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Beveling Flue Tube Ends
May 31, 2018
THANK YOU!
May 26, 2018
The Pacific Railroad Preservation Association presented these custom jackets today to Greg Fitzgerald, the Executive Director of the Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation, and to Renee Devereux, the ORHF Executive Assistant. These jackets were given to them to show them both how VERY much we appreciate all that they have done, and continue to do for […]
4th New Superheater Successfully Test Fitted
April 17, 2018
Yesterday, the guys did the labor intensive task of lifting a superheater from ground level, up in and through the smokebox, to be tested for a fit. Having a forklift was quite helpful, but still, it took several guys to accomplish the task at hand. The good news is that everything worked out as hoped. […]
Swaging Party
March 26, 2018
Last Saturday, a special work party was called together to start completing the safe-ends on the 50 ton press using a die that was created by Harlan Hoult. The safe ends do two things : they replace the material lost to torch cutting from the end sheets and the swaged end is to fit in […]
Greg Kamholz Memorial & Eulogy
March 20, 2018
On Wednesday, February 21st, the Pacific Railroad Preservation Association lost Senior Engineer Greg Kamholz to pancreatic cancer. Greg was one of the primary engineers running the SP&S 700 since it’s return to steam in the 1990’s. Not only was he a primary engineer for the engine, he was also one of our most knowledgeable steam […]