Portland, OR—August 10, 2020—The Emery Rail Heritage Trust and the Pacific Railroad Preservation Association (PRPA) are pleased to announce the award of a special mid-year grant of $35,000 to complete the boiler inspection and repair for the 4-8-4 SP&S 700. The grant allows the PRPA to come close to reaching its fundraising goals for the […]
April 2001 – RITZVILLE, WASHINGTON: The SP&S 700 smoked it up for a photo run-by on day three of a four-day round trip from Portland, Oregon to Spokane, Washington and back. This stunning photo was taken by, and used with permission from: Steve Barry / www.RailroadPhotographer.com
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.
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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.
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
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