Hi folks a short note
First, please consider a donation to Olympus, to try and cover the cost of acquiring the car. We have not formally applied to the board yet, but I want to make sure we can pay the bills before we move forward. It truly is a unique one of a kind piece and fits very well with both streamliner sets on property.
Any help at all will be most appreciated. I think folks know that the department is more than willing to put the sweat equity into the car, but our funds are really depleted with the new barn.
http://www.irm.org/gallery/album237
ATSF 2544 is making interior progress second side of seating area is prepped and getting painted, seats are getting ready for installation soon
http://www.irm.org/gallery/ATSF2544
DLW 556 after 3 years is almost done with the steel work on the vestibule. I know Mike and Ray are really ready to be done with this car and move onto something different. Great work takes time, and this has been a really good repair job that most folks will never see, but will make the car safer for revenue service for years to come. Thanks to them.
http://www.irm.org/gallery/album133
With the new Barn open, we have spent a lot of time getting the Villa Falls set up and organized. We have storage space INDOORS for the first time! Yay!
This means we can light and hopefully dehumidify the interior and make it into a decent space for storage until we get a shop and storage area. Every little move forward is good.
March means April is just around the corner, and that means prep for public show.
Cars need to be tested and ready for service, Barn 3 needs to be set up and all the cars checked for lights and displays, Yard 5 needs to be set up for display, and along the way all the winter restoration work needs to be cleaned up and put away. Now, we will also be getting parts of Barn 11 ready for display. The barn may not be open for public right away, but its a project that will still take time. Everyone have a good spring and we hope to see you soon.
Comments
Mon, 06-17-2013 09:50
Wish I could be there to help.
Fri, 06-14-2013 16:50
Matthew, Any special event is the decision of the museum Board. My personal opinion is that it is likely that there would be a special event to [...]
Thu, 06-13-2013 18:33
Hi, I have a question, if or when she is restored and back up and running this or next year. Will their be a special event set up for the return of [...]
Tue, 06-11-2013 22:36
The whistle 1630 wore for a while that you're thinking of was a Frisco 6 chime donated by a former member of the steam shop. It was on it a few times [...]
Tue, 06-11-2013 18:03
You are talking here about something well before my time !. I have not seen her with anything other than the whistle she now carries. If she [...]
Mon, 06-10-2013 16:17
i'm curious here. Will 1630 ever wear the ATSF 6 chime she had on for a while? Better defines her, I love the deep whistle she has now but the higher [...]
Sat, 06-08-2013 15:15
Many many many many many thanks for getting the Spaulding webcam working!!!!!
Fri, 06-07-2013 16:55
The donation was to the museum as a whole. How it is used and whether any comes to steam department projects will be the decision of the museum [...]
Fri, 06-07-2013 16:53
Basically the plan is "ONLY" reassembly. As far as we know she is is reasonable mechanical shape. The big mechanical problem that stopped her (slack [...]
Fri, 06-07-2013 16:28
Nigel I read you guys got a one million dollar check donation!!! Will this be used to finish 1630 ,428, 5 and get started on the others next in line?
Fri, 06-07-2013 16:16
So does 1630 basically only need reassembly? With the boiler in particular. Does her tender or running gear need any work before she's ready for the [...]
Fri, 06-07-2013 12:00
Hello.. The voltage we are using and presumed the RR also used is 120 vac. The system is a little unique because the lite bulbs are each 60 volts. [...]