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2015 restoration photo gallery
2015 was a year of major accomplishments, most notably steaming up the #18. Below is a sampling of pictures taken over the 11 work weekends throughout 2015.
Rick shows off the finished lube lines.
Bob and Scott are cleaning up the fire bricks.
The lagging continues.
Travis and Randy lagging away.
Marty and Randy mudding the first courses.
The new reservoirs drilled and ready.
Marty getting the doughnuts ready for installation.
Dave and Marty lying around.
Everyone waiting for Marty.
Doing the final tightening on the seats.
In comes the bell.
Fitting the bell and roughing in the jacketing.
The engineers injector loosely in place.
Travis is giving a final lap on the throttle.
Sometimes skinny pays off. Travis installing the throttle.
Marty tightens down the dome lid.
Firebrick in the fire box.
Mike and Ryan working on the panel track.
Jeff working on the petty coat.
Modified 64 rod brass
Forrest and Doug continue the jacket work
The air pump is back on
The front is on once again
The only problem is the smoke tack is too tall
Dave and Bob guide the locomotive out
Guiding the dome into place
Dave and Randy wait for the sand dome
Almost all the way out
Rich takes away the old door and we all hope never to see it again.
The old door comes down.
Wayne Lawing in the 1922 White
Some of the last sections of fresh mud to be applied.
Travis works on fitting up brake plumbing.
Charlie and Randy keep and eye on things.
The whistle in action.
Travis and Randy check the dynamo.
Slowly the pressure climbs.
With no rods on the locomotive, we didn’t want anyone grabbing the throttle.
Thursday was spent getting things ready for Friday’s steam up.
Marty, Travis and Forest finish adjusting and running all the piping under the cab.
Scott and Bob contemplate the air lines.
Ryan and Charlie finish blocking the cab interior.
Hours later the mud is all on.
The 18 is completely outside for the first time in 3 years.
Marty finishes off the blower ring
Polished rods and some new brasess.
Travis and Jeff cleaning and measuring.
Travis cuts brass.
Patrick welding an extension to one of the cooling pipes.
Brian and his wife tightening up collars on the injector plumbing.
Charlie and Marty measuring and making strike points for piston stoke.
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