Hi everyone,
This project started last summer. George brought a big wrecker or two to the show grounds and lifted the water tank and coal bunker off the tender for the 353. If I took any pictures of that, I have misplaced them. Saturday, 24 April, I stopped by the Round House for a few minutes after I finished a little project elsewhere on the grounds.
It looked kind on like the aftermath of a train wreck. Tim M, Railroad Superintendent, assured me that all was under control.
Getting a good picture next to an open door on a sunny day is difficult.
The water tank is on its side and we are looking at the inside of the water tank. The bottom was removed last fall. The first sheet on the right hand side is tacked in place. The fellow on the ladder was grinding in preparation for the next sheet of steel that is on the floor.
The bucket of the mini-excavator is on the right. The crew welded a loop on the sheet so they could lift the sheet in place with the mini-excavator.
From this angle it is easier to see the first sheet that is in place.
The crew was well equipped with heaters (some folks call them welders). I saw at least two other heaters inside the round house and this big heater was in truck outside.
A couple more sheets of steel on the ground outside. You can see the loop is welded in place on one of them.
Another crew member in the bay next door. The car on the right is the tender without the tank.
When you get to the show grounds, stop by to check the progress this crew is making.
A big THANK YOU to the crew for taking on this project!
Later,
Jerry Christiansen
This project started last summer. George brought a big wrecker or two to the show grounds and lifted the water tank and coal bunker off the tender for the 353. If I took any pictures of that, I have misplaced them. Saturday, 24 April, I stopped by the Round House for a few minutes after I finished a little project elsewhere on the grounds.
It looked kind on like the aftermath of a train wreck. Tim M, Railroad Superintendent, assured me that all was under control.
Getting a good picture next to an open door on a sunny day is difficult.
The water tank is on its side and we are looking at the inside of the water tank. The bottom was removed last fall. The first sheet on the right hand side is tacked in place. The fellow on the ladder was grinding in preparation for the next sheet of steel that is on the floor.
The bucket of the mini-excavator is on the right. The crew welded a loop on the sheet so they could lift the sheet in place with the mini-excavator.
From this angle it is easier to see the first sheet that is in place.
The crew was well equipped with heaters (some folks call them welders). I saw at least two other heaters inside the round house and this big heater was in truck outside.
A couple more sheets of steel on the ground outside. You can see the loop is welded in place on one of them.
Another crew member in the bay next door. The car on the right is the tender without the tank.
When you get to the show grounds, stop by to check the progress this crew is making.
A big THANK YOU to the crew for taking on this project!
Later,
Jerry Christiansen
