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 […]

March 9, 2020 Well folks as of the close of this Saturday’s work session we installed both pistons, both cylinder heads and the fireman’s side link arm. Wednesday we will install the engineer’s side link arm along with several other tasks. We are preparing for a test run on our site the 20th and/or 21st […]

February 24, 2020 To begin with there will be a New Member orientation on February 29th beginning at 0900 in the Reefer Office. Anyone who missed the two safety refresher classes this year will need to attend this orientation, at the very beginning, in order to continue working on the site. Memberships need to be […]

February 17, 2020 This past week we began making preparations for the piston installation. The cylinders had been honed several years ago and a rust inhibitor was applied. Wednesday and Saturday both cylinders were thoroughly cleaned and sealed off from any contaminants. Saturday we were to attempt the first piston install on the engineer’s side. […]

February 10, 2020 A nice AT&SF Steam Video for your enjoyment. It’s about 17 min. long:Santa Fe How to Operate a Steam Locomotive Since our last steam-up we have been addressing some minor items to do which are listed on the current punch list. The compressors are one of those items. The top cylinder heads […]

January 21, 2020 Well we had a very busy week. Saturday a week ago we filled the tender and locomotive in preparation for another steam-up this past Tuesday. Matt C., COO (Chief Operating Officer NMSL&RHS), arrived on Monday morning for an afternoon meeting with NMDOT representatives. The following morning he served as our official fireman […]

January 3, 2020 Happy New Year to all! We are still installing insulation and jacketing, electrical wiring and components. The forge crew continue pouring parts for the Cumbres & Toltec RR. Unfortunately we have had to spend many volunteer hours fortifying our restoration site putting up more razor wire and removing access points from our […]

December 2, 2019 Despite the nasty weather this week a few hardy souls showed up for work. We closed early Saturday due to cold winds. Last Saturday, while Gail and I were off site, more work was performed on our chemical storage room insulating the walls and ceilings. Elsewhere electricians continued work on cab wiring […]