PHOTOS 2015
- 01-03-2015 First workday of 2015.
- 01-10-2015 Safety Class, then getting ready for Flue Tube installation!
- 01-17-2015 Red Letter day - Starting work on the Flue Tube installation!
- 01-24-2015 Cutting & stuffing those Flue Tubes one-by-one.
- 01-31-2015 Almost done cutting & stuffing flue tubes, over 1/2 done welding Superheater assemblies.
- 02-07-2015 Flue Tube cutting done, Superheater welding heading for the finish-line and odd-jobs continue.
- 02-14-2015 SKED Safety Training.
- 02-21-2015 Flue Tube milling and rolling.
- 02-28-2015 Snowed-out on Saturday.
- 03-07-2015 Superheater T-bolt and other misc. work.
- 03-14-2015 Monthly workers meeting and misc tasks.
- 03-21-2015 Going to town welding in the Flue Tubes.
- 03-28-2015 Staybolt cap torquing, lube flushing, installing new driver brake shoes & more!
- 04-04-2015 Walschaerts and lube distribution gear work, monthly board meeting.
- 04-11-2015 More Walschaerts linkage assembly and superheater fabrication.
- 04-18-2015 AAPRCO (American Association of Private Railroad Car Owners Inc.) visit.
- 04-25-2015 The devil in the details . . . lots of odd jobs getting taken care of.
- 05-02-2015 Flexible staybolt and superheater work, and one of the first summer storms!
- 05-09-2015 Getting ever closer to finishing up superheater fab and staybolt work.
- 05-16-2015 Rain or shine, we will finish on time . . .
- 05-23-2015 Lube pump, tapered staybolt and superheater work rages on.
- 05-30-2015 Last Flexible Staybolt Repair!!!
- 06-06-2015 Tom does the LAST flexible staybolt cap torque job!
- 06-13-2015 Damper door and other misc. work.
- 06-20-2015 Last Superheater pairs welded & still making progress regardless of blistering heat!
- 06-27-2015 Flexible staybolt replacements, damper repair, Pres. Hartshorne visits Las Vegas, NM.
- 07-04-2015 Light work week due to the Independence Holiday.
- 07-11-2015 Lots of odds & ends: sand dome, staybolt, brake rod, speedo and painting work.
- 07-18-2015 Boiler stud fab, running board work and flexible staybolt welding in the firebox.
- 07-25-2015 Sand dome, running boards, boiler skin studs and other exterior repairs.
- 08-01-2015 More exterior boiler odds & ends; running boards, boiler skin studs, lube tubing, etc.
- 08-08-2015 And more running board, boiler skin studs, lube tubing, sand dome repair work, etc.
- 08-15-2015 Work similar to the two previous weeks presses on in the blistering August heat.
- 08-22-2015 Paint it black. Pretty Rust Bullet (TM) black.
- 08-29-2015 Lube lines, firing deck, fire box ventilation, continuing sand dome work.
- 09-05-2015 Brakes shoes, sand dome & fire box vent tube work, ABQ Journal visit.
- 09-12-2015 Cab on for the last time! And lots of miscellaneous engine brake linkage work.
- 09-19-2015 Sand dome work and preparation for Open House 2015.
- 09-26-2015 Open House 2015 - a great time and a great success!
- 10-03-2015 Party's over, back to work.
- 10-10-2015 More running board, sand dome and boiler stud work.
- 10-17-2015 More running board, sand dome and boiler stud work & hydrostatic test preparations!
- 10-24-2015 Rained-out Wed., continued working staybolt leaks, sand dome and running boards Sat.
- 10-31-2015 New Firebrick arrives for the firebox! Sand dome, running board and staybolt cap tightening continues.
- 11-07-2015 Despite colder weather, sand dome, running board, lube line and staybolt cap re-work continues.
- 11-14-2015 Work continues much like last week, plus a Cub Scout tour.
- 11-21-2015 Sand dome, lube line, running board and staybolt cap re-work continues.
- 11-28-2015 More like last few weeks plus firebox floor repair, brake shoe carrier, wash-out plug and brake stand work.
- 12-05-2015 Sand dome painted and work presses on as weather gets colder.
- 12-12-2015 Lots of precision work going on . . .
- 12-19-2015 The last, cold days of 2015.
- 12-26-2015 The weekend after Christmas 2015.