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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ANNUAL MEETING – JANUARY 20, 2018
December 20, 2017
The public is welcome to join us for the Annual Members meeting. We hope to see you there! The doors will open at 9:00am. The address: 7688 SW Capitol Hwy, Room #7, in Portland, Oregon.
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.
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
Flue Cleaning
December 21, 2016
The crew spent 8 hrs cleaning the boiler flues yesterday. They had to make a special tool to adapt the vacuum equipment to the locomotive. Both a professional vacuum service and the shop vac were used. It’s a dirty job – but someone’s got to do it. Our volunteers are awesome! MORE PHOTOS BY RANDY […]
Thank You, Al Baker!
December 19, 2016
We received a much appreciated and quite generous $20,000 Matching Grant Offer from Al Baker. Who is he and why does he want to help? Al Baker was born and raised in the railroading city of Altoona, Pennsylvania – a town in which over six thousand PRR locomotives were built and maintained. For Sunday afternoon […]
Thank you, Oregon State Parks and Recreation
December 12, 2016
The PRPA has been awarded a Preserving Oregon Grant by Oregon State Parks and Recreation! This grant is dedicated to building 18 (out 0f 51) superheater units. This fabricating the various bends, bifurcates and other components of a superheater unit, and then welding and assembling them, making them ready for installation. The grant award is […]
Thank You, BNSF Railway Foundation!
December 12, 2016
GREAT NEWS!!! The BNSF RAILWAY FOUNDATION just sent us a generous grant to assist us in the FRA mandated 15 year (1472) overhaul and inspection process! What a wonderful gift. It is through gifts like this (both big and small) that we are able to maintain this beautiful piece of history and to preserve it […]