There will be a New Member Orientation on Saturday, July 30, 2022 beginning at 09:00 in the reefer conference area at the locomotive restoration site located at 1833, 8th street in the reefer conference area. This orientation will last most of Saturday so be prepared to spend all day on site. (we will have a lunch […]
January 27, 2022 I haven’t sent out a TW3 for a while mostly because we have been doing, for the most part, the same jobs every session. That being said it has been insulation, jacketing and electrical systems, and tool car work. Much attention has been focused on the Positive Train Control (PTC) system. Since […]
June 12, 2021 Welcome everyone to the first General Membership meeting in more than 15 months. For those of you who haven’t been here we have been doing small projects; electrical installations, tool car jobs including 480 pass-through brackets, interior painting, generator installation equipment and also fabricating new doors. Our AMTRAK inspector was here last […]
December 21, 2020 Hello all, This will most likely be my last TW3 for this on again off again 2020 year. Our state mandates have played havoc with our restoration. Nevertheless, we have complied as necessary and persevered where we were able. Much of the 2926 work prior to May, when the tool car arrived, […]
November 10, 2020 Hello everyone, It’s been awhile since I wrote a progress report since most of the work has been the same for quite some time. Many hours have been spent on the interior of the tool car wire brushing all the sides ends and ceiling in preparation for the painting. We hired an […]
August 18, 2020 Hello all, This is our first TW3 since this past March. As most of you know, the tool car arrived on site 5/5/2020. Since then we have been back to work on a limited basis. We have been working to remove the included donated items from the car. The first project for […]
May 28, 2020 The New Mexico Steam Locomotive and Railroad Historical Society extends wishes for good health and safety to all of our NMSL&RHS friends during this adjustment to the new normal for dedicated Ferroequinologists. The AT&SF 2926 has been resting comfortably in her engine house for the last couple of months, while her support […]
March 16, 2020 Due to the State of New Mexico’s mandate to limit public places either closed or capacities of 50% of their normal persons, the Saturday 3/21/2020 steam-up we planned to have open to the public has been cancelled, however visitors are still welcome to see the normal work day. Our Friday 3/20/2020 members […]