, 2017: So, as we are on the cusp of another Saturday, I thought I should catch y’all up on what went on the last two Saturdays. It’s kind of dull, but it represents progress. Ultra sounding continues under the careful hands of Randy Woehl and Kyle Chappell We have been cutting up the […]
March 31, 2017 – Inside the boiler, looking at the Firemans’ side firebox tube sheet, with the flues/tubes cut off and the radial stays and outside sheet wrapper. All look to be visually in very good condition. Photo by MATT BACCITICH