August 7, 2018 We’ve had a couple of busy weeks. Our forge masters have been turning out brass replicas of the 2926 tender plates. They have sold up through #8 so far. If you want one you better get your slot nailed down. Contact us through the web site link at www.2926.us. They are $100 […]

July 25, 2018 Hello everyone. I wanted to bring everyone up to date with the on site activities. The pit repair is still a few weeks away from completion. We need to adjust the main 14′ H beam rail support so it will center over the vertical structural steel supports. The aftermath heat here has […]

June 23, 2018 Much has taken place since my last work report as I was waiting to provide some good news. The summer solstice has come and gone, the days will be getting shorter and lower temperatures. Yeah, right! Most of you are aware of the locomotive’s rear truck derailing as it passed over the […]

June 5, 2018 For the past few weeks we have been preparing the engine for it’s first steam-up since the early 1950’s. We were able to achieve a full boiler hydro except for some very minor leaks which we addressed last week. The usual jacketing work continues making templates and check fitting the fabricated sheets. […]

May 21, 2018 This week we concentrated finishing up repairing the various leaking old fittings and valves so their seats were lapped to a shinny new surface. The casting crew began a new project by fabricating the mold for a new cab light box cover. The pour was made so now the machine work begins […]

May 9, 2018 Projects this week concentrated on preparing the engine for it’s next full hydro by fixing small leaks and making repairs to the flue sandbox. As usual we made more paper templates for the jacketing fabricators, picking up those fabricated parts, checking for proper fit then on to the paint shop. When complete […]

April 30, 2018 Repairs to the flue sandbox are underway as cardboard templates were cut to fit the wasted areas of the sandbox bottom and back. These were then transferred to metal sheets. The two pieces were cut, ground clean and slowly trimmed to fit the enclosure. They will be seal-welded over the wasted areas. […]

April 23, 2018 After a tumultuous ten days we are again making progress to a successful full boiler hydro test. Besides fixing leaks in old fittings and components we have what we feel is a successful brass pour for the radial buffer​ plate. Lubrication slots are being machined into the surfaces for the grease to […]

April 11, 2018 This week more jacketing panels were checked for proper fit. We received previous fitted panels back from the painter. Some will be stored until the boiler is steamed up. More electrical decisions were made and conduit installed. Electronic load test equipment was fabricated and checked for proper function. Also this week the […]

April 2, 2018 Hello all, Many of the projects reported last time are still ongoing as we prepare for the boiler steam test. The jacketing gang has plenty of work still ahead as pipes templates are made from rusted and wasted original parts. Our metal fabrication shops stay busy working off the templates. After being […]