NP 0-6-0 runs for the public for the first time

p51 · **Posted:** Sat Aug 15, 2020 10:44 pm

NP 0-6-0 number 924 (Rogers, 1899) steamed for the public for the first time at Snoqualmie, WA for their "railroad days" event.
She needs more work and some paint, but she seems to be steaming pretty well today.
I took these shots there this morning:

https://flic.kr/p/2jwJxrM
https://flic.kr/p/2jwKFry
https://flic.kr/p/2jwKGUP
https://flic.kr/p/2jxaUnq

Brian Wise · **Joined:** Tue Dec 06, 2016 11:37 am **Posts:** 46

Nice photos, Lee. Thanks for sharing. I was there, too, with my son. Sorry I missed you!

David Dewey · **Posted:** Sun Aug 16, 2020 7:46 pm

rats, Flicker doesn't like dial-up either, after 20 minutes, I gave up.

p51 · **Posted:** Mon Aug 17, 2020 1:26 am

Sorry, flickr won't let you select actual image links to post on a forum through a cell phone, and it won't let me directly upload any of them as image attachments on this forum...

Rader Sidetrack · **Joined:** Sat Jan 21, 2017 11:43 am **Posts:** 54

David, Here is a (relatively small) 800x533 pixel version of photo #1 in p51's post.

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David Dewey · **Posted:** Mon Aug 17, 2020 11:12 am

Fabulous photo! And of a size that downloads in a little under 5 minutes for me--perfect!
I see they still have some piston packing issues, but she looks good.
THANK YOU!

Alan Walker · **Posted:** Mon Aug 17, 2020 11:50 am

Nice headlight. Always nice to see a pre-1900 steam locomotive restored.

p51 · **Posted:** Mon Aug 17, 2020 12:02 pm

Alan Walker wrote:

Nice headlight.

It's LED. It looked sort of odd.
Here are the photos I took, now that I have gotten to a real computer:

FYI, No photoshop was used in this photo, I didn't even crop it:

Alan Walker · **Posted:** Mon Aug 17, 2020 3:42 pm

The box housing looks a little odd, not having a provision for the chimney for the lamp. Using a LED makes sense as far as reliability.

Brian Wise · **Joined:** Tue Dec 06, 2016 11:37 am **Posts:** 46

Alan Walker wrote:

The box housing looks a little odd, not having a provision for the chimney for the lamp. Using a LED makes sense as far as reliability.

I talked with one of the guys about that headlight. It is a temporary mock-up required to satisfy the FRA so they could make their test runs over crossings, and prove their LED concept. A period-correct headlight is being manufactured which will also be LED.