July 19, 2016 Since I last reported, our work continues on several areas of the restoration. Small bore piping was thoroughly cleaned and painted. These pipes lay along the top of the boiler to operate various equipment such as the sanders, stack lifter, bell ringer, dynamo and others. The air brake crew is making steady […]

July 5, 2016 Since my last report the work sessions have been mostly repetitious. Much of the work has been the same projects as the prior weeks. 26L brake system is still being designed and installed with the various components. Driver brake shoe work continues and new parts are being fabricated by our machinists. The […]

June 22, 2016 After last week’s Engine House ceremony we had to return our site back to a restoration area. Area clean-up and equipment set-up was completed. Wednesday, one of our projects was to separate the locomotive and tender by removing the safety draw-bar, thus leaving the tender in the engine house during our work […]

June 8, 2016 As most of you know the general construction of the engine house/garage is complete. The electrical work is yet to be finished. Crews were sprucing up the 2926 and preparing it for the official roll-out of the engine from it’s new house. Workers installed the bell, headlamp, engine numbers and boiler plates. […]

May 31, 2016 The engine building crew made good progress this past week. They finished hanging all the structural steel and completed the installation of the siding and roof metal. I expect the trim pieces will be going on this week and possibly the personnel doors will be cut in. Our restoration crew continued with […]

May 23, 2016 Gail and I are back from some R & R at Lake Powell. Thanks go out to Bob D. for filling in for me during my absence. Also to our crew that continued work on the 2926 restoration. Gail thanks Frank G. and John G. for taking Minutes for the meetings we […]

May 15, 2016 The construction of the car barn moved right along this past week as the forms were removed and the backfill material was shoveled in, tamped and leveled. Starting on Monday the steel skeleton will arrive and assembly will start and run all of next week. All is on schedule. Work progressed on […]

May 11, 2016 Our CMO and Secretary are out on vacation so this will be a brief TW3. The steam fountain cover was dented out and a hasp installed. Then painted. More piping insulated and sealed. The new wood window frames were varnished prior to installation. Airlines running from the compressors were charged and leaks […]

May 2, 2016 A mixed bag of weather and projects highlighted this week. Work on the turret cover resumed with door hinge work and removing the existing somewhat flimsy hasp. A more substantial hasp was procured and will be welded on next week. The door chain restraints were, for the most part, rusted away. New […]

April 25, 2016 This week has been a busy one as small projects are being completed each work session. The lubrication crew has checked out and passed lube oil through all the lines using all the various pumps required. A few leaks were found and addressed. One of the air compressor lube oil pumps is […]