With your help, we’re delighted to say that last month we passed a significant milestone with the restoration of Reading 2100. Thanks to your donations, over 550 staybolts were welded into the firebox of the locomotive. In this video update, Jason Johnson of Gemini Industrial Machine explains the welding process. Other work done by volunteers … May 2021 Update
American Steam Railroad’s Communication Director Brian Smith fills you in on what’s been accomplished in the past month in the latest video update. Highlights include:
American Steam Railroad’s Communications Director Brian Smith, takes you through what has been recently done on Reading 2100’s restoration. Highlights include:
American Steam Railroad volunteer Steve Harvey takes your questions in this video, along with updating you on the progress of Reading 2100. Highlights include: Removal of the reflective tape on the running board skirting. Metal brackets in the tender that held in the fuel oil tank were removed, and surfaces cleaned. The steel floor of … June 2020 Restoration Update
– Removal of the brake stand and other items attached to the cab floor. This is the first step in creating a new floor that will allow the stoker auger to be linked through the firebox door. -The continued removal of the tender brackets that are no longer needed. -The stoker auger U-bolts were removed. … January 2020 Restoration Update
American Steam Railroad’s Forrest Nace explains all the work done in our latest video update. Highlights include: – Tours given during the holiday open houses at the Midwest Railway Preservation Society. – The stoker trough auger continued to receive work. – The bolts holding the smoke box doors were loosened to help with the internal … December 2019 Restoration Update
