Shop Update 6/12/10
Sunday, June 13th, 2010 Posted in News | Comments OffMany things were accomplished in the steam department on Saturday. Tami and Jim finished painting the frame of the 1630. Tami also finished painting the bottom of the firebox. Jim also touched up the boxes containing the brasses for the 1630. Nigel and ...
Shop Update 6/5/10
Sunday, June 6th, 2010 Posted in News | Comments OffWe had a smaller crew out on Saturday, but things still got done. Bob and Bruce worked in the boxcar to re-pipe the water softner. When they stopped, most of the work still had to be done. Brian, Bob, Tami, and Jim ...
Shop Update 4/24/10
Saturday, April 24th, 2010 Posted in News | Comments OffTurn out was light in the shop today. Jerry and Lenny came to the shop. Lenny did some touch up welding on the tube sheet patch. Jeff and Jim opened the east door of the boxcar that houses the pump that ...
Shop Update 3/23/10:
Wednesday, March 24th, 2010 Posted in News | Comments OffWork continues to restore steam operations to IRM within the near future. The past couple months have proven to be very productive toward accomplishing this goal and have seen work nearing completion on many major projects on two locomotives: J. ...
Shop Update: 2/27/10
Sunday, February 28th, 2010 Posted in News | Comments OffThe 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 ...
Shop Update: 1/2/10
Saturday, January 2nd, 2010 Posted in News | Comments OffThe number of members who came out was low because of the holidays. Rick and Nigel continued their work on the Shay. The Shay is being readied for Lenny, a certified boiler welder, to come out and tack in the patch for ...
Shop Update: 12/26/09
Saturday, January 2nd, 2010 Posted in News | Comments OffDue to the weather, the few members who did show up at the steam shop left early.
Shop Update 11/21/09
Sunday, November 22nd, 2009 Posted in News | Comments OffSignificant progress was made today to ready Union Pacific 428 for a hydro test and inspection by a FRA inspector in the coming weeks. Just about every leak has been corrected short of some minor issues with the dome cover ...
Shop Update 11/07/09
Sunday, November 8th, 2009 Posted in News | Comments OffShop Update 11/07: Despite the lack of updates in the last couple months, much has been happening in the Steam Shop. Frisco 1630, the Shay and UP 428 have all been receiving attention along with many other items in the shop. The ...
Shop Update: 8/29/09 428 Steam Test
Saturday, August 29th, 2009 Posted in News | Comments OffToday the department reached a milestone in the restoration of Union Pacific 428. A fire was lit and the boiler was steam tested to approximately 200 PSI. This was the first fire in the locomotive since it was taken out ...