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
Tag: Boiler rebuild.
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
Portland Train Day 2017
May 7, 2017
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
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
The First Superheater Units Arrived!
March 19, 2017
March 18, 2017: We received our first five new superheater units, and there are four of them in this photo. Each unit has four elements (runs) and two ball ends. Thus, each unit contains two riser Pipes with a ball end (steam side and throttle side) and sixteen lengths of tubing. Each flue holds one […]
Everyone Pitches In
March 3, 2017
Board of Directors member Jim Vanderbeck is often on hand during work parties to help out. Here he is doing some cutting in the combustion chamber. This cutting is a step in the removal of flue tubes. Thanks, Jim!