Roundhouse Work Session Report for – October, 2016
Following is a summary of our October progress on the 2100 and the new baggage car. It was a good month and we are now very close to doing the hydro on the boiler.
Progress
The Rambler: Part II
The first phase of Reading 2100’s restoration is complete, but we’ve still got work to do. Here’s an update on restoring The Rambler. [button open_new_tab=”true” color=”accent-color” hover_text_color_override=”#fff” size=”medium” url=”www.fireup2100.org/donate” text=”DONATE” color_override=””]
Roundhouse Work Session Report for – September 17th, 2016
Work Report It was an intense purposeful day at the roundhouse and the rewards were quite gratifying. The throttle body was still our primary concern and immediate efforts were placed on the throttle rebuild and getting it back together. A more coarse lapping compound was ordered and volunteers spent all day seating in the valves. … Roundhouse Work Session Report for – September 17th, 2016
Roundhouse Work Session Report for – September 10th, 2016
Work Report The work session today was single minded and to the point. Our efforts were put toward lapping in the main throttle valves and putting the throttle back together. All throttle stud threads were chased and cleaned. The copper gaskets were fitted and secured in place to the throttle heads with ultra copper. Work … Roundhouse Work Session Report for – September 10th, 2016
Roundhouse Work Session Report for – September 3rd, 2016
Work Report Saturday proved to be an interesting and challenging day. Preparation began to remove the oil tank from the tender. The steam piping and electric cable was removed from the top of the tank and fittings installed for the salvage company to drain the oil.
Roundhouse Work Session Report for – July, 2016
Work Report We had an interesting day that started out with some corrective issues. Contractor Dan Pluta joined us and reviewed our current progress. We discussed several things including trying to resolve the air leak in the dry pipe.