We got a lot of ultrasounding done on the left (fireman’s) side. The readings were good….even excellent. We even got readings done back in behind the air pumps.
Ultra-Sounding Continues
August 21, 2018
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Boiler Update
June 18, 2018
Upon reviewing some of our ultrasound results, we hired a local Industrial and Mechanical Contracting company (CH Murphy) to assist us in the removal of sections that need repaired and/or replaced. In this image, a CH Murphy employee is cutting out some of the throat sheet. As you can see in the image, the floor […]
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. […]
Thank You, Greg Kamholz
January 11, 2018
Greg Kamholz is the senior volunteer locomotive engineer of the SP&S 700, and over the years he has donated both his time and his skills to the operations of this beautiful piece of history..In addition to this, through a very generous and substantial donation to the boiler certification fund, he recently became one of our […]
Monday Report
November 7, 2017
“We had a very productive Monday. We stuffed the first super heater unit of the second row as a test fit – slid right in. You can see the differences from the first row to the second, namely the bifurcates on the down pipes. We also removed all the threaded pipe fittings from the soon […]
Ultra-sounding Continues
October 3, 2017
Making a clean finish for ultrasounding. Kyle C and Mark S during yesterday’s workday. All the readings on both flue sheets came in good and within limits.
Flue Tubes!
September 2, 2017
The SP&S 700 has a tubing size that makes it impossible to buy just one tube at a time. So, we purchased a “mill run.” That means we now have all the material needed to replace all the SMALLER tubes and still have a fair amount left over. We’ll be looking for ways to market […]
The Work Continues
July 22, 2017
Jeff Honeyman removing a mounting bolt with the impact wrench. He is one of Board of Directors and spends a lot of hands on time working on the engine. Photo by: Bill Hamby
Work Progress – Message from our President
July 12, 2017
July 12, 2017: Hello All. So, last Saturday maybe needs to be renamed Last Monday, because that seems to be when the work gets done. The past couple of Saturdays only me and George Orme have shown up. Well that’s not totally true. The Saturday before last Jim V. was in the firebox banging away […]
GRINDING FLUE TUBE ENDS
April 30, 2017
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