IRM Steam Team

Shop Update: 2/27/10

The last two weekends saw work done on a number of the locomotives.  Last week, Lenny and Jerry visited the shop so, that Lenny could weld the patch into the front tube sheet of the Shay.  Lenny is a certified boiler welder.  Riveting also has been done to the patch.  Nigel, Bob M., Ralph, Collen and Trevor continued riveting the sheet yesterday.

Last week Stu and Jim began the process of cutting grease channels into the boxes for the 1630.  This work was also continued yesterday.  Dennis came out and grinded down his welding on the tender of the 1630.  For those who are unaware, a section about fifteen feet long, on the engineer’s side had been cutout because it was leaking.  Dennis continued to weld the patches.

Bob G. worked on marking sections of the drive shaft of the Shay last week.  At some point in the future, the shaft will be taken apart so that its front truck can be removed to have new springs put in it.  The front of the Shay will be lifted to remove the truck.  A department has been fabricated a beam to do this.

Bill continued the process of milling down the wedges for the 1630.  It would appear that this job is in its final stages.