Hello everyone,
Hope today's post finds you doing well. The past two months have been very productive for Reading 2100. Keep reading to see what was accomplished!
- Work in the past two months has focused on continuing our ultrasonic measurements of the boiler. Appliances on the backhead and other places are being disassembled so that we can take measurements.
- The sand dome was emptied of its contents. We were able to fill 20 Home Depot buckets with the stuff, which was left over from the last time the locomotive ran back in Washington. We will soon lift the sand dome off of the locomotive so that we can take readings under the dome space.
- As you saw in the last post here, Grayson, our newest volunteer, polished the bell on the 2100. Last month, the bell was mounted back on the locomotive and rung! The bell has since been covered so that its shine can be preserved for the next open houses at Midwest Railway Preservation Society, and of course for the locomotive's future operation. Check out the video below to hear that wonderful sound!
- We took measurements of Nickel Plate Road no. 757's firedoor air cylinder so that we can construct one of our own for the 2100. We would like to thank the Mad River & NKP Railroad Museum for their assistance with our restoration!
The past two months have been very exciting for Reading 2100, and April will be even better, as we have welders from Gemini Industries poised to weld our new staybolts into the firebox!
Thank you for your support of Reading 2100 and American Steam Railroad.
