GSMR 1702 Restoration Blog

southern154 · **Joined:** Mon Jun 24, 2013 12:54 pm **Posts:** 321

Here is a link I found for 1702's restoration. It looks like they finally have ahold of something and looks like steam will finally be a regular fixture on the Murphy Branch! Congratulations to GSMR and good luck!
http://restoring1702.wordpress.com

Lincoln Penn · **Joined:** Wed Feb 02, 2011 9:40 pm **Posts:** 841

I must have overlooked something...I see stuff about the engine house and the turntable, but not much about 1702.

AmericanStandard · **Joined:** Sun Oct 28, 2012 2:53 pm **Posts:** 49

The 1702, forgive me for my ignorance, is an S160 correct?

whodom · **Posted:** Mon Apr 07, 2014 5:33 am

AmericanStandard wrote:

The 1702, forgive me for my ignorance, is an S160 correct?

Yes.

southern154 · **Joined:** Mon Jun 24, 2013 12:54 pm **Posts:** 321

Lincoln Penn wrote:

I must have overlooked something...I see stuff about the engine house and the turntable, but not much about 1702.

I think that they are going to build a new engine house for 1702 and then bring in the guys to rebuild her along with GSMR's guys once the engine house is done then the rebuilding will begin. From what I understood.

jasonsobczynski · **Posted:** Tue Apr 08, 2014 12:14 am

Where is the inspection pit? This railroad is on the top 5 list of NEEDING to pit a locomotive daily along with the likes of the GCR, D&S, C&TS, White Pass.....etc.

joe6167 · **Posted:** Tue Apr 08, 2014 12:53 am

I think the turntable diagram also shows an inspection pit, on the right side of the drawing.

Wowak · **Posted:** Tue Apr 08, 2014 3:42 am

The inspection pit is very clearly labeled on this drawing:

http://restoring1702.files.wordpress.co ... smr-21.jpg