Hello everybody,
Here with an update on no. 2100. We have accomplished quite a bit these past two work sessions. Last week, we painted the front of the engine black. Now she looks the best she has in years! Other work included the installation of the new wooden pilot steps.
This is essentially how the engine will look when it’s done. The paint scheme we’ll start out with is basically Reading Freight Black, but occasionally we’ll paint her up in special schemes (Iron Horse Rambles, for example).
During today’s work session, we worked to remove the “Ferroequus” lettering from the tender. It was a hot day outside, so thank God the tender was inside for today!
Here’s what we started out with...
And here’s what we had at the end of the day.
The lettering was basically industrial-grade reflective tape rather than paint, so many volunteers essentially spent the whole day on a ladder scraping away!
As far as 2102 goes, my understanding is that they just put the flues back in. The engine was pretty beat, so they’ve been doing very intensive work, including replacement of one (or both) of the flue sheets. It seems they’ve replaced the same section of the firebox that we have by looking at photos.
Regardless, they’ll have a very reliable locomotive when they’re done!
