Sorry to disagree with the poster above but I was there on August 22, last Wednesday, and the 2926 was definitely NOT steamed up and not operating in any fashion. I was led on a tour by Martin Sanchez one of the group leaders and he explained to me that there were several valve leaks that would prevent a full steam up until the leaks were fully identified and repaired. As a matter of fact, the flues had been washed out the day before and they were busy getting rid of the water and residue on my visit and the firebox was cooling down from the day before. Pistons in the steam chests were not installed.
Martin explained that a full steam up would have to wait. He could not confirm the locomotive would run by early 2019. In the photos below from August 22 I am standing beside the 2926 and Martin it is most definitely not steaming.
If you go to the website you see a steam up from the day before where steam was blown out from the piston empty steam chests. That was when they discovered the valve leaks and that steam up was ended.
