Here's the next round of photos from our latest visit to Steamtown.

http://www.railroadcity.com/gallery/index.php?cat=36

Thanks

Thanks for the updates, Scott. It makes many of us feel reassured about the project.

Wow. Massive progress, on several fronts. Thanks for the update!

The photos tell a lot. If you don't have the money, expertise, equipment and proper site to tackle a job like this on a steam locomotive, maybe a cosmetic restoration is more practical to consider..

And if you don't have a firm commitment of an operating venue intensive enough to recover the capital involved in the restoration, as well as providing funding for the next one, please just do a cosmetic restoration.

Dave the Grinch

With the exception that this particular locomotive is one of the most popular locomotive designs ever created, that it was brought back from near death once, and was believed to have been nearly restored once during this metamorphasis.

That being said, and all due praise accorded to those involved and supporting the K4s restoration, I'd like to raise everyones eyes toward another Pennsy design rebirth.

Please note that Long Island Rail Road G5s #39 is in the midst of her complete operational restoration as I post this. Her boiler is being attended to as are her running gear and frame. The tender has just been completed and awaits return for mounting on the Kiesel trucks. She'll be an oil burner when fired, in accordance to demands made by the NY EPA, but who's complaining? I encourage each and every PRR/LIRR enthusiast to get behind this restoration in any way that feel they can. The Railroad Museum of Long Island welcomes support in terms of whatever dedicated fans can muster. Replacement marker lights are needed, and a few other "details", but otherwise, she's in good shape.

Do you mean the state or city EPA? Is this because of the likely metro NY city operation?

I believe it is the state EPA. It was one of the terms for revival under a grant through Suffolk Cty. Perhaps another person can clarify.