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| Author: | CCDW [ Wed Nov 19, 2014 11:09 am ] |
| Post subject: | A significant moment at Nevada State Railroad Museum |
This morning at 6:35 am the shop crew lit off the locomotive Glenbrook for the first time in 89 years. Following a 31 year off and on again restoration effort, a critical review and approval of the boiler calculations by a professional engineer, and a two day intensive inspection by two state boiler inspectors we have a functional and licensed boiler. It is by virtue of a generous grant from the E.L. Wiegand Foundation that NSRM was able to complete the restoration. It has been a long process. Thanks go to all those people who supported and contributed to the project over the years. CCdW |
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| Author: | Randolph R. Ruiz [ Wed Nov 19, 2014 7:58 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A significant moment at Nevada State Railroad Museum |
Like. Congratulations Chris, et. al. I am very much looking forward to seeing this beautiful locomotive again. I am enjoying this strange renaissance of 19th Century locomotives and their replicas. |
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| Author: | J3a-614 [ Wed Nov 19, 2014 9:42 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A significant moment at Nevada State Railroad Museum |
Story on the fire-up: http://www.rgj.com/story/news/2014/11/1 ... /19296427/ http://www.gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/aee108f ... 2V.1-0.jpg Overall history--and one of the amazing things about her survival, in my opinion, is that she wasn't donated to a scrap drive in WW II! We lost a number of significant artifacts that way. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Glenbrook What looks like a postcard image--not too clear, but what is visible is a well-proportioned locomotive. http://images.marketplaceadvisor.channe ... -7261a.jpg In the shop: http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=432714 http://www.altamontpress.com/discussion ... 36,quote=1 More shop photos from the Nevada State Railroad Museum's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set ... 668&type=3 Some individual shots for those who have trouble with Facebook: Tallow cup: https://scontent-b-lga.xx.fbcdn.net/hph ... e=54E05071 Stack being squared up prior to riveting: https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/ ... 46cd2f5541 Gauge glass fitttings: https://scontent-b-lga.xx.fbcdn.net/hph ... 4104_o.jpg The boiler required a new barrel; rear section being set in place to facilitate alignment: https://scontent-b-lga.xx.fbcdn.net/hph ... 4104_o.jpg First boiler course set up for drilling for the check valve: https://scontent-b-lga.xx.fbcdn.net/hph ... e=5510A3C5 Riveting: https://scontent-b-lga.xx.fbcdn.net/hph ... e=54D49EDB Whew! Who says smaller engines are easier to work on? https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/ ... 440f6f2a70 Enjoy. . . |
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| Author: | MD Ramsey [ Thu Nov 20, 2014 7:53 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A significant moment at Nevada State Railroad Museum |
Congratulations Chris...well done! Mike Ramsey |
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| Author: | tomgears [ Thu Nov 20, 2014 8:47 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A significant moment at Nevada State Railroad Museum |
Great work. Does she have a lap seam boiler? If so was that a major issue with the state boiler inspector? |
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| Author: | Frank J. DeStefano [ Thu Nov 20, 2014 11:24 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A significant moment at Nevada State Railroad Museum |
tomgears wrote: Great work. Does she have a lap seam boiler? If so was that a major issue with the state boiler inspector? According to a Facebook photo caption the original boiler had lap seams, the new fabricated boiler intended for operation does not. |
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| Author: | CCDW [ Fri Nov 21, 2014 11:37 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A significant moment at Nevada State Railroad Museum |
The new barrel is triple riveted double strap butt seam. Perhaps a little over kill on a 42" diameter barrel but it is an opportunity to drive rivets. The dome was removed and a liner installed to bring the wrapper opening up to code. a new dome lid was made in steel replacing the cast iron original. New braces and staybolts also. |
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| Author: | Randy Hees [ Wed May 06, 2015 7:34 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A significant moment at Nevada State Railroad Museum |
Your friendly moderator plans to be there on Saturday May 23rd for the event... Commonly identified by his beard, mostly grey and a green oil-cloth fedora, with a blond on his arm... We expect to have a small gathering of contributors to the Pacificng.org site... Randy |
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| Author: | Brian Norden [ Thu May 07, 2015 9:08 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A significant moment at Nevada State Railroad Museum |
The GLENBROOK project got a nice write-up in the May/June issue Nevada Magazine. The issue of Nevada Magazine has a nice seven-page article about the restoration of the GLENBROOK. This is followed by a five-page article about the brew-pub located in the former N-C-O depot in Reno. Later in the issue is a neat report on the town of Tonopah (which was a major mining center a century ago with railroad connections). Nevada Magazine is a self-funding (advertising and subscriptions) division of the Nevada Commission on Tourism. |
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