May 26, 2017: So, on Saturday, the following happened: Kyle C and George O teamed up to continue on with the ultra sounding. Can’t remember if I reported that Kyle C and Bill Hamby had previously removed the throttle bracket (VERY difficult job) and cleared the way to test areas of the back head that […]
May 16, 2017: This last weekend, there was a little work done in the engine house – just some cleanup inside the engine and the removal of the throttle assembly.
Yesterday’s event was a great success! We had just over 4,000 guests last year and 5,179 guests this year. We saw a lot of smiles as everyone enjoyed the railroad equipment, steam engines, speeder rides, train rides, live music, displays, model railroads and great food. #pdxTD2017
April 30, 2017: Jim Vanderbeck grinding the welds and small ends of the flue tubes that remained after the flue tubes had been cut and removed. Photos by Randy Woehl
April 25, 2017: So, what’s been going on? This past Saturday we got some more ultra sounding done, trained some more people on how to do ultra sounding, and discussed some plans about how to keep this project moving forward. On the previous Monday, Matt, who is doing an excellent job of being our mechanical […]